ARCH Venture Partners

Contact Details

ARCH Venture Partners
Other Office
1700 Owens Street Suite 535
San Francisco, California 94158
Phone: +1 (415) 565-7103
ARCH Venture Partners
Other Office
6300 Bridgepoint Parkway Suite 500, Building One
Austin, Texas 78730
Phone: +1 (512) 795-5830
ARCH Venture Partners
Other Office
1000 Second Avenue Suite 3700
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: +1 (206) 674-3028
ARCH Venture Partners
Main Office
8725 West Higgins Road Suite 290
Chicago, Illinois 60631
Phone: +1 (773) 380-6600
Fax: +1 (773) 380-6606

Corporate Profile

Founded: 
1992
Registration country: 
United States
Industry: 
Asset Managers
Company type: 
Venture capital firm providing seed and early stage capital, with a special expertise in co-founding and building technology firms from startup
Overview 
ARCH Venture Partners is a premier provider of seed and early stage venture capital for technology firms, with a special expertise in co-founding and building technology firms from startup. ARCH Venture Partners is one of the largest seed venture capital firms, and operates nationally in the U.S. with offices in Albuquerque, Austin, Chicago, and Seattle. AVP manages over $1 billion in capital. Founded in the mid-1980s, ARCH has been part of the founding investment round of over 100 companies, specializing in building companies around research emanating from major academic research universities, national laboratories, and corporate research labs in the U.S.

Investors

Investor Profile Amount Stage Date
Chevron Technology Ventures LLC Corporate venturing subsidiary of ChevronTexaco, focusing on the commercialisation and integration of emerging technologies within Chevron

Funds managed / advised

Fund Curr Amount Fund type Year Status
ARCH Venture Partners III USD 107,000,000 1997 Final Closing
ARCH Venture Partners IV USD 175,000,000 1999 Final Closing

Investment Preferences

Geographic focus: United States
Industry focus: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Information Technology

Sample Investments

Company Profile Amount Industry Ctry Stage Date
ALIS Corp Electronic Equipment US
Achaogen Inc Develops solutions to the problem of drug resistance Biotechnology US
Acylin Therapeutics Inc Pharmaceuticals US
Adesto Technologies Corp Fabless semiconductor manufacturer Semiconductors US
Adolor Corp Pharmaceuticals US
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc Pharmaceuticals US
Ahura Scientific Inc Electronic Equipment US
Alfalight Inc Designer and manufacturer of high-power diode lasers for the industrial, defense and telecommunications markets. Electronic Equipment US
Allozyne Inc Biotechnology US
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc Pharmaceuticals US
AmberWave Systems Corp Semiconductors US
Apoptos Inc US
Apropos Technology Inc Software US
Array BioPharma Inc USD Biotechnology US Dec 1999
Artificial Muscle Inc Industrial Machinery US
Aveso Inc Electronic Equipment US
Aviron Inc Pharmaceuticals US
BIND Biosciences Inc Developer of “smart” therapeutic targeted nano-particles capable of differential delivery and controlled drug release to diseased tissue Pharmaceuticals US Series B 27th Nov 2007
Bluebird Bio Inc Developer of an innovative gene therapies for severe genetic disorders Biotechnology US Other venture Apr 2011
Bluebird Bio Inc Developer of an innovative gene therapies for severe genetic disorders USD Biotechnology US Series D Jul 2012

Current employees

Name Job title Office
Kristina Burow Chicago
Clinton W Bybee Co-Founder and Managing Director Austin
Keith L Crandell Co-Founder and Managing Director Chicago
David Cruikshank Associate Chicago
Patrick Ennis Managing Director Seattle
Steven Gillis Managing Director Seattle
Edgar Hotard Venture Partner Chicago
Hong Hou Venture Partner San Francisco
Steven Lazarus Co-Founder and Managing Director Emeritus Chicago
Ajit Medhekar Venture Partner San Francisco
Robert T Nelsen Co-Founder and Managing Director Seattle
Don Oliverio Venture Partner Austin
Paul Thurk Austin

Past employees

Name Job title Employer Office Responsibilities
Scott Minick President and Chief Executive Officer BIND Biosciences Inc

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