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Ari Nowacek

Partner atArch Venture PartnersFirm active Sep 28Illinois
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Ari Nowacek is a Partner at ARCH Venture Partners, joining as an Analyst in 2015. He co-founded several life sciences companies and holds an M.D. and Ph.D.

What Ari can write

Writes checks of$25K to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Arch Venture Partners writes $25K to $30M+ checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. ARCH Venture Partners · Analyst
    Now
  2. ARCH Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

City TherapeuticsHiberCellWalden BiosciencesROME Therapeutics

Focus

life sciencesoncologyneurosciencevirologyantiretroviral therapeutic development

Education

University of Indiana-Bloomington, B.S. BiologyUniversity of Indiana-Bloomington, B.S. PsychologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, M.D.University of Nebraska Medical Center, Ph.D.University of Nebraska-Omaha, M.B.A.

Also at Arch Venture Partners

Paul Berns
Paul BernsManaging Director
Keith CrandellCo-Founder & Managing Director
Kristina BurowManaging Director
Mark McDonnellManaging Director
Robert NelsenCo-Founder & Managing Director
Steve GillisManaging Director
Brian Cuneo
Brian CuneoSenior Partner
Carol Suh
Carol SuhPartner

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Who is Ari Nowacek?

Ari Nowacek is a Partner at ARCH Venture Partners, joining as an Analyst in 2015. He co-founded several life sciences companies and holds an M.D. and Ph.D.

How much does Ari Nowacek invest?

Ari Nowacek invests through Arch Venture Partners, which writes checks of $25K to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

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