Excelestar Ventures
Venture capitalAndover · Seed–Series B · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Excelestar Ventures, established in 2009, focuses on B2B technology and medical device companies with disruptive technology, with particular attention to founders from underrepresented groups.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 20 of 23 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×7Biotech ×6Medical Devices ×6Media & Entertainment ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Deep Tech ×3New Materials ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:United States×16
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×13 founders×2
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 22018 · 12016 · 16 dated
Boston Scientific supports external researcher-initiated studies through its Investigator Sponsored Research program, which funds independent investigations addressing disease understanding and treatment gaps of interest to the medical community.
HealthtechMedical Devices
Lance Batesin
Co-investorsAndera PartnersCouncilGood Growth CapitalLongitude CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture Partners+3 more
Ribbon Communications is a global software company providing real-time communications infrastructure for telecom service providers and enterprises, including session border controllers, call controllers, media gateways, and cloud-based unified communications platforms.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwarePlano, US
Bruce McClelland(President, CEO & Director)inSam Bucci(Executive Officer)inAnthony Scarfo(Executive Officer)Patrick Macken(Executive Officer)inSteven Bruny(Executive Vice President, Sales - Americas Region)inJohn St. Amand(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsOak Investment Partners
Sera Prognostics develops women's health diagnostics focused on pregnancy, including the PreTRM blood test that predicts an individual's risk of spontaneous preterm birth in singleton pregnancies and the LikeMine platform that compares pregnancy outcomes using U.S. pregnancy data.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechSalt Lake City, US
Douglas Fisher(Executive Officer)Jay Moyes(Executive Officer)inGregory C. Critchfield(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew A. Sauter(Executive Officer)in
BoardMansoor Mirza(Director)Ryan M. Trimble(Director)
Co-investorsaMoonOUP (Osage University Partners)UpStart VenturesVivo CapitalCatalyst Health VenturesDomain Associates
BiotechWaltham, US
John Pedersen(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Campbell(Executive Officer, Director)Amarpreet Sawhney(Director)
BoardFarhad Khosravi(Director)Tara Butler(Director)
Board seatTasneem Dohadwala· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Jul 2016
Co-investorsAscension Ventures
Instylla develops resorbable liquid embolic agents for interventional radiology and oncology, including the Embrace Hydrogel Embolic System and the Tembo Embolic System used to embolize hypervascular tumors and occlude peripheral blood vessels.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBedford, US
Amarpreet Sawhney(Executive Officer)Raymond Lareau(Executive Officer)inSteven Cagnetta(Executive Officer)Sean Boyle(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardHenry Chen(Director)in
Board seatTasneem Dohadwala· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAngel Physicians FundAscension VenturesDelos Capital
HealthtechLos Gatos, US
Brian Fahey(Executive Officer, Director)inAmr Salahieh(Director)
BoardGAUTAM KAINTH(Director)Bihua Chen(Director)
Co-investorsQualcomm Ventures
Brixton Bio develops Reneurx therapy, a treatment aimed at providing long-lasting pain relief for up to six months from a single administration.
BiotechMedical Devices
Charles Sidoti(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Physicians FundFemHealth VenturesSchooner CapitalSV Health Investors
C3D Materials develops advanced elastomer materials and an additive manufacturing platform for 3D printing industrial-strength polyurethane rubber parts.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsGolden Valley, US
Cora Leibig(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsDas & Co.Golden SeedsSafar Partners
Concerto Bio generates large-scale ecological datasets on microbial communities and uses them to develop microbe-based consumer health products for applications such as skincare, chronic disease, and nutrition.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US
Jared Kehe(Executive Officer, Director)inCheri Ackerman(Executive Officer, Director)inBernardo Cervantes(Executive Officer, Director)inVera Schroeder(Director)
BoardSarah Luppino(Director)in
Co-investorsGolden SeedsHorizons VenturesISVM VenturesMassVenturesAxial VC
HealthtechNashua, US
Aaron V. Kaplan, MD(Executive Officer, Director)Aaron V. Kaplan(Executive Officer, Director)inAndy H. Levine(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Reinstein(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJoshua Phillips(Director)Scott Ward(Director)
Co-investorsAngel Physicians Fund
Datacy measures and optimizes the consumer journey across discovery, validation, search, comparison, and purchase by tracking behavior signals across AI, social, search, commerce, and retail channels.
ConsumerMarketing TechSan Jose, US
Paroma Indilo(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDana Wright(Director)
Co-investorsAuxxoData TechGraham Walker VentureHeartfelt CapitalLoftyInc CapitalUlu Ventures
Diesel Labs uses synthetic focus groups and AI-driven conversation analysis to provide real-time audience intelligence, feeding curated data into models for consumer research, marketing, and content strategy.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentBoston, US
Anjali Midha(CEO)in
Co-investorsBeacon AngelsCentral Texas Angel NetworkGolden SeedsKern Venture Group
Buzzsprout is a podcast hosting and publishing platform that enables creators to upload, distribute, and monetize audio and video content across major podcast directories.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsAVPNHealth2047JuniperUtah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)
Neurolutions develops IpsiHand, a brain-computer interface therapy system for stroke survivors to improve arm and hand movement at home.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAscension VenturesK2 HealthVenturesProlog Ventures
Enterprising Women is a quarterly print and online magazine covering women entrepreneurs and business owners, featuring editorial on business topics, industry lists such as the WPO's 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies, and profiles of women-led businesses.
Media & EntertainmentCary, US
Monica S. Smiley(Publisher/CEO)
RoadSync provides digital payment and accounts payable software for the transportation industry, focused on heavy truck repair shops, towing companies, and vendors.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAtlanta, US
Robin Gregg(CEO)inMatthew Chanoff(Director)Lansing Tyler Scriven(Director)
Co-investorsBLH Venture Partners, LLCCircadian VenturesClocktower VenturesCompanyon VenturesEQUIAMGray Ventures+7 more
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureSunvest Capital PartnersVlad TenevAFG Partners
Sealonix develops hemostatic sealants based on proprietary biomaterials to control surgical bleeding, targeting surgeons and patients undergoing abdominopelvic and other surgical procedures.
BiotechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsBedford, US
Amarpreet Sawhney(Executive Officer, Director)Amar Sawhney(Founder)
Co-investorsJ2 Ventures
Terecircuits develops materials, polymers, and lithography-based processes for micron-scale assembly and packaging in advanced manufacturing, enabling components smaller than a grain of pollen to be assembled at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsMountain View, US
Jayna Sheats(Founder and CTO)inWayne Rickard(CEO)in
Co-investorsAspira CapitalGolden SeedsTech Coast Angels
Westford, US
John St. Amand(Executive Officer, Director)John GIllespie(Executive Officer)inAaron McKee(Executive Officer)inDaniel Hess(Executive Officer)Tal Kedar(Executive Officer)inSteven Bailey(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsEmergence CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersNorth Bridge Venture PartnersOpenAir Equity PartnersSteamboat VenturesVoyager Capital
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBoston ScientificNYSE: BSXRibbon Communications, Inc.NASDAQ: RBBNSera PrognosticsNASDAQ: SERA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSera Prognostics · news.alphastreet.com · Aug 20, 2026
Conformal Medical · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Excelestar Ventures made?
- Excelestar Ventures has 20 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Excelestar Ventures invest at?
- Excelestar Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Excelestar Ventures focus on?
- Excelestar Ventures focuses on Medical Devices, SaaS.
- Where is Excelestar Ventures located?
- Excelestar Ventures is headquartered in Andover, US.
- Who does Excelestar Ventures co-invest with?
- Excelestar Ventures most often shares deals with Angel Physicians Fund, Golden Seeds, Ascension Ventures, among 57 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFemale VC Lab Podcast E067: Tasneem Dohadwala of Excelestar Ventures
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