ARK Invest | ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund
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◆ Location
United States
◆ Portfolio
5 companies
◆ Activity
Statusactively investing
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◆ Investment Thesis
Investment in young startups across ARK Invest's core themes of artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, energy storage and multiomics biology
◆ About ARK Invest
ARK Venture Fund is an actively managed private/public crossover fund focused on disruptive innovation, investing in both private and public companies across the innovation lifecycle. Its approach is to use ARK’s internal research to identify companies that are enabling or benefiting from major technological shifts such as AI, robotics, genomics, and blockchain.[1][3]
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◆ Team
| Name | Title | Role | Links |
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| Brett Winton | Chief Futurist | C-Level | |
| Cathie Wood | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer | C-Level | in |
| Charles Roberts | Chief Investment Strategist, Private Equity | C-Level | |
| Frank Downing | Director of Research, AI and Cloud | Director | |
| Kellen Carter | Chief Compliance Officer | C-Level | |
| Nicholas Grous | Director of Research, Consumer Internet and Fintech | Director | |
| Sam Korus | Director, Strategy and Investment | Director | |
| Tasha Keeney | Director of Research, Autonomous Technology & Robotics | Director | |
| Tom Staudt | President | C-Level | |
| William Cox | Chief Financial Officer | C-Level |
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◆ FAQ
What does ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund invest in?
ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund invests in AI Frontier Models, Robotics, Crypto & Web3, Energy Storage and Biotech at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Which geographies does ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund focus on?
ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund focuses on Global and United States, and is headquartered in United States.
What is ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund's typical check size?
ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund typically writes checks of $1M to $100M.