Chris Hoyt
Chief Executive Officer at KeifeRx LLC
Profile
Chris Hoyt is a venture partner and CFO at Moonshots Capital and is the CEO of KeifeRx, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on Alzheimer's disease and other neurological conditions.
Chris was previously the co-founder and CFO at Upskill, Inc., a software company providing augmented reality solutions for large manufacturers.
Upskill raised $65M in venture funding led by NEA and sold to TeamViewer AG in 2021.
Chris has spent the last 10 years in the start-up ecosystem as a serial entrepreneur in the technology and government contracting space and has served on multiple start-up boards.
Chris Hoyt active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
KeifeRx LLC
 KeifeRx LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology KeifeRx LLC is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel and optimized tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) for the treatment of neurodegenerative and immune diseases. KeifeRx is based in McLean, VA, and was founded in 2019 by Charbel Moussa and Fernando Pagan. The company's clinical pipeline is led by Nilotinib BE, an optimized, lower dose formulation of Nilotinib, which is currently in a multicenter phase 3 clinical trial for early Alzheimer's disease. KeifeRx's TKI portfolio includes an optimized oral dose of Bosutinib and Gutinib, which are undergoing clinical trials in Lewy body dementia and optimizing and IND enabling studies, respectively. The company's technologies are designed to treat neurodegenerative diseases and an array of inflammatory diseases where there are significant unmet clinical needs and limited therapeutic options. Chris Hoyt has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-02-28 |
Moonshots Capital Management Co LLC
 Moonshots Capital Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Moonshots Capital Management Co LLC (Moonshots Capital) is a venture capital firm founded by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings in September 2014. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2017-12-31 |
Yet Analytics, Inc.
 Yet Analytics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Yet Analytics, Inc. provides software solutions. It has contributed to the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative's (ADL) Design Cohorts and the xAPI Working Groups to develop the data interoperability specification. The company was founded by Shelly Blake-Plock, Margareth Roth and Rose burt in November 2014 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Chairman | 2013-03-31 |
Former positions of Chris Hoyt
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Upskill, Inc.
 Upskill, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Upskill, Inc. develops enterprise software for smart glasses. The firm serves to aerospace, field services, inspection and audit, manufacturing, retail and grocery industries. The company was founded by Brian Ballard, Jeff Jenkins, Chris Hoyt and Alexander Watson in 2010 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Founder | 2021-02-28 |
| Digital Harbor Foundation | Founder | 2018-02-28 |
Goodworld, Inc.
 Goodworld, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Goodworld, Inc. empowers non-profits to raise money on social media. The company was founded by Dale Nirvani Pfeifer, John Gossart, and Charlie McGuire Wien in October 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-30 |
Cheerful, Inc.
 Cheerful, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Douyin Co., Ltd., Cheerful, Inc. is a mobile application provider that allows users to create short video clips. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded by Arash J. Danesh, Kai Gradert, Navid Aslani, Farhad Mohit. | Director/Board Member | 2017-11-30 |
Medina Medical, Inc.
 Medina Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medina Medical, Inc. operates as a neurovascular company. The firm provides minimally-invasive devices for the treatment of brain aneurysms and stroke. The company was founded by Maria Aboytes and Kimberly Vogel in 2010 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2014-11-30 |
Training of Chris Hoyt
| American University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| VIVENDI SE | Consumer Services |
| Private companies | 20 |
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Transaction Network Services, Inc.
 Transaction Network Services, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Transaction Network Services, Inc. provides payments, financial services, and telecommunications solutions. It offers managed processing services, security, global connectivity, identity and protection, and market data. The firm provides services to many organizations in the global payments and financial communities, as well as a provider of extensive telecommunications network solutions to service providers The company was founded by John J. McDonnell, Jr. in 1990 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Technology Services |
Network Access Solutions Corp.
 Network Access Solutions Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Network Access Solutions Corp. provides broadband network solutions and Internet service to business customers. It provides data communications services using a variety of high-speed access methods and market those services directly through own sales force and through wholesale partners. It is headquartered in Herndon, VA | Communications |
Medina Medical, Inc.
Medina Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medina Medical, Inc. operates as a neurovascular company. The firm provides minimally-invasive devices for the treatment of brain aneurysms and stroke. The company was founded by Maria Aboytes and Kimberly Vogel in 2010 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Health Technology |
Verestar, Inc.
 Verestar, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Verestar, Inc. is a company that owns and operates wireless communications towers. The company is based in Fairfax, VA. Verestar was acquired by SES AMERICOM, Inc. on December 01, 2004 for $18.50 million. | Communications |
United Way of Northeast Florida, Inc.
 United Way of Northeast Florida, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services United Way of Northeast Florida, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that works to change by focusing on the building blocks for a good life with volunteers, community organizations and leaders, The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. | Commercial Services |
| Consumer Health Services, Inc. | |
Communication Technologies LLC
 Communication Technologies LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Communication Technologies LLC provides safety driven services for the utility, telecommunication, cable and municipal infrastructure industries. It specializes in fiber optic cable construction, strand mapping, underground construction, system rebuilds and updgrades, water service installations, AutoCAD drafting services, permit application, directional boring, subsurface utility exploration, plowing, system as-builts, manhole construction and demolition, emergency response, aerial construction, maintenance, and wreck out, maintenance, fiber optic cable splicing, cable pulling, overhead to underground conversion projects, duct bank construction, and trenching. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA. | Communications |
Battlefield Telecommunications Systems LLC
 Battlefield Telecommunications Systems LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Battlefield Telecommunications Systems LLC provided telecommunications and software solutions. It specialized in software development, product development, mobile technologies and tactical communications. The company was founded in 2008 and was headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Technology Services |
An Estuary LLC
 An Estuary LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services An Estuary LLC creates professional development solutions that leverage mobile-first technology, data, and collaboration. It offers Sanderling, a social platform for professional development, is the company’s premiere product for the education market. The firms provides a social space accessible via mobile where teachers and school administrators have access to a number of community-based discovery, documentation, and micro-certification features. The company was founded by Shelly Blake-Plock, Margaret Roth, and Rose Burt in April 2013 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Technology Services |
Upskill, Inc.
Upskill, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Upskill, Inc. develops enterprise software for smart glasses. The firm serves to aerospace, field services, inspection and audit, manufacturing, retail and grocery industries. The company was founded by Brian Ballard, Jeff Jenkins, Chris Hoyt and Alexander Watson in 2010 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Technology Services |
| Digital Harbor Foundation | Miscellaneous |
RideScout LLC
 RideScout LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services RideScout LLC develops mobile applications for urban mobility. The company is based in Austin, TX. The company was founded by Craig Cummings, Joseph Kopser. RideScout was acquired by car2go North America LLC on September 03, 2014. | Technology Services |
Moonshots Capital Management Co LLC
Moonshots Capital Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Moonshots Capital Management Co LLC (Moonshots Capital) is a venture capital firm founded by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings in September 2014. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
Goodworld, Inc.
Goodworld, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Goodworld, Inc. empowers non-profits to raise money on social media. The company was founded by Dale Nirvani Pfeifer, John Gossart, and Charlie McGuire Wien in October 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Technology Services |
Cheerful, Inc.
Cheerful, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Douyin Co., Ltd., Cheerful, Inc. is a mobile application provider that allows users to create short video clips. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded by Arash J. Danesh, Kai Gradert, Navid Aslani, Farhad Mohit. | Technology Services |
Yet Analytics, Inc.
Yet Analytics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Yet Analytics, Inc. provides software solutions. It has contributed to the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative's (ADL) Design Cohorts and the xAPI Working Groups to develop the data interoperability specification. The company was founded by Shelly Blake-Plock, Margareth Roth and Rose burt in November 2014 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Technology Services |
KeifeRx LLC
KeifeRx LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology KeifeRx LLC is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel and optimized tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) for the treatment of neurodegenerative and immune diseases. KeifeRx is based in McLean, VA, and was founded in 2019 by Charbel Moussa and Fernando Pagan. The company's clinical pipeline is led by Nilotinib BE, an optimized, lower dose formulation of Nilotinib, which is currently in a multicenter phase 3 clinical trial for early Alzheimer's disease. KeifeRx's TKI portfolio includes an optimized oral dose of Bosutinib and Gutinib, which are undergoing clinical trials in Lewy body dementia and optimizing and IND enabling studies, respectively. The company's technologies are designed to treat neurodegenerative diseases and an array of inflammatory diseases where there are significant unmet clinical needs and limited therapeutic options. Chris Hoyt has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Health Technology |
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