Vicki A. Gonzalez
Director/Board Member at Missouri Venture Forum
Profile
Ms. Vicki A.
Gonzalez is Founding Member & Managing Partner at Nidus Investment Partners LP.
She founded Nidus Investment Partners in 2010.
Starting as an engineer at DuPont Company (1984-1988), Ms. Gonzalez quickly adopted an intrapreneurial role under a corporate program that provided seed money for new business initiatives.
Her first product, Opti-Safe, introduced a novel technology, the optical disk, to store medical data.
Building on this operational experience, she moved into a business role managing the ingredients business for Monsanto's dental and pharmaceutical markets.
As a Business Director she led a management team buy-out which included contract negotiation, fund raising and sourcing key hires.
She joined Graphic Surgery LLC (2002-2007), a novel healthcares services company that introduced the concept of surgery benefits management.
In her role as COO and later CEO, she raised $2.0M in capital, created intellectual property strategies, built the management team, guided product development and closed several corporate clients to help launch the product.
She joined the Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise, as CEO, in 2008 where she has helped nurture the companies in the Center while building the business case for and launching the Nidus Partnership.
Ms. Gonzalez has a B.S.
degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M and an M.B.A.
degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
Vicki A. Gonzalez active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri Venture Forum | Director/Board Member | 2009-09-29 |
Electrochaea LLC
 Electrochaea LLC Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Electrochaea LLC develops technology for converting electricity and carbon dioxide into methane. Its technology enables to store renewable energy from wind and solar and represents a viable solution for utility-scale energy storage, grid balancing and carbon recycling. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Director/Board Member | - |
ITEN
 ITEN Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Innovate St. Louis, ITEN is a company that develops and manufactures eco-friendly solid-state lithium-ion SMD micro batteries. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. These batteries are rechargeable in a few minutes and can deliver power over a wide operating temperature range. The company is used in various applications such as back-up power supply, powering autonomous sensor nodes, tracking and monitoring solutions, sensor data loggers, beacons and RF tags, smartphone peripherals, medical devices, home and building automation, smart cities, wearables, and e-textiles. | Director/Board Member | 2015-01-07 |
Former positions of Vicki A. Gonzalez
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Nidus Investment Partners LP
 Nidus Investment Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Nidus Investment Partners LP (Nidus Investment Partners) a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Vicki A. Gonzalez, Duke Leahey and Mich B. Hein. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. | Founder | 2015-12-30 |
| Graphic Surgery LLC | President | - |
| MONSANTO | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Nexmatix LLC
 Nexmatix LLC Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Nexmatix LLC develops pneumatic solenoid valve technology. Its valves collects data for analytics on pneumatic systems and leak detection. The firm serves automotive, food processing, semiconductors and chemical industries. The company was founded in September 2011 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Glucan Biorenewables LLC
 Glucan Biorenewables LLC Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Glucan Biorenewables LLC engages in the production of furan derivatives from C5 and C6 sugars using a proprietary catalytic process. The company was founded by Brent Shanks in April 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Training of Vicki A. Gonzalez
| Washington University in St. Louis | Masters Business Admin |
| Texas A&M University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Monsanto Co.
 Monsanto Co. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Monsanto Co. engages in the provision of agricultural products to farmers. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. The company was founded by John F. Queeny in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Distribution Services |
Edunn Biotechnology, Inc.
 Edunn Biotechnology, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: GenericHealth Technology Edunn Biotechnology, Inc. develops drugs to treat central nervous system diseases. The firm engages in developing oligonucleotide drugs to treat central nervous system diseases. The company was founded in September 2005 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Health Technology |
| Graphic Surgery LLC | |
Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise
 Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise provided business development services. The company was headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Commercial Services |
| Missouri Venture Forum | |
Missouri Technology Corp.
 Missouri Technology Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Missouri Technology Corp. provides solutions for technical and productivity issues. It offers research support as well as conduct commercialization programs. The company is headquartered in Jefferson, MO. | Commercial Services |
Nidus Investment Partners LP
Nidus Investment Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Nidus Investment Partners LP (Nidus Investment Partners) a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Vicki A. Gonzalez, Duke Leahey and Mich B. Hein. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. | Finance |
Electrochaea LLC
Electrochaea LLC Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Electrochaea LLC develops technology for converting electricity and carbon dioxide into methane. Its technology enables to store renewable energy from wind and solar and represents a viable solution for utility-scale energy storage, grid balancing and carbon recycling. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Utilities |
Nexmatix LLC
Nexmatix LLC Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Nexmatix LLC develops pneumatic solenoid valve technology. Its valves collects data for analytics on pneumatic systems and leak detection. The firm serves automotive, food processing, semiconductors and chemical industries. The company was founded in September 2011 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Producer Manufacturing |
Glucan Biorenewables LLC
Glucan Biorenewables LLC Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Glucan Biorenewables LLC engages in the production of furan derivatives from C5 and C6 sugars using a proprietary catalytic process. The company was founded by Brent Shanks in April 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO. | Distribution Services |
ITEN
ITEN Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Innovate St. Louis, ITEN is a company that develops and manufactures eco-friendly solid-state lithium-ion SMD micro batteries. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. These batteries are rechargeable in a few minutes and can deliver power over a wide operating temperature range. The company is used in various applications such as back-up power supply, powering autonomous sensor nodes, tracking and monitoring solutions, sensor data loggers, beacons and RF tags, smartphone peripherals, medical devices, home and building automation, smart cities, wearables, and e-textiles. | Commercial Services |
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