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Funder/Dealmaker

Tracy Killoren

Chadwell

, JD

Founding Partner

1843 Capital

Bio

Tracy Killoren Chadwell, JD, is the founding partner of 1843 Capital, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage technology companies solving for the 100+ year health span. Through her work she hopes to change the way we view and experience aging. Notable investments include Beautycounter (exited: $1B), MIDI Health, Function Health, HopSkipDrive, and May Mobility. She has been featured on Bloomberg Markets and served as a speaker for the Milken Institute Global Conference, SXSW, MIT and TedxNYIT. In 2021, Chadwell was named to Forbes magazine’s inaugural 50 Over 50 list and in 2019 to Entrepreneur magazine’s 100 Powerful Women list. Formerly, she was a partner at Baker Capital, a $1 billion growth capital fund, and a VP at Robertson Stephens; she is also a Kauffman Fellow.

Chadwell began her career at Nagashima and Ohno in Tokyo, Japan. She is a current board member for Recuro Health, Haven Headache, and Emerge Health; a board observer for Corsha; and an advisory board member for Millennium New Horizons technology venture fund. She also was a former board member of the YWCA of Chicago and treasurer and board member of the Belle Haven Land Company.