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Julie Mcdermott

Impact Investor and Advisor/ex-Bank of America Merrill Lynch, ex-Citigroup/Business Insider’s Top 100 Early-Stage Investors 2023. 50 countries.

United States

Overview 

Julie McDermott is an Impact Investor and Advisor with a background at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup, recognized as one of Business Insider’s Top 100 Early-Stage Investors in 2023. She has invested in numerous early-stage startups across 50 countries, focusing on sustainable business models, renewable energy systems, and companies aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). McDermott's career highlights include serving as a Director in Fixed Income Trading at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and making impactful investments in companies like Matriark Foods, TomoCredit, and Maven Clinic, demonstrating her expertise in financial strategy, investment analysis, and supporting startups in their growth and development.

Work Experience 

McDermott LLC

  • Principal

    2013 - Current

    Invested in over 20 early stage startups ranging from biotech to climatetech to SaaS. Investments include Kernal Biologics, Maven Clinic, TomoCredit, Aloqua, and Hazel. Served on multiple Advisory Boards in finance and business development roles. Multiple liquidity events.

VP

Venture Partners at CU Boulder

  • Mentor

    2024

    • Mentored startups in Physical and Biological Sciences for Lab Venture Challenge, guiding them on business development and facilitating strategic introductions.

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Seaworthy Collective

  • Investment Committee Member

    2024

    Founding Investment Committee member for SeaWorthy Collective channeling philanthropic capital into high-potential, high-impact startups in climate and blue tech.

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Kernal Biologics

  • Seed Investor

    2020

    MRNA Oncology Therapeutics startup

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Hazel

  • Seed Investor

    2024

    Portfolio company Hazel AI named by Techcrunch as standout in YC class.

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Queen of Raw

  • Seed Investor

    2020

    Portfolio company makes Fast Company's 2024 Innovator List. Queen of Raw is a global supply chain software solution for excess inventory management starting with the textile industry. Reducing textile waste keeps microplastics out of the ocean and greenhouse gas emissions out of atmosphere.

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Superlogic

  • Seed Investor

    2017

    Enterprise loyalty and rewards using blockchain

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Matriark Foods

  • Seed Investor

    2021

    Food production company focused on sustainable supply chains and upcycling food surplus.

Matriark Foods upcycles farm surplus into healthy foodservice products for the benefit of people and nature.

Raised $455,000.00 from Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation.

matriarkfoods.com
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Eggschain, Inc.

  • Pre-Seed Investor and Advisor

    2021

    Blockchain-based tracking of biospecimens.

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TomoCredit

  • Seed Investor and Advisor

    2019 - 2022

    Adviser CEO on cash-flow based underwriting fintech and capital raise.

TomoCredit is a fintech company that focuses on helping young adults build and establish good credit scores.

Raised $139,113,333.00 from Hyphen Capital, Mastercard, Morgan Stanley, Gold House Ventures and Asian Hustle Network (AHN).

tomocredit.com

Education 

Investments 

Matriark Foods

Seed

Total funding: $210K

TomoCredit

Seed

Total funding: $39M

Brandefy

Seed

Total funding amount not yet available

Kernal Biologics

Seed

Total funding: $25M

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