Jeffrey Peters is one of the foremost investors in the mobility startup ecosystem and has paved the way for innovation and technological advancement. In 2021, he joined Ibex Investors to launch and lead a $113M early-stage VC fund as the sole investing partner, becoming one of the youngest VC fund managers focused on industrials, logistics, and mobility. He has invested in and served on the boards of more than a dozen startups, and his portfolio boasts AI software, autonomous vehicles, advanced sensors, and electric vehicle batteries. Prior to Ibex Investors, he helped launch and grow Autotech Ventures from $30M to $400M+ AUM. Over the course of eight years investing in early-stage startups, all of his portfolio companies remain active, whereas the industry average loss rate for early-stage startups is estimated at ~60%.

Of his VC and angel investor support of Purdue alumni startups in areas like electric micromobility, robotics, and AI, Peters said, "These companies are reflective of the core strengths and objectives at the heart of Purdue Engineering." Further, through his involvement with the Silicon Valley Boilermaker Innovation Group, he has mentored Purdue student and alumni entrepreneurs.

While at Purdue, he co-founded TEDxPurdueU in 2012, which has grown to a high-quality entrepreneurship-focused event on campus. He was also invited as a U.S. representative to the Lindau Meetings of Nobel Laureates in Economics and won an Outstanding Dissertation Award for this PhD work. After earning his PhD from Purdue, Peters was awarded a $200,000 postdoctoral fellowship to conduct research at Stanford University — which then launched his venture capital career.