HPA
Bess Goodfellow is a Principal at HPA, where she contributes to investment activity by sourcing deals, conducting due-diligence, supporting portfolio company follow-on rounds, and managing investment data. Prior to joining HPA, Bess was a research analyst at the Knowledge Lab, where she applied machine learning models to understand how scientific knowledge is created. Bess earned a BA in Economics and Sociology from the University of Chicago.
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HPA
HPA is transforming early-stage investing by taking a people-first approach. The organization is the most active early-stage investor group in the Midwest. With a membership of over 100 successful entrepreneurs, executives, and venture capitalists, the group provides critical strategic expertise to entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial community. More than half of our members have founded a company; most are CEOs, top executives, or corporate board members; and 100% invest in startups. By leveraging the members’ deep and broad knowledge of multiple industries and financial capital, HPA has driven multiple exits and invested millions of dollars in over 50 portfolio companies that have created thousands of jobs in the Midwest since 2006.