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Paul Berns

Paul Berns

Managing Director atArch Venture PartnersFirm active Sep 28Illinois
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Paul Berns is a Managing Director at ARCH Venture Partners. He has held executive leadership roles at several biopharmaceutical companies and has co-founded multiple therapeutics firms.

What Paul 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. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)
    1990-2000
  2. BASF Pharmaceuticals/Knoll · Vice President, Marketing
    2000-2001
  3. Bone Care International · President and Chief Executive Officer
    2002-2005
  4. Allos Therapeutics · President and Chief Executive Officer
    2006-2012
  5. ARCH Venture Partners · Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

Tenvie TherapeuticsOllin BiosciencesHI-BioMetsera TherapeuticsNeumora TherapeuticsSalma Health

Investments named in public bios

Tenvie TherapeuticsOllin BiosciencesHI-BioMetsera TherapeuticsNeumora TherapeuticsSalma HealthHappy AIMirador TherapeuticsKardiganRhygazeEpiriumUnity BiotechnologyEQRX

Focus

biopharmaceuticalbiotechnologypharma

Also at Arch Venture Partners

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

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Questions

Who is Paul Berns?

Paul Berns is a Managing Director at ARCH Venture Partners. He has held executive leadership roles at several biopharmaceutical companies and has co-founded multiple therapeutics firms.

How much does Paul Berns invest?

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

How do I pitch Paul Berns?

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

What did Paul Berns do before Arch Venture Partners?

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS); Vice President, Marketing at BASF Pharmaceuticals/Knoll; President and Chief Executive Officer at Bone Care International; President and Chief Executive Officer at Allos Therapeutics.

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