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Keith Crandell

Co-Founder & Managing Director atArch Venture PartnersFirm active Sep 28Illinois
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Keith Crandell is a co-founder and Managing Director at ARCH Venture Partners. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

What Keith 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.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Arch Venture Partners.

Career

  1. ARCH Venture Partners · Co-founder & Managing Director
    Now
  2. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business · Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship

Companies founded

ARCH Venture Partners

Investments named in public bios

908 DevicesAdesto TechnologiesArbor BiotechnologiesALIS Corp.Cytrellis BiosystemsEichrom IndustriesIllinois SuperconductorNanophase TechnologiesQuanterixScale BiosciencesTwist BioscienceVizgenAhura ScientificApropos TechnologyBoreal GenomicsCelebrateExpress

Focus

life science therapeuticstools, devices and diagnosticsspecialty materialselectronicsinstrumentation and photonics

Education

St. Lawrence University, B.S. in Chemistry and MathematicsUniversity of Texas at Arlington, M.S. in ChemistryThe University of Chicago (Booth), M.B.A.

Also at Arch Venture Partners

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Paul BernsManaging Director
Kristina BurowManaging Director
Mark McDonnellManaging Director
Robert NelsenCo-Founder & Managing Director
Steve GillisManaging Director
Brian Cuneo
Brian CuneoSenior Partner
Carol Suh
Carol SuhPartner
Corey Ritter
Corey RitterPartner

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Ann DeWittGeneral Partner, The Engine

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Questions

Who is Keith Crandell?

Keith Crandell is a co-founder and Managing Director at ARCH Venture Partners. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

How much does Keith Crandell invest?

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

How do I pitch Keith Crandell?

A warm intro from a founder Arch Venture Partners backed works best.

What did Keith Crandell do before Arch Venture Partners?

Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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