Where does Doug Neal work?

Doug Neal is Managing Director at eLab Ventures and Board director at BlastPoint and President and Secretary at New Vital Signs and Board director at Akadeum Life Sciences.

What boards does Doug Neal sit on?

Doug Neal holds tracked board seats at Blue Medora.

Where did Doug Neal go to school?

Doug Neal studied at Central Michigan University (BS, Computer Science).

Doug Neal

InvestorFounder

Managing Director at eLab Ventures · Board director at BlastPoint · President and Secretary at New Vital Signs · Board director at Akadeum Life Sciences

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

About

Doug Neal is co-founder and managing director of eLab Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on AI-driven startups. With more than a decade of experience in AI-focused investing, he has participated in over 30 investments in AI technology companies. Neal serves as a board member at MuukTest and publishes the weekly eLab AI Report covering developments and investment trends in global AI markets.

Board director at BlastPoint

Intro paths

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In turn, Doug can intro founders to BlastPoint's investors below.

BlastPoint's investors · 11

Allos VenturesCincinnati · $1M – $6M checks BTECH CONSORTIUMEl Segundo · $1M – $5M checks Chloe CapitalIthaca · $100K – $250K checks Curql Collective, LLCDes Moines eLab VenturesAnn Arbor · $25K – $100K checks IrishAngelsSan Francisco · $250K – $350K checks Michigan Capital NetworkGrand Rapids MissionOGPhiladelphia · $5M – $10M checks · since 2025 Mudita VentureDetroit · $500K – $1M checks Next Level VenturesDes Moines · $500K – $5M checks Stout Street CapitalDenver · $250K checks

Co-founders at BlastPoint

Tomer BorensteinDirector, Executive Officer

Alison AlvarezFounder

Tony Cebzanov

President and Secretary at New Vital Signs

Board director at Akadeum Life Sciences

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In turn, Doug can intro founders to Akadeum Life Sciences's investors below.

Akadeum Life Sciences's investors · 12

Arboretum VenturesAnn Arbor · $5M – $15M checks BeringeaLondon · $3M – $10M checks Berkeley CatalystBerkeley BlueStone Venture PartnersTucson · $250K – $1M checks eLab VenturesAnn Arbor · $25K – $100K checks ID VenturesDetroit · $50K – $250K checks Invest MichiganNorthville · $100K – $250K checks Kern Venture GroupBakersfield Michigan Capital NetworkGrand Rapids · since 2026 Michigan RiseEast Lansing · $50K – $150K checks NYBC VenturesNew York Western Technology InvestmentPortola Valley · $250K – $30M checks

Co-founders at Akadeum Life Sciences

Kalyan HandiqueExecutive Officer, Director

John YoungerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

MuukTestBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
LutelyBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
Adrenaline InteractiveBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
LumetecBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
BlastPointBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Voxel51Board Observercurrent2018 — presentAnn Arbor, MI
XosphereBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
Blue MedoraBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentGrand Rapids, MI
eLab VenturesCo-founder and Managing Directorcurrent2012 — presentAnn Arbor, MI
RachioBoard Observer2015 — 2025Denver, Colorado, United States
Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc.Board Observer2014 — 2025Ann Arbor, MI
Refraction AIBoard Member2019 — 2020Ann Arbor, MI
Clinc, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2016Ann Arbor, MI
University of MichiganExecutive Director & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship2009 — 2013Ann Arbor, MI
BoomdashCEO/COO at Boomdash2007 — 2009
Twelfth Floor, LLCManaging Partner2006 — 2007
iPass, Inc.Vice President & General Manager2004 — 2006
Mobile Automation, Inc.CEO1997 — 2004
Symantec / Peter Norton GroupDirector Engineering1991 — 1997
Peter Norton Computing/SymantecEngineer / Sr. Manager / Director of Engineering1991 — 1996
Hewlett-PackardSoftware Engineer1987 — 1991

Education

Central Michigan UniversityBS, Computer Science1984 — 1989

Skills & more

Board Level1Business47Entrepreneurship99Entrepreneurship Education33Strategic Alliances29Start-ups99Venture Capital42Management32Public Speaking5Strategic Partnerships25SaaS19Cloud Computing10

+12 more

Mobile DevicesEnterprise SoftwareStrategySocial EntrepreneurshipStrategic PlanningProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProgram ManagementLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Small BusinessExecutive Management

From Doug's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Blue MedoraBoard seat

via eLab Ventures · filed Aug 2016 · $10M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at eLab Ventures

Bob Stefanski

Managing Director at eLab Ventures

Paul Brown

Managing Director at eLab Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Doug Neal?: Doug Neal is co-founder and managing director of eLab Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on AI-driven startups. With more than a decade of experience in AI-focused investing, he has participated in over 30 investments in AI technology companies. Neal serves as a board member at MuukTest and publishes the weekly eLab AI Report covering developments and investment trends in global AI markets.
Where does Doug Neal work?: Doug Neal is Managing Director at eLab Ventures and Board director at BlastPoint and President and Secretary at New Vital Signs and Board director at Akadeum Life Sciences.
What boards does Doug Neal sit on?: Doug Neal holds tracked board seats at Blue Medora.
Where did Doug Neal go to school?: Doug Neal studied at Central Michigan University (BS, Computer Science).