Jeffrey Klunzinger
General Partner at Awaken Capital
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founder and General Partner
2023 - Current
At Awaken Capital, we invest in early-stage, tech-enabled platform companies using innovation to address some of the world’s toughest challenges.
Awaken Capital invests in tech-enabled platforms and the visionary entrepreneurs behind them at the early stages of their development.
Board Member
2017
The Protein Design Company Novel proteins designed to scale for Agriculture, Functionalized Sweeteners & Ingredients, Advanced Chemicals & Materials, and Pharmaceuticals & Diagnostics.
Arzeda is a protein design company that creates and manufactures proteins and enzymes for pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals.
Raised $89,447,828.00 from Silver Blue, Fall Line Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Conti Ventures, Lewis & Clark AgriFood, W.L. Gore & Associates, Bunge Ventures and Sucden Ventures.
Board Member
2016
The Operating System for commercialization of advanced chemistries. Innovating at the intersection of computationally-guided discovery, molecular design and precision engineering, we build the products driving the industries of tomorrow.
NuMat Technologies builts an Operating System for the commercialization of programmable chemistries.
Raised $23,736,277.00 from OUP (Osage University Partners), GOOSE Capital, OS Fund, Tin Shed Ventures, TEL Venture Capital and Evergreen Climate Innovations.
Co-Founder & General Partner
2013 - 2022
OS Fund invested in entrepreneurs working towards life changing discoveries and innovations.
Investing in entrepreneurs, inventors and scientists who aim to benefit humanity by rewriting the operating systems of life.
Chairman Of The Board
2015 - 2021
BEEF DONE DIFFERENTLY Always 100% grass-fed, grass-finished and raised with care. No added antibiotics, added hormones, BPA or GMOs. In totally transparent, vacuum-sealed packaging that shows you how flavorful, tender hand-trimmed beef should be. Halal Compliant, Whole30 Approved, Certified Paleo and Keto.*
CFO
2007 - 2014
Private Client Services
2000 - 2007
Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.