An Invested Team

Our team blends scientific expertise, investment experience, and entrepreneurial know-how, turning bold ideas into real companies. 

Our investment and operations teams work alongside Venture Fellows and Entrepreneurs in Residence to build, launch, and scale startups. We support founders, driving bioscience innovation forward in St. Louis.

Investment Team

Jim McCarter

Jim McCarter

Senior Managing Director, BioGenerator Ventures Senior Vice President, BioSTL

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Kari Miller

Kari Miller

Senior Associate

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Alec Beeve

Alec Beeve

Senior Associate

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Alex Andrews

Alex Andrews

Senior Associate

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Operations Team

Christy Althaber

Christy Althaber

Lab Manager

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Michael Davies

Michael Davies

Investment Analyst & Agtech Ops Manager

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AJ Habicht

AJ Habicht

Event & Engagement Coordinator

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Venture Fellows

Venture Fellows are emerging venture and operating leaders who work alongside our investment team to evaluate opportunities, support portfolio companies, and help bring new ventures to life. Through hands-on experience across sourcing, diligence, and company building, Fellows play an active role in advancing innovation in St. Louis—while building the skills and networks to lead the next generation of bioscience companies of their own.

Guillermo Rivera Gonzalez

Guillermo Rivera Gonzalez

Venture Fellow CSO, CapyBio

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Grant Downes

Grant Downes

Venture Fellow

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Danny Griffin

Danny Griffin

Venture Fellow CSO, Kinimmune

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Entrepreneurs in Residence

Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) are experienced founders and operators who help build and scale companies across our portfolio. They step into leadership roles, launch new ventures, mentor entrepreneurs, and provide strategic guidance to both startups and our investment team—bringing deep expertise and real-world perspective to accelerate growth.

David Smoller

David Smoller

Executive in Residence

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Martha Schlicher

Martha Schlicher

Executive in Residence,
CEO, Impetus
Chair, Solis
Chair, Plastomics

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Heather Holemon

Heather Holemon

Executive in Residence Alumna
CEO, Absolute Biotech

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Josh Schafer

Josh Schafer

Executive in Residence

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David Christenson

David Christenson

Executive in Residence

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Richard Clark

Richard Clark

Executive in Residence

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Advisors

Tom Schaefer

Tom Schaefer

Agtech Advisor

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Kevin Coffman

Kevin Coffman

Agtech Advisor

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Mark Martino

Mark Martino

Agtech Advisor

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Communications Team

Amy Gwin

Amy Gwin

Vice President, Marketing & Communications

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Kiara Laack

Kiara Laack

Communications Associate

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