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Impellent Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingRochester · Pre-Seed–Seed · 24 people tracked
Also known as IMPELLENT VENTURES, LLC
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Investment thesis
Impellent Ventures backs founders at the earliest stages, writing checks up to $1.5M into preseed and seed companies and aspiring to be a startup's first believer and first check. The team draws on operating experience building, scaling, turning around, merging, and selling companies, bringing an operator-first mentality to every investment. The firm sees innovation increasingly thriving outside major cities and traditional demographic silos, and seeks to deliver outsized impact by connecting technology and talent from established entrepreneurial ecosystems with emerging clusters. It is broadly open to companies tackling major technology challenges rather than focusing on a single sector.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 22, 2026.
Team · 24 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
The Impellent Ventures mafia →8 people who came through Impellent Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 13 of 21 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×7Enterprise Software ×3Consumer ×2Fintech ×2HR Tech ×2Marketplaces ×2Sales Tech ×2
HQs:United States×9
Investments · showing 19 of 21
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Backflip AI converts 3D scans into CAD models using artificial intelligence for the manufacturing and engineering design workflow.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Coframe automates the creation and optimization of website variations through code and content generation, enabling rapid A/B testing and deployment.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Pavlo Razumovskyi(Founder)inJosh Payne(Founder)in
Co-investorsB3 CapitalInception Studio CapitalMento vcSamsung NextTranspose Platform ManagementAndreessen Horowitz+4 more
Compt is a software platform for managing personalized lifestyle spending accounts (LSAs) and employee benefits, including wellness stipends, rewards and recognition, business expense reimbursements, and a company swag store.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSCambridge, US
Amy Spurling(Founder & CEO)in
BoardHenri Pierre Jacques(Director)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesGingerbread CapitalHarlem Capital PartnersSlack Fund
EmployeeCycle provides HR data management and analytics tools for human resources professionals to optimize workforce insights and decision-making.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSPhiladelphia, US
Salas Saraiya(Director)inBruce Marable(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Brown(Director)
Co-investorsConvergeStage 2 CapitalTechstars
Evergrowth provides AI agents for B2B research, lead qualification, and copy generation, built with enterprise-grade security and compliance controls for sales and marketing teams.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsChange VenturesFirstpickPractica Capital
Fret Zealot, operated by Zealot Interactive Inc., develops software and hardware products for music education.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechHardware
John Tollyin
Co-investorsLaunch NY
Kidsy is an online retailer that sells discounted baby and children's products, including toys, strollers, furniture, and learning essentials, sourced from open-box, overstock, and returned inventory.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechChicago, US
Shraysi Tandon(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsHustle FundResponsibly VenturesRogue Womens FundTribes VenturesTrucks VC
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)inJune Seliber-Klein(Executive Officer)inPeter Grandits Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)inKen Rosenfeld(Executive Officer)in
BoardDavid Brown(Director)in
Co-investorsCatalyst InvestorsLaunch NYBlue Heron CapitalExcell Partners
Reasoner analyzes thousands of human behavioral and psychological signals — including what people say, choose, value, and avoid — to identify patterns unique to each individual.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalOperator Collective186 VenturesAccompliceBaseline VenturesBIOSPRING PARTNERS+4 more
SalesPatriot builds an AI operating system for procurement and distribution in defense, aerospace, and industrial sectors, automating complex supply chain workflows that currently rely on fragmented systems and manual processes.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Nelson Ray(Founder)inBen Rhodes-Kropf(Founder)inMaciej Szymczyk(Founder)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Link VenturesY CombinatorPear VCReinvent CapitalSV Angel+1 more
Verivend is a payments platform built for private capital markets, enabling general partners and investment sponsors to send capital calls and distributions to investors and manage funds electronically.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBand of AngelsLaunch NY
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Pro-MECH Learning SystemsAlō IndexFamous LabsGander RoboticsInfringementsInvalidateKashimiSelfDecode
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Compt · compt.io · Aug 19, 2026
Verivend · verivend.com · Jan 22, 2026
SalesPatriot · salespatriot.com · Oct 28, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Impellent Ventures made?
- Impellent Ventures has 21 tracked investments, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Impellent Ventures invest at?
- Impellent Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Impellent Ventures's typical check size?
- Impellent Ventures typically writes checks of $1.5M.
- What sectors does Impellent Ventures focus on?
- Impellent Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Impellent Ventures located?
- Impellent Ventures is headquartered in Rochester, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamStart Here Podcast: Phil Beauregard @ Impellent Ventures
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Phil Beauregard / Impellent Ventures - Start Here | Acast
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Co-investors · 16
NextView Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that works closely with founders, providing hands-on support to help build companies from inception to scale.
Accomplice is a venture capital firm that has backed early-stage companies across sectors, having been part of the origin stories of companies like AngelList, DraftKings, Patreon and WHOOP.
NextGen Venture Partners (NGVP) is an early-stage venture firm that leads seed investments in B2B startups, backing companies from seed to scale.
Baseline Ventures is a pioneering "micro VC" firm structured as a one-man operation where Steve Anderson handles all sourcing, decision-making, and partnering himself, writing concentrated seed checks from small funds rather than using a traditional multi-partner platform. Despite being one of Silicon Valley's smallest investment firms, Baseline achieved outsized success with multiple billion-dollar outcomes including Instagram (where Anderson was the very first investor) through Anderson's fast, gut-based decision style that emphasizes founder quality over elaborate modeling.
VitalStage Ventures is a seed-stage investment firm run by former entrepreneurs and AI builders that backs founders innovating in AI infrastructure and applications.
Biospring Partners invests in technology-enabled, EBITDA-positive pharma services businesses focused on advancing manufacturing and clinical trial services for the life sciences industry.
186 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by former DraftKings operators, backing fast-growing founders and companies from the pre-seed and seed stages.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Underscore VC is an early-stage venture firm based in Boston that invests in B2B software startups globally, connecting founders to Boston's innovation ecosystem.
Harlem Capital is a venture capital firm focused on backing the next generation of diverse founders, with 70+ investments across 10+ cities.
Boston Seed Capital is a Boston-based venture firm that invests at the pre-seed and seed stages, backing technology-driven, consumer-focused and data-driven startups.
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Founder CollectiveVillage GlobalInitialized CapitalPredictive VC
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