J.P. Keating

J.P. Keating is a corporate leader-turned-venture capitalist with a passion for investing in teams and technology that make society better. Keating has spent over half his career helping startups and diverse businesses find opportunities with Fortune 500s. He is a managing partner at proChain Ventures and has invested in companies like Gozem, The Convoy, Flower Co., and Enclear Therapies. He is also a certified project management professional and has completed VC lab at Founder Institute and Startup Investor School at Y Combinator.

Keating believes in the power of diverse and audacious teams to create lasting change. He has a soft spot for investing in SLU grads and midwestern founders. Keating is an advocate for HeForShe and has taken the pledge to work towards gender equality. He is an infinitely curious human API, conversationalist, ESG leader, innovator, adventurer, and outdoorsman. Keating's favorite quote is "Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions" by Mark Twain.