Impellent Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingRochester · Pre-Seed–Seed · 22 people tracked
Also known as IMPELLENT VENTURES, LLC
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 22 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
The Impellent Ventures mafia →9 people who came through Impellent Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 3 of 4 portfolio companiesSaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Digital Health ×1Enterprise Software ×1Healthtech ×1HR Tech ×1Sales Tech ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 4 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 12016 · 14 dated
Henrietta, US
Michael A Compisi(Executive Officer)John M Cowell(Executive Officer, Director)Schickler F John(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas D Stark(Director)
BoardKeith Dobson(Director)Dennis Buchan(Director)
Board seatDennis M Deleo· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Feb 2016
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 offers an AI-driven go-to-market (GTM) workspace centered on an AI assistant called Eva that runs specialist agents to research, qualify, enrich accounts and draft personalized sales outreach.
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)June Seliber-Klein(Executive Officer)Peter Grandits Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Rosenfeld(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Brown(Director)in
Co-investorsCatalyst InvestorsLaunch NYBlue Heron CapitalExcell Partners
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
- 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
VCET · Phil Beauregard
Phil Beauregard / Impellent Ventures - Start Here | Acast
Phil Beauregard · shows.acast.com
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