VC/ED  Excell Partners

https://excellny.com/





     Office Locations:

343 State Street
Rochester, NY 14650
Phone: 585-458-7333

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Electronics & Advanced Materials
  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Medical Device
  • Software & Internet

  •  

    Description:

    Excell is a VC fund that invests in Seed and Early Stage high-tech startups in New York State focused on Upstate NY. Excell has the dual mission of generating returns through its funds that rank in the top-quartile of its benchmarks, and supporting regional economic development by providing entrepreneurs with hands-on support as well as investment capital. Excell's Portfolio includes investments in Medical Devices, Materials, Energy, Biotech, Agtech, Imaging, and IT/Software ventures across New York State with an added focus of investing in Minority and Women owned ventures. For Excell to invest, a company must possess the following characteristics: significant operations in the Finger Lakes area of New York State; currently generating revenue and is at or close-to break-even; Excell requires a 2-to-1 match for its investments. Excell invests up to $1.5M per round in hi-growth companies located in the Finger Lakes. With a typical investment being ~$1M.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Alan Z. Lee Director of Investment and Finance
    Madeleine Barrett Graphics Consultant
    Rami Y. Katz MBA COO
    Theresa B. Mazzullo CEO

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      10/10/2023


      Thread


      ND


      $15,000,000


      Series A


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Airtonomy


      Augmate
        web link


      Casana


      Efferent Labs


      EkoStinger


      GiveGab


      Karma Wellness Water


      Kinvolved
        web link


      RealEats
        web link


      SOOS


      Thread


     

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