Travis Whitfill
InvestorPartner at Bios Partners · Board director at Azitra
Dallas, Texas
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Travis Whitfill is Chief Operating Officer at Azitra Inc. He has experience across biomolecular science, health services research, and pediatric emergency care research at Yale. Whitfill is involved in healthcare and biotechnology investing and market research.
Board director at Azitra
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Experience
- Azitra IncChief Operating Officercurrent2023 — present
- Yale UniversityAssistant Professor Adjunctcurrent2022 — presentNew Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Yale UniversityAssociate Research Scientist2017 — 2022Greater New York City Area
- IN8bioBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- UNT Health Science CenterEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2018 — presentDallas/Fort Worth Area
- Bios ResearchSenior Analystcurrent2014 — presentDallas, Texas
- Bios PartnersPartner2015 — 2023Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Azitra IncCofounder and Executive Director of Advanced Technology2019 — 2022Greater New York City Area
- Azitra IncCofounder and Chief Science Officer2014 — 2019New Haven, CT
- Yale School of MedicineResearch Associate2012 — 2016
- Yale UniversityInstructor2013 — 2014
- Bio Basic, Inc.Territory Sales Manager2012Dallas, Tx
- Duke University Medical CenterResearch Assistant2011 — 2012Durham, North Carolina
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterResearch Intern2010Houston, TX
Skills & more
Leadership1Strategic PlanningCapital Markets1Equity Research1Business Strategy1HealthcareDrug DevelopmentEntrepreneurship DevelopmentDeal SourcingBusiness FormationBoard of DirectorsDue Diligence
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BiotechnologyBusiness DevelopmentInvestmentsData AnalysisPublic HealthBiochemistryMolecular BiologyLifesciencesDinosaursRProtein ChemistryEpidemiologyLanguages Chinese · English · French · Spanish
From Travis's professional profile.
Deals · 2
AzitraBoard seat
via Bios Partners · filed Oct 2022 · $4.5M raise
410 MedicalBoard seat
via Bios Partners · filed Aug 2018 · $4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Bios Partners
Aaron G.L. Fletcher
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Bios Partners
Amanda de la Garza
Partner at Bios Partners
Blake Pate
Vice President of Investments at Bios Partners
Daniel Schwarz
COO and CFO at Bios Partners
John Fucci
Partner at Bios Partners
Leslie W. Kreis, Jr.
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Bios Partners
Patrick Browning
Vice President at Bios Partners
Roni Meintjes
Analyst at Bios Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Travis Whitfill?
- Travis Whitfill is Chief Operating Officer at Azitra Inc. He has experience across biomolecular science, health services research, and pediatric emergency care research at Yale. Whitfill is involved in healthcare and biotechnology investing and market research.
- Where does Travis Whitfill work?
- Travis Whitfill is Partner at Bios Partners and Board director at Azitra.
- What check size does Travis Whitfill write?
- Travis Whitfill typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Travis Whitfill sit on?
- Travis Whitfill holds tracked board seats at 410 Medical, Azitra.
- Where did Travis Whitfill go to school?
- Travis Whitfill studied at UCL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Innovation and Public Policy); Yale University (Masters of Public Health, Chronic Disease Epidemiology); Dallas Baptist University (BS, Biology; Mathematics).
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Also attended Yale University651
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Also attended Dallas Baptist University5
Shared employers
Also worked at Azitra Inc1
Also worked at Yale University119
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Also worked at UNT Health Science Center3
Also worked at Bios Partners8
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