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Steve Gillis

Managing Director atArch Venture PartnersFirm active Sep 28Illinois
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Steve Gillis joined ARCH Venture Partners as a Venture Partner in 2005 and became Managing Director in 2006. He focuses on evaluating life science technologies and serves on numerous biotech company boards.

What Steve 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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Career

  1. ARCH Venture Partners · Managing Director
    Now
  2. ARCH Venture Partners · Venture Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Corixa Corp.Immunex Corp.

Focus

biotechnologylife science technologies

Education

Williams College, B.A.Dartmouth College, Ph.D.

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Who is Steve Gillis?

Steve Gillis joined ARCH Venture Partners as a Venture Partner in 2005 and became Managing Director in 2006. He focuses on evaluating life science technologies and serves on numerous biotech company boards.

How much does Steve Gillis invest?

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

How do I pitch Steve Gillis?

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

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