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Venture capitalActively deployingAnAlumni Venturesfund for Northwestern alumni
Boston · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Purple Arch Ventures is an Alumni Ventures fund for Northwestern University alumni and friends of the community. It offers accredited investors a diversified portfolio of venture investments, co-investing alongside established lead investors, and is backed by Alumni Ventures' full-time investment team rather than operating as a standalone firm.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
2 people who came through Purple Arch Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 2 of 3 portfolio companiesBiotech ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Fintech ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 12016 · 12 dated
Exicure is a publicly-traded holding company that previously developed nucleic acid therapies and has since divested its historical biotechnology assets; it is now pursuing growth through acquisitions and partnerships, including a recent investment in GPCR Therapeutics USA, which is developing small molecule therapies for blood cancers and multiple myeloma.
BiotechSkokie, US
Chad A. Mirkin(Director)C. Shad Thaxton(Director)David A. Giljohann(Chief Executive Officer)inDavid S. Snyder(Chief Financial Officer)inPercy Van Crocker, Jr.(Vice President, Commercial Development)
BoardJay Venkatesan(Director)
Co-investorsAbbVieInnovation EndeavorsRockPort Capital Partners
BlockFi was a cryptocurrency financial services company; its site now serves only as a wind-down and client remediation portal covering bankruptcy distributions, identity verification, and phishing warnings.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US
Flori Marquez(Executive Officer)Zachary Lee Prince(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Richard Shaffer(Executive Officer)
BoardKavita Gupta(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsCastor VenturesGalaxy VenturesSprint VcConsensys Ventures+6 more
Chicago, US
Rohit Pasam(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesHyde Park AngelsIllinois VenturesLOUD CapitalVCapital
Exits · 1
1 IPOsExicureNASDAQ: XCUR
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Purple Arch Ventures located?
- Purple Arch Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMeet the MP: David Beazley, Purple Arch Ventures
Alumni Ventures · David Beazley