James R. von der Heydt

Purina Mills LLC produces and markets animal nutrition products. It manufactures and supplies livestock feed and pet food offering information concerning their products. The firm provides its products for commercial livestock and poultry, horse, bird, fish, zoo and pet industries. The company was founded on October 11, 2001 and is headquartered in Clayton, MO.

DDS Technologies USA, Inc. developed milling, extraction, and processing of technologies. The company was founded on 04/10/2003 headquartered in Henderson, NV.

Nawgan Products LLC operates as a alertness beverage company. It offers its products through retailers in the United States; and online. It products include red berries, mandarin orange, strawberry kiwi, lemonade, grape and mango lemon lime. The company was founded by Robert Paul, Peter G. Wodtke and James R. von der Heydt in 2007 and is headquartered in Dana Point, CA.

St. Louis Arch Angels provides seed and early stage capital to the startup organizations. Its members mentor and coach, serve on boards, provide contacts, assist with team building, strategic planning and fundraising. The company was founded by Gilbert Bickel in January 2005 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, MO.

Since 1870, the Humane Society of Missouri has been providing a haven to all animals that have been abused, neglected or abandoned. Their mission is to end the cycle of abuse and pet overpopulation through their rescue and investigation efforts, spay/neuter programs and educational classes. They create relationships between people and animals through their adoption programs. They also provide veterinary care, pet obedience and behavior programs. The organization is headquartered in St. Louis, MO and has centers in Chesterfield Valley and Westport Area.

Warson Capital Partners /Private Equity/ (Warson Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Warson Capital Partners LLC founded in 1994 by Mike Thaman and Lori Thaman. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Part of Innovate St. Louis, ITEN is a company that develops and manufactures eco-friendly solid-state lithium-ion SMD micro batteries. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. These batteries are rechargeable in a few minutes and can deliver power over a wide operating temperature range. The company is used in various applications such as back-up power supply, powering autonomous sensor nodes, tracking and monitoring solutions, sensor data loggers, beacons and RF tags, smartphone peripherals, medical devices, home and building automation, smart cities, wearables, and e-textiles.