Eden J. L. Cooper, CFA® | Source | Founder and Managing Partner at Drift Capital

An avid automotive enthusiast and member of the Classic Car Club of America, Eden’s first venture was an automotive detailing business in Texas. Experienced in building companies from scratch, Eden was on the founding team of fintech platform Chalice Financial Network (Series A financed) while he completed his B.A. in Economics from San Diego State University and oversaw venture capital allocation for student-backed ventures through his acceptance to the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program. After building out Chalice’s asset management technology and materializing a partnership with Intuit (Quickbooks), Eden began venture consulting with Pulsar Advisors, where he provided management consulting to startups with an emphasis on financial strategy and achieving sustainable growth at scale.

Eden is a co-Founder at AuraVax Therapeutics (Series A financed), a biotechnology company focused on immunological therapeutics for respiratory pathogens. Prior to Pulsar and AuraVax, Eden gained experience in institutional equity research at Oppenheimer in Boston, global macro investment strategies at Stone Milliner Asset Management in London, and investor relations and fundraising at Solebury Trout in New York. A CFA® Charterholder and seasoned angel investor, Eden has backed seed- to early-stage investments in Ignite Power (Series C financed), CellChorus (Y-Combinator company), and Secure Transfusion Solutions (Series B financed).