Fundraising Fox

Sean Kendall

Investor

Partner (Europe) at ARCH Venture Partners

Europe

Writes $50K – $150M checks · typically $25M

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Experience

  1. ARCH Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2022 — present
  2. ARCH Venture PartnersPrincipal2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  3. ARCH Venture PartnersSenior Associate2018 — 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. ARCH Venture PartnersAssociate2016 — 2018Chicago
  5. ARCH Venture PartnersAnalyst2015 — 2016Greater Chicago Area
  6. RamonaBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  7. Syndex BioBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  8. MoleculentBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  9. Protillion BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  10. ElephasBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  11. AIRNABoard Member and Cofoundercurrent2022 — present
  12. ONIBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  13. LightcastBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  14. VizgenBoard Observer and Cofoundercurrent2019 — present
  15. Scale BiosciencesBoard Observer and Cofounder2020 — 2025
  16. University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA 2016 Candidate2014 — 2016Chicago, IL
  17. Cobalt TechnologiesProcess Engineer II2013 — 2014Mountain View, CA
  18. LS9, IncAssociate Process Engineer IV2010 — 2012South San Francisco
  19. LS9, IncSenior Research Associate I, R&D2009 — 2010South San Francisco
  20. LS9, IncResearch Associate III2007 — 2009
  21. Law Offices of Prescott J. KendallLegal Assistant2002 — 2007
  22. Swartz Lab, Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2006 — 2007Stanford, CA
  23. Martin Lab, UCLA Medical CenterLaboratory Assistant2004

Skills & more

Chemical Engineering16Fermentation28Biofuels15Technology Transfer7Filtration5Molecular Biology6Molecular Cloning4Cell Culture14Biotechnology13Assay Development6High Throughput Screening5R&D8
+11 moreLaboratoryDNAProtein PurificationBiochemistryData AnalysisResearchBusiness StrategyResearch and Development (R&D)AnalysisLeadershipRenewable Chemicals

Languages English · French Level B1

From Sean's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Ramona Optics, Inc.Board seat

via ARCH Venture Partners · filed Mar 2026 · $31M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at ARCH Venture Partners

Ari Nowacek
Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
Ari Nowacek, M.D, Ph.D.
Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
Axel Bouchon
Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
Axel Bouchon, Ph.D.
Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
Brian Cuneo
Senior Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
Carol Suh
Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
Clinton Bybee
Co-founder & Managing Director, Emeritus at ARCH Venture Partners
Corey Ritter
Partner at ARCH Venture Partners

Network1

David R. Walt
Advisor at Illumina Ventures

Investors connected to Sean in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sean Kendall?
Partner (Europe) at ARCH Venture Partners
Where does Sean Kendall work?
Sean Kendall is Partner (Europe) at ARCH Venture Partners.
What check size does Sean Kendall write?
Sean Kendall typically writes checks of $50K – $150M.
What boards does Sean Kendall sit on?
Sean Kendall holds tracked board seats at Ramona Optics, Inc..
Where did Sean Kendall go to school?
Sean Kendall studied at Stanford University (BS, MS); Pacific Grove High School; The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Founder mafias

Stanford University mafia903

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1

+ 896 more

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business mafia53

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sean HarperMBAFounded TransFS +2David SteinbergMBAFounded Restorbio +1Russ JohannessonMBAFounded Glooko +1Mehul NariyawalaMBAFounded Matic Robots +1Jeffrey LiuMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Guavapass +1David Lieb1/2 MBAFounded Bump

+ 46 more

ARCH Venture Partners mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Keith LendenVenture PartnerFounded Boundless Bio +2Richard HeymanVenture PartnerFounded Architect Therapeutics +1Jay ParrishVenture PartnerFounded ROME Therapeutics +1Jonathan LimVenture PartnerFounded Boundless Bio +1Sabah OneyVenture PartnerFounded Vilya +1Robert NelsenCo-Founder and Managing DirectorFounded RIPPL Care

+ 5 more

Protillion Biosciences mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David R. WaltCo-FounderFounded Sherlock Biosciences +4

Vizgen mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David R. WaltCo-Founder and DirectorFounded Sherlock Biosciences +4

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,994 more

Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business492

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech Capital

+ 486 more

Shared employers

Also worked at ARCH Venture Partners30

Patrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupSteve GillisManaging Director at ARCH Venture PartnersClinton BybeeCo-founder & Managing Director, Emeritus at ARCH Venture PartnersJason DorenGeneral Counsel at ARCH Venture PartnersCarol SuhPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersCorey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture Partners

+ 24 more

Also worked at Protillion Biosciences3

Reetika Bhardwaj, PhDPrincipal at Dolby Family VenturesDavid R. WaltAdvisor at Illumina VenturesReetika BhardwajAssociate at ARCH Venture Partners

Also worked at Lightcast6

Brad CrutchfieldExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONMatthew FrohnManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Longwall Venture Partners LLPCraig AsherManaging Director at OMX VenturesWouter MeulemanPartner at Illumina VenturesJonathan NashInvestment Principal at LifeArc VenturesChristian UhrichPrincipal at M Ventures

Also worked at Vizgen6

Corey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersDavid R. WaltAdvisor at Illumina VenturesChristian UhrichPrincipal at M VenturesGeorge EmanuelScientific Cofounder, VP & Portfolio Owner, Instruments at UltivueJiang HeScientific Cofounder, VP & Portfolio Owner, Reagents & Scientific Affairs at UltivueRob CarsonChief Executive Officer at Ultivue