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D’Arcy Coolican

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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

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
  • online communities
  • growth
  • metrics
  • network effects
  • NFTs

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

Our Top 10 Consumer Tech Posts of 2020

by Connie Chan, Andrew Chen, Jeff Jordan, D'Arcy Coolican, Bennett Carroccio, Jonathan Lai, Anne Lee Skates, and Li Jin
  • China
  • consumer
  • ecommerce
  • education
  • gaming, social, and new media
  • marketplaces
  • mobile (& messaging)
  • news
  • online communities
  • metrics
  • end of year roundups
  • trends 2020

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Who knows what they want to do at 18 years old? The world needs more companies like Formation. If your company is looking to hire talented but underestimated engineers, check them out! If you're a developer that wants to up-level your career, also check out them out! https://t.co/9T0AwZ9eLb

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From Stubhub to GOAT, “going niche” is a time-tested strategy for new marketplaces. More from @LinxinWen and @ChowbusOfficial in our Marketplace 100 series https://t.co/R5JAnYVlvv

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