Pennell Venture Partners, LLC is the General Partner of Pennell Venture Partners Marathon Fund, L.P. and Pennell Venture Partners Marathon Fund II, L.P. As an early stage venture investor, PVP has embraced the ideas of diligent preparation, calculated risk taking, exceptional effort and perseverance as keys to success. These themes are behind the name of our investment funds.

Thomas Pennell, the President of the General Partner, founded PVP in 1996 and established the Marathon Fund in 1998 and the Marathon Fund II in 2000.

Prior to establishing PVP, Thomas, who has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from New York University, held positions in venture capital and small business finance with Chase Manhattan Bank, Endeavor Capital Management and Access Capital.