# Christopher Jeffers

> Christopher Jeffers is a seed investor at Hibiscus BioVentures backing Biotechnology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hibiscus BioVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hibiscus-bioventures)
- Location: Columbia, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjeffers
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Christopher%20E.%20Jeffers,%20PhD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mintz.com%2Four-people%2Fchristopher-e-jeffers-phd
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Christopher Jeffers is a seed investor at Hibiscus BioVentures in Columbia focused on Biotechnology. Chris earned a PhD in biochemistry and biophysics from the University of Houston. During graduate school, he was a National Institutes of Health (NIH) pre-doctoral fellow in biophysics at Rice University and an NIH post-doctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Prior to graduate school, Chris worked as a board-certifiedmedical technologist for medical laboratories in military and civilian hospitals. Chris is a part-time faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches courses on entrepreneurism, medical device development and intellectual property. Chris was the former Vice President and General Counsel of Alba Therapeutics, and also served for one year as the interim Vice President of Drug Discovery Operations. Chris is the founder and former managing member of FirstStage Bioventures, LLC, and was co-founder of Seguro Surgical and EncephRx Pharmaceuticals.

## Contacts

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## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cellevolve | Cellevolve Bio is a development and commercialization company focused on cell therapies. | $6M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 | https://www.cellevolve.com/ |

1 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Jumpstart Health Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jumpstart-health-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Resilience](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resilience-e701) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [THE CATALYTIC IMPACT FOUNDATION (CIF)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-catalytic-impact-foundation-cif) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pioneer Healthcare Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-healthcare-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hibiscus BioVentures

VC Fund

Hibiscus Bio is a Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry-Specific consultancy focused on M&A and Corporate Development.

2 contacts available at Hibiscus BioVentures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Jeffers | Co-Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-jeffers-0833 |
| Michael King | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-king-7 |

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## FAQ

### What does Christopher Jeffers invest in?

Christopher Jeffers invests primarily in Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Christopher Jeffers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Jeffers closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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