Mckay Dunn is a founding partner at Tandem Ventures, previously a partner at Signal Peak Ventures and worked at Portfolio Advisors. He attended SVU and NYU, and is a CFA Charterholder.

What Mckay can write

Writes checks of$500K to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Tandem Ventures writes $500K to $30M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Tandem Ventures.

Career

  1. Portfolio Advisors · partner
  2. Signal Peak Ventures · partner
  3. Tandem Ventures · Founding Partner
    Now
  4. Portfolio Advisors
  5. Tandem Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Tandem VenturesTandem

Focus

big marketsgrowing markets

Education

SVU, undergraduateNYU, MBA

Also at Tandem Ventures

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Questions

Who is Mckay Dunn?

Mckay Dunn is a founding partner at Tandem Ventures, previously a partner at Signal Peak Ventures and worked at Portfolio Advisors. He attended SVU and NYU, and is a CFA Charterholder.

How much does Mckay Dunn invest?

Mckay Dunn invests through Tandem Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Mckay Dunn?

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

What did Mckay Dunn do before Tandem Ventures?

partner at Portfolio Advisors; partner at Signal Peak Ventures; Portfolio Advisors.

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