Emerging Manager Spotlight: Mac Conwell of RareBreed Ventures

Talking secret clearance, Twitter, and diamonds in the rough

Theron McCollough
9 min readJan 12, 2021

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I had the pleasure of meeting Mac through Twitter then over Zoom last October. Over the holidays, I sat down with Mac Conwell to chat about his journey as an emerging manager, launching RareBreed VC, his investment philosophy, and his advice for those who want…

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Theron McCollough

Managing Director at First Republic Bank | VC/Tech; past Managing Director @SVB_Financial. Founder, investor, limited partner, and banker.