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D’Arcy Coolican

D'Arcy Coolican is a partner on the investment team where he focuses on marketplaces, social networks, and consumer technology companies.

Prior to joining a16z, he co-founded Frank, a social lending platform that used behavioral economics to make it easy to lend and borrow money with friends and family. He began his career at McKinsey & Co, where he was an engagement manager in the TMT practice.

He's a graduate of Columbia Law School, Stanford University and McGill University. He is originally from Canada so enjoys hockey, canoeing and skiing.

 

Latest Posts

Financial Tools for Solopreneurs (Fintech September Newsletter)

by Seema Amble, D'Arcy Coolican, Sumeet Singh, and Joe Schmidt
  • crypto & web3
  • fintech
  • financial services

a16z Slack Debate: Breakout Marketplace Companies and Categories

by Jeff Jordan, Connie Chan, Sriram Krishnan, D'Arcy Coolican, Jonathan Lai, Anne Lee Skates, Bryan Kim, and Brandon Barros
  • consumer
  • ecommerce
  • education
  • gaming, social, and new media
  • Marketplace 100
  • marketplaces
  • growth
  • metrics
  • network effects

a16z Podcast: The Next Wave of Marketplace Startups

by Connie Chan, Jeff Jordan, D'Arcy Coolican, Sriram Krishnan, and Lauren Murrow
  • consumer
  • education
  • gaming, social, and new media
  • Marketplace 100
  • marketplaces
  • news
  • online communities
  • growth
  • metrics

The a16z Marketplace 100: 2021

by D'Arcy Coolican and Brandon Barros
  • consumer
  • ecommerce
  • education
  • gaming, social, and new media
  • Marketplace 100
  • marketplaces
  • news
  • online communities

From DCoolican

Stefan Coolican@StefanCoolican

It’s winter again ❄️ Spoke to @AP @kensweet about what to think about this time around #btc #eth https://t.co/JLazyO0xv6

D’Arcy Coolican@DCoolican

the great part about crypto is you can literally bet on what you believe. instead of endless, circular, quote-tweeting debates

D’Arcy Coolican@DCoolican

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