S2 E7 - Jessica Karr of Coyote Ventures and Genevieve LeMarchal of Suncoast Ventures

On this week's episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Jessica Karr, Founder & Managing Director of Coyote Ventures; and Genevieve LeMarchal, Managing Partner of Suncoast Ventures.   Jessica is passionate about innovation that drives positive change in human health, equality, and our relationship to the earth. She worked for 6+ years designing and launching the Impossible burger as the 12th employee. Jessica has advised and consulted over a dozen companies internationally on product strategies. Jessica is an angel investor, LP, and formerly worked as Principal at a celebrity’s venture fund. She launched Coyote Ventures is 2021 to address the opportunities in health and wellness that has been historically marginalized. She can often be found swimming in the SF Bay and walking her Pom rescue, Angie.   Prior to Suncoast Genevieve  launched and ran Expert Dojo’s healthcare program and ran 3 full cohorts of health tech and medtech companies, becoming one of the most prolific early stage VC investors in Southern California (Crunchbase, 2022) and winner of the 2022 Biocom Life Science Catalyst Award. She is passionate about entrepreneurs, and advising an mentoring founders. She loves to innovate financial models and find better ways to structure and fund companies and do deals.    She previously served as Partner at a science focused advisory and fund in formation, was a General Partner at  a small Oregon-based VC Fund, and she is co-founder of the Pacific NW based organization, XXcelerate. She is the host of the AdVentureous Podcast and often writes and delivers talks, keynotes and training to entrepreneurs and investors about venture capital and entrepreneurship, impact and equity investing and more.  She is a Pacific Northwest native and now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.   This and much more on Silicon Valley Impact! Follow us on and listen to all our episodes on: 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/68L4RPfMizjxnKBsmcFb1J 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/silicon-valley-impact/id1776876823 📺 Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@siliconvalleyimpact "Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the host and guests on Silicon Valley Impact are for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial advice or a solicitation. Listeners are encouraged to consult with a professional before making any financial or business decisions.”