Sean Kendall
InvestorPartner at ARCH Venture Partners
Chicago, Illinois
Writes $50K β $150M checks Β· typically $25M
Experience
- ARCH Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2022 β present
- ARCH Venture PartnersPrincipal2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
- ARCH Venture PartnersSenior Associate2018 β 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
- ARCH Venture PartnersAssociate2016 β 2018Chicago
- ARCH Venture PartnersAnalyst2015 β 2016Greater Chicago Area
- RamonaBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- Syndex BioBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- MoleculentBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Protillion BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- ElephasBoard Observercurrent2022 β present
- AIRNABoard Member and Cofoundercurrent2022 β present
- ONIBoard Observercurrent2021 β present
- LightcastBoard Observercurrent2021 β present
- VizgenBoard Observer and Cofoundercurrent2019 β present
- Scale BiosciencesBoard Observer and Cofounder2020 β 2025
- University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA 2016 Candidate2014 β 2016Chicago, IL
- Cobalt TechnologiesProcess Engineer II2013 β 2014Mountain View, CA
- LS9, IncAssociate Process Engineer IV2010 β 2012South San Francisco
- LS9, IncSenior Research Associate I, R&D2009 β 2010South San Francisco
- LS9, IncResearch Associate III2007 β 2009
Education
- Stanford UniversityBS, MS2002 β 2007
- Pacific Grove High School
- The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Skills & more
Chemical Engineering16Fermentation28Biofuels15Technology Transfer7Filtration5Molecular Biology6Molecular Cloning4Cell Culture14Biotechnology13Assay Development6High Throughput Screening5R&D8
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LaboratoryDNAProtein PurificationBiochemistryData AnalysisResearchBusiness StrategyResearch and Development (R&D)AnalysisLeadershipRenewable ChemicalsLanguages English Β· French Level B1
From Sean's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,575
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
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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business431
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech CapitalRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at ARCH Venture Partners25
Steve GillisManaging Director at ARCH Venture PartnersCarol SuhPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersCorey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersLuciana BorioVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJoseph JeongVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
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Also worked at Protillion Biosciences3
Also worked at ONI1
Deals Β· 1
Ramona Optics, Inc.Board seat
via ARCH Venture Partners Β· filed Mar 2026 Β· $31M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at ARCH Venture Partners
Ari Nowacek
Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
Axel Bouchon
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
David Moore
Senior Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
George Scangos
Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
Network1
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