Xcellerant Ventures

Founding partner of Xcellerant Ventures with a background spanning medical technologies, law, and entrepreneurship.

Founding partner of Xcellerant Ventures, bringing experience across medical technologies, law, and entrepreneurship.

Michael Shufeldt is a founding member and General Partner at Xcellerant Ventures, where he manages the fund's day-to-day operations. He previously interned at healthcare investment bank Nexus Health Cap, directed operations at the startup Find Urgent Care until its sale, and led the sales team at Urgent Care Integrated Network. He is an A-10C fighter pilot who joined the U.S. Air Force in 2014 and continues to serve as a Reservist, and he earned a finance-focused MBA from Arizona State University while co-founding Ignite Healthcare Solutions.

Led growth, payments, and scaling at Robinhood through its IPO; strategic advisor to Parafin, Persona, and Chronosphere, and partner to companies including Kalshi, Obvio, Petra Security, Doss, Uniti, Onos, Adaptive, and Apollo.

Amanda Best is a Marketing and Events Manager at Xcellerant Ventures with experience across information technology, publishing, and healthcare sectors. Her skills include content strategy, social media management, SEO, public relations, and team management.

Anne Mazet serves as Chief of Staff at Xcellerant Ventures, where she supports C-suite executives and leadership teams. She has experience managing cross-functional projects, process optimization, and strategic initiatives across multi-location organizations.

Dave Pulver is an information technology consultant with prior experience at Amazon.com focused on cloud security and architecture. He holds AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect credentials, and has experience in e-commerce strategy, software development, and cloud infrastructure.

Yvette Ferreira is a Strategic Advisor at Yoo & Co Accelerators with experience in operations across healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medtech, and health tech sectors. She has worked with companies of varying sizes in roles spanning sales, marketing, finance, and operations, with expertise in strategic planning, process development, and stakeholder coordination from early-stage concept through execution.

Tiffany Youtchoko is Senior Director of Marketing at Jetstream Venture Fund, working in the healthcare venture capital sector. Her background spans project management, product marketing, marketing strategy, and operations, with experience supporting companies across a range of sizes and stages. She holds an MBA and an MEd and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).