Anson MacKinney

Anson MacKinney

Senior Associate, Ventures atEnergize CapitalChicago, Illinois, United States

Anson MacKinney is a Senior Associate on Energize's investment team, focusing on investment theses, due diligence, and deal flow. He previously worked at Initialized Capital, Altaris Capital, and EY-Parthenon.

What Anson can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Energize Capital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. EY-Parthenon · associate consultant
  2. Altaris Capital · investment team
  3. Initialized Capital · associate
  4. Energize · Senior Associate — Ventures
    Now
  5. Energize Capital · Senior Associate
    Now

Focus

climateenterprise softwarehealthcarefrontier technologyaiconsumer

Education

Duke University, B.S. in Biology

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Questions

Who is Anson MacKinney?

Anson MacKinney is a Senior Associate on Energize's investment team, focusing on investment theses, due diligence, and deal flow. He previously worked at Initialized Capital, Altaris Capital, and EY-Parthenon.

How much does Anson MacKinney invest?

Anson MacKinney invests through Energize Capital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Anson MacKinney?

A warm intro from a founder Energize Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Anson MacKinney do before Energize Capital?

associate consultant at EY-Parthenon; investment team at Altaris Capital; associate at Initialized Capital.

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