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Peter Mintun

Associate atArch Venture PartnersFirm active Sep 28Illinois
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Peter Mintun is an Associate at ARCH Venture Partners, joining full-time in 2021. He is a physical scientist with expertise in quantum technologies, molecular engineering, optics, and materials science, and serves as a Board Observer at Quantum Circuits, Inc.

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

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Focus

quantum technologiesmolecular engineeringopticsmaterials science

Education

Cornell University, B.S. in Engineering PhysicsPritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, Ph.D.

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Who is Peter Mintun?

Peter Mintun is an Associate at ARCH Venture Partners, joining full-time in 2021. He is a physical scientist with expertise in quantum technologies, molecular engineering, optics, and materials science, and serves as a Board Observer at Quantum Circuits, Inc.

How much does Peter Mintun invest?

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

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