Maxine Clark

Active Investor

Managing Partner at Prosper Women Entrepreneurs

St. Louis, Missouri

Maxine Clark, Managing Partner at Prosper Women Entrepreneurs is an active investor based in St. Louis, Missouri. This profile covers what Maxine Clark backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Ms. Maxine Clark is the Founder of Build A Bear Workshop. She serves as a Advisor at Funded Ventures. She serves as Advisor at JDE Capital. She is an Angel Investor. She serves as Board Member at Big Dot Of Happiness, DonorsChoose.org, Teach for America and myEDmatch. She served as Managing Partner at Prosper Women Entrepreneurs Startup Accelerator. She serves as Advisory Board Member at Teach for America. She also serves as Chief Executive Officer and President at Clark-Fox Foundation. She also served as Advisor at Lewis & Clark Ventures. She founded Build A Bear Workshop and also served as its Chief Executive Officer. She is also an angel investor. She also serves on the Board of Foot Locker. She holds Honorary Doctor in Humane Letters from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, Honorary Doctor in Law Saint Louis University, and a Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Georgia.

Investor type: AngelVCPE
Stages: Early Stage VenturePre SeedSeed
Invests in: Healthcare & BiotechBiotech & PharmaSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailConsumer Goods (CPG)Climate & EnergyIoT & Connected Devices
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Typical check: $250K
Past investments: 5

Notable investments

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