Where does Jessica Karr work?

Jessica Karr is General Partner at Coyote Ventures.

What does Jessica Karr invest in?

Jessica Karr invests in Consumer, Healthtech, Medical Devices.

What check size does Jessica Karr write?

Jessica Karr typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.

What companies has Jessica Karr invested in?

Investments tracked here include Hera Biotech, Impossible Foods, Maude, Opentrons, Public, The Flex Company.

Where did Jessica Karr go to school?

Jessica Karr studied at UC San Diego (Master of Science, Biochemistry); Presidio Graduate School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Sustainable Management); Texas State University (Bachelor of science, Biochemistry).

Jessica Karr

Investor

General Partner at Coyote Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $300K

About

Jessica Karr is a founding General Partner at Coyote Ventures, a seed-stage fund focused on women's health and wellness. She spent over six years at Impossible Foods as its 12th employee, where she worked on the design and launch of the Impossible Burger, and later helped build a pilot impact-focused venture fund and advised startups internationally on product strategy. She also invests as an angel, serves as a Venture Partner at Republic.co, and is active in Portfolia's FemTech fund.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

j•••@coyote.venturesreveal

Invests in

ConsumerHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

Coyote VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, CA
PortfoliaLimited Partnercurrent2021 — present
DuContra VenturesPrincipal2020San Francisco Bay Area
Jessica Karr, LLCFounder and Principal2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Impossible Foods Inc.R&D Consultant2016 — 2018Redwood City, CA
Impossible Foods Inc.Senior Research Associate2012 — 2016Redwood City, CA
UCSDGraduate Researcher2009 — 2011La Jolla, CA

Skills & more

Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel2Prototyping1Venture Capital32Strategy28Start-ups23Research20Writing8Data analysis7Food Technology5Biochemistry5Chemistry3

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LaboratoryMolecular BiologyMass SpectrometryPCREvent PlanningProject ManagementMarketingScienceStrategic PlanningSocial MediaProduct DevelopmentLeadership

Registered Yoga Teacher — Stephanie Snyder and Jhon Tamayo Yoga Teacher Trainings, 500 hours

From Jessica's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Hera BiotechImpossible FoodsMaudeOpentronsPublicThe Flex Company

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Coyote Ventures

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Erica Maissy

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Jess Guenzl

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Laura Rafferty

University Venture Fellow (Summer 2025) at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Maria Wang-Faulkner

Investor at Coyote Ventures

Mary DeFeo

Investor at Coyote Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jessica Karr?: Jessica Karr is a founding General Partner at Coyote Ventures, a seed-stage fund focused on women's health and wellness. She spent over six years at Impossible Foods as its 12th employee, where she worked on the design and launch of the Impossible Burger, and later helped build a pilot impact-focused venture fund and advised startups internationally on product strategy. She also invests as an angel, serves as a Venture Partner at Republic.co, and is active in Portfolia's FemTech fund.
Where does Jessica Karr work?: Jessica Karr is General Partner at Coyote Ventures.
What does Jessica Karr invest in?: Jessica Karr invests in Consumer, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
What check size does Jessica Karr write?: Jessica Karr typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
What companies has Jessica Karr invested in?: Investments tracked here include Hera Biotech, Impossible Foods, Maude, Opentrons, Public, The Flex Company.
Where did Jessica Karr go to school?: Jessica Karr studied at UC San Diego (Master of Science, Biochemistry); Presidio Graduate School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Sustainable Management); Texas State University (Bachelor of science, Biochemistry).

Same school

Also attended UC San Diego333

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Also attended Presidio Graduate School4

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Also attended Texas State University23

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Shared employers

Also worked at DuContra Ventures2

Bá MinuzziFounder and General Partner at Babel Ventures Barbara Kunde MinuzziManaging Partner at Ausum Ventures

Also worked at Impossible Foods Inc.10

Samir KaulInvestor at Khosla Ventures Marco LorenzonVice President at Stripes Alexander Joël-CarbonellInvestor at HV Capital Alex S. FisherInvestor at Madison Dearborn Partners Kenneth Benson SawyerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Saints Capital Twisha KiniFinance Manager at Stack Capital

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Also worked at UCSD76

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