Jess McLear - Beaver Country Day School

Bio

P’20, ’23

Jess is an experienced angel investor and advisor to multiple early-stage companies throughout North America. She is a partner at Moodoos LP investment fund and a member of Boston-based angel group Launchpad Venture Group. Her portfolio companies fall into many sectors including manufacturing, biotech, IT, medical devices, and consumer goods. She is currently acting COO for Agtech/BioTech startup KnipBio and serves on the board for portfolio companies such as KnipBio, Hilltop Biosciences, and CPL. She is a mentor/advisor for local Boston organizations such as MassChallenge and The Enterprise Forum and frequently serves as an in-house expert for Upper School courses around Entrepreneurship.

Favorite class in school: Drawing 101

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