# Adam Marchick

> Managing Director at Akkadian Ventures & Founder with multiple exits

Former Managing Director at Akkadian Ventures leading seed, Series A, and growth investing across top venture ecosystems.

Former Director of Investments managing Emory University’s $11B+ endowment and overseeing a $2.5B+ venture fund-of-funds deploying $200M+ annually across funds, co-investments, and private companies.

Co-founder and CEO of Kahuna backed by Sequoia Capital, raising $57M+ and serving global brands including Yelp, Yahoo, The New York Times and The Weather Channel.

Founder and CEO of Alpine.AI, building the \#1 Voice Assistant Analytics platform used by 3,500+ developers before acquisition by Headspace.

Executive in Residence at The Chernin Group supporting investments in companies including Headspace, Cameo, Barstool Sports, The Athletic, Scopely and Stadium Goods across a $600M+ portfolio.

Early investor with 15+ personal investments and exits to Google, Better Collective, Life360, Vendr and Webflow.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ Raising a venture fund
✔️ How to refine startup ideas
✔️ Guidance on fundraising from VCs
✔️ Tips on launching an MVP
✔️ Best practices for going 0 to 1
✔️ Advice on scaling & operations
✔️ How to build company culture
✔️ Guidance on M&A and exits
✔️ & more

Excited to share insights from two decades of building, investing, and scaling companies.

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $250.00

## Subscription Plans

- Venture Building & Fundraising — 1:1 Executive Partner ($1500.00/month)

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

- [Expert profile](/AdamMarchick)
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- [Marketplace](/marketplace)