Marc Faucher
Managing Partner at ArcTern Ventures
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2020 - Current
ArcTern Ventures is a Toronto-based, early-stage venture capital firm investing globally in breakthrough technologies with a positive environmental impact. ArcTern was founded on the belief that accelerating the transition to a greener economy will disrupt all industries, presenting a multi-trillion dollar opportunity for both outsized financial returns and positive environmental impact. For more information, please visit www.arcternventures.com.
Unata COO | CFO
2018 - 2019
Unata was successfully acquired by Instacart in January 2018, now Instacart Enterprise division. Instacart is a digital grocery marketplace, connecting consumers to the groceries they love from the retailers they adore, to enable on-demand delivery in up to one hour. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 75% of North American households, working with more than 300 retail partners that include Albertsons, ALDI, Costco, CVS, Loblaw, Publix, Sam's Club, Sprouts and Wegmans, among others.
Instacartshopper is an online grocery platform.
COO | CFO & co-founder
2012 - 2018
Unata powers industry-leading digital experiences for some of North America’s most well-respected grocers, with the mission to innovate the future of the grocery shopping experience. Unata enables 1-to-1 eCommerce, eCircular and eLoyalty experiences, powering the entire digital grocery experience through a single platform. Unata’s award-winning work is featured by retailers including Lowes Foods, Raley’s, SpartanNash, Longo’s and more.
Partner
2008 - 2012
The BlackBerry Partners Fund is a $150M venture capital fund with a mandate to identify and fund innovative tech companies looking to shape the global mobile ecosystem of tomorrow.
Principal
2003 - 2008
Summerhill Venture Partners (a $175M LP/GP based spin out fund from BCE Capital) is an early stage venture capital firm which invests in the areas of Communications, IT and Digital Media.
Associate Director
2002 - 2003
Corporate development, strategic equity investments
Senior Consultant
2000 - 2001
The McKenna Group (founded by Regis McKenna) is a boutique strategic consulting firm focused on developing go-to-market growth strategies for technology based businesses.
Product Manager - Wireless Networks
1995 - 1998
Product Manager for radio base station products in wireless networks
Ericsson Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in innovative companies.
Education
MBA
1998 - 2000
Engineering
1990 - 1995