Excell Partners
Venture capitalRochester · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Also known as EXCELL TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, INC.
Investment thesis
Excell Partners manages a state-supported fund in partnership with the University of Rochester and New York State, offering pre-seed and seed stage capital to early-stage technology companies in Upstate New York.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesDigital Health ×1Healthtech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 1 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
Ognomy Sleep is a virtual platform providing end-to-end sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment through licensed sleep medicine specialists.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSBuffalo, US
Daniel Rifkin(Founder & CEO)Greg Ross(Founder)June Seliber-Klein(Executive Officer)Peter Grandits Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Rosenfeld(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Brown(Director)in
Co-investorsCatalyst InvestorsLaunch NYBlue Heron CapitalImpellent Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Ognomy Sleep · alleywatch.com · Jul 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Excell Partners invest at?
- Excell Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Excell Partners's typical check size?
- Excell Partners typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does Excell Partners focus on?
- Excell Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Excell Partners located?
- Excell Partners is headquartered in Rochester, US.
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