# Phil Krinner

> Phil Krinner is the co-founder and CEO of Arch, a San Francisco company building AI revenue software for home services contractors, starting with HVAC and heat pumps. A Stanford GSB graduate and former McKinsey strategy consultant who once built large-scale solar plants and installed panels himself, Krinner started Arch after asking 15 contractors to quote a heat pump for his apartment and finding that not one could tell him whether it would save money. Arch uses public home data and AI to help contractors find the right homes, size systems in minutes, and run hyper-personalized campaigns. The company raised a $6.2M seed round in 2024 led by Coatue with Floodgate, Gigascale, ReGen and MCJ.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Arch
- **Organizations:** Arch, McKinsey & Company, Stanford University
- **Education:** Stanford GSB (class of 2020); also studied energy science, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Arch, AI revenue software for home services contractors, Raised $6.2M seed funding in February 2024 from Coatue, Floodgate, Gigascale Capital, ReGen Ventures and MCJ Collective, Angel backing from Aurora Solar co-founders Chris Hopper and Sam Adeyemo

## Career timeline

- **pre-2018** — Built large-scale solar power plants around the world; worked as a solar installer himself, leading operations with 180+ employees
- **2018-2020** — Attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business (GSB class of 2020)
- **post-Stanford** — Worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company
- **2021** — Requested heat pump and gas furnace quotes from 15 contractors for his apartment; none could say if a heat pump would save money - the spark for Arch
- **2022** — Co-founded Arch in San Francisco with Sacha Schmitz
- **2024-02** — Arch raised $6.2M seed round led by Coatue with Floodgate, Gigascale Capital, ReGen Ventures and MCJ Collective
- **2024** — Arch expanded to five states (sixth planned), processing over $1M in monthly equipment sales

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Arch, AI revenue software for home services contractors
- Raised $6.2M seed funding in February 2024 from Coatue, Floodgate, Gigascale Capital, ReGen Ventures and MCJ Collective
- Angel backing from Aurora Solar co-founders Chris Hopper and Sam Adeyemo
- Grew Arch to over $1M in monthly equipment sales and five-plus states within two years
- Built large-scale solar power plants worldwide leading 180+ employees before founding Arch

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Arch announced a $6.2M seed round to accelerate heat pump installs
- **2024** — Arch expanded to five states with a sixth planned and surpassed $1M in monthly equipment sales

## Links

- Website: https://getarch.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pkrinner
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-beNGXdaqk

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Last updated: 2026-06-21