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Mark McDonnell

Managing Director atArch Venture PartnersFirm active Sep 28Illinois
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Mark McDonnell is a Managing Director, CFO, and CAO at ARCH Venture Partners. He has previous experience in financial management at Marquette Venture Partners, Enterprise Systems, and KPMG.

What Mark 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. KPMG, LLP
  2. Enterprise Systems
  3. Marquette Venture Partners · CFO
  4. ARCH Venture Partners · Managing Director, CFO & CAO
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Univa

Focus

venture fundshealthcare softwareinformation industriescommunication industries

Education

Marquette University, B.S. in Accounting

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Who is Mark McDonnell?

Mark McDonnell is a Managing Director, CFO, and CAO at ARCH Venture Partners. He has previous experience in financial management at Marquette Venture Partners, Enterprise Systems, and KPMG.

How much does Mark McDonnell invest?

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

How do I pitch Mark McDonnell?

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

What did Mark McDonnell do before Arch Venture Partners?

KPMG, LLP; Enterprise Systems; CFO at Marquette Venture Partners.

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