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Andrew McKinzie

Investor

Investor at Acrew Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $2M – $20M checks · typically $10M

About

Andrew McKinzie is an investor at Acrew Capital, working on sourcing, selecting, and supporting the firm's early and growth stage investments. He previously led early and growth stage fintech and vertical applied AI investments at Tower Research Ventures and led growth, structured, and control buyout fintech investments at Golden Gate Capital, and co-founded an AI-native vertical SaaS company. He is a Perplexity AI Fellow and earned a Bachelor's in Healthcare Markets and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Acrew CapitalInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  2. PerplexityPerplexity AI Fellowcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  3. Assembli AIIncubationcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  4. Tower Research CapitalInvestor2023 — 2025New York, United States
  5. Golden Gate CapitalInvestor2020 — 2023San Francisco
  6. Berkeley Research Group LLCAssociate2018 — 2020New York

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaBachelor's Degree, Healthcare Markets and Finance
  2. The Hotchkiss SchoolHigh School

Skills & more

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointSQLTableauAnalytical ReasoningEarly Stage InvestmentPrivate Equity1Private Credit1Investing1Financial Modeling2Financial Analysis1Portfolio Management
+8 moreBusiness StrategyCorporate FinanceCash Flow ForecastingData AnalysisBusiness Process ImprovementLeveraged FinanceCorporate FP&AExcel Dashboards

Languages Chinese · English · French

  • Mensa Lifetime Member — Mensa International

From Andrew's professional profile.

Colleagues at Acrew Capital

Aliisa Rosenthal
General Partner at Acrew Capital
Angela Azem
VP of Operations at Acrew Capital
Ariel McCann
Administrative Operations Assistant & Office Manager at Acrew Capital
Asad Khaliq
Founding Partner at Acrew Capital
Ashley Morello
Executive Assistant at Acrew Capital
Brody Gardner
Assistant Controller at Acrew Capital
Charlee Evans
Executive Assistant at Acrew Capital
Charlie Liao
Investor at aCrew Capital

Network5

Theresia GouwScout
Founding Partner at Acrew Capital
Asad KhaliqScout
Founding Partner at Acrew Capital
Charlie Liao
Investor at aCrew Capital
Kayla Bu
Investor at aCrew Capital
Kendra Ragatz
Partner at Acrew Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Andrew McKinzie work?
Andrew McKinzie is Investor at Acrew Capital.
What does Andrew McKinzie invest in?
Andrew McKinzie invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Andrew McKinzie write?
Andrew McKinzie typically writes checks of $2M – $20M.

Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania765

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Also attended The Hotchkiss School33

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Shared employers

Also worked at Perplexity37

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersCack WilhelmInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ash ShrivastavVenture Partner at Buckhill CapitalArmita HosseiniVenture Fellow at Leonis CapitalTaz PatelInvestor at Green Cow Venture CapitalÉtienne MérineauPartner at Inovia Capital

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Also worked at Tower Research Capital11

Chris KingSenior Associate at FinTech CollectiveJohn GuCo-Founder and CEO at CaladanRadhika MalikPartner at Dell Technologies CapitalRichard MaVenture Partner at Bloccelerate VCWeisheng ChenGroup Finance Controller at Mirana VenturesSamuel HoffstaetterFounder at Short Story

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Also worked at Golden Gate Capital12

Ashley KurpinskyInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALShane SmithVice President at Endeavour CapitalWilliam WangPartner at Highland Creek PartnersWarren ShaefferPartner at Pear VCAmrit RaoGeneral Partner at Village GlobalMatthew MulveyPartner at Liquid Ventures

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Also worked at Berkeley Research Group LLC11

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