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 15, 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 6 of 13 portfolio companiesSaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×2HR Tech ×2Circular Economy ×1Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Deep Tech ×1Digital Health ×1
HQs:United States×5
Investments · showing 4 of 13
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 12016 · 14 dated
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
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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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
Ognomy Sleep · alleywatch.com · Jul 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Impellent Ventures made?
- Impellent Ventures has 13 tracked investments, including 4 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
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
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.
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.
Village Global is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders and connects them with a network of experienced operators, angels, and prominent tech LPs.
Initialized Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that partners with founders very early — often before product-market fit — providing hands-on support across product, recruiting, go-to-market, PR, and Series A fundraising.
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.
Predictive is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City that partners closely with founders to secure enterprise design partners, validate products, and drive go-to-market execution in foundational industries.
Biospring Partners invests in technology-enabled, EBITDA-positive pharma services businesses focused on advancing manufacturing and clinical trial services for the life sciences industry.
Trucks is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the future of transportation, backing ideas that make mobility decarbonized, safer, and more accessible.
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