Missouri Venture Partners

The Missouri Technology Corporation has set aside funds to help Missouri fill a void of seed capital to invest in high growth technology companies through the creation of a $15 million (minimum) seed capital' investment fund.

The program is designed to

  • Encourage the mining of discoveries and innovations at Missouri institutions with the assistance of hands-on development by a contracted fund manager and team--targeting food, fuel, and health opportunities in early stage agbio, agritech, and medical devices/diagnostics areas
  • Invest in technology companies that will relocate all or part of their operations to Missouri
  • Gain access to complementary technologies across the globe that could be combined with Missouri discoveries that drive new company formation and collaboration.

Finistere Ventures led by Executive Chairman Jerry Caulder has been selected by the Missouri Technology Corporation to be the fund manager for the Missouri Venture Partners (MVP) Project.   The Missouri Technology Corporation has dedicated $3 million to the fund and Finistere Ventures will open an office in Missouri to help raise an additional $12 million to round out the fund.

 

Missouri Venture Partners
Committee Members

Mr. Dan Mehan, Chair

Mr. Ed Timm, member

Mr. McCoy, member

Mr. Frank Stokes, member



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