Where does Mel Passarelli work?

Mel Passarelli is Vice Chairperson at Launch NY and Board director at HELIXintel and Executive at 3Am Innovations.

What check size does Mel Passarelli write?

Mel Passarelli typically writes checks of $200K – $1M.

Where did Mel Passarelli go to school?

Mel Passarelli studied at University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York (MBA, Corporate Finance & Strategy); Suffolk University Law School (Juris Doctor, Corporate & Securities Law); University at Buffalo (BA, Economics).

Mel Passarelli

Investor

Vice Chairperson at Launch NY · Board director at HELIXintel · Executive at 3Am Innovations

Greater Boston

Writes $200K – $1M checks

Find your path to Mel

145 people in our graph share verified history with Mel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Laurel BowdenunlockedMel: together at Qlik (2007)

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Mel: together at Suffolk University Law School

Mel: together at Intergraph

About

Mel Passarelli leverages 30+ years scaling enterprise software and Fortune 500 growth experience—having rescued Attunity from near-bankruptcy to a NASDAQ-listed ~$560M exit—to apply an operator's playbook to early-stage founders.

Invests in

AgTechClimate TechDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechSaaS

Board director at HELIXintel

Intro paths

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In turn, Mel can intro founders to HELIXintel's investors below.

HELIXintel's investors · 8

Green Egg VenturesNew York · $100K – $1M checks LAB VenturesMiami · $100K – $250K checks Launch NYBuffalo · $200K – $1M checks Motivate Venture CapitalChicago · $250K – $3M checks MOTIVATE VENTURESChicago · since 2023 Munich Re VenturesSan Francisco National Grid PartnersLos Gatos · since 2023 StellifiAustin · since 2023

Co-founders at HELIXintel

Jonathan DeWaldExecutive Officer, Director

Michael MainierExecutive Officer, Director

Executive at 3Am Innovations

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In turn, Mel can intro founders to 3Am Innovations's investors below.

3Am Innovations's investors · 5

Launch NYBuffalo · $200K – $1M checks OUTBOUND CAPITALSaratoga Springs Third SphereNew York · $250K – $1M checks U.S. Air Forcesince 2019 WNY Impact Investment FundBuffalo

Experience

Arete Advisory Board Partners, LLCPartnercurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
La Famiglia PicturesExecutive Producer and Strategic Advisorcurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles, Boston, Buffalo
Launch NYVice Chairman of The Board, Member of The Investment and Audit Committeecurrent2022 — presentBuffalo-Niagara Falls Area
HelixIntelIndependent, Board Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
EagleHawkIndependent, Board Directorcurrent2025 — presentGreater Boston
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentNiagara Falls, NY
3AM Innovations Inc.Advisorcurrent2026 — presentBoston, MA
3AM Innovations Inc.Chairman of the Board2025 — 2026Greater Boston
3AM Innovations Inc.Chief Executive Officer2022 — 2025
3AM Innovations Inc.Independent Director, Board of Directors2021 — 2022Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area
University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New YorkFounder and Benefactor, John Thomas Endowment - University of Buffalocurrent2026 — present
USU Solutions InternationalExecutive Board Member2020 — 2022Möglingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
USU Solutions InternationalPresident and CEO2019 — 2022Greater Boston Area
QlikExecutive Vice President2007 — 2018Greater Boston Area
Private Equity–Backed, Venture-Backed & Public Software CompaniesSenior Vice President and COO1996 — 2007Boston, Massachusetts, United States
IntergraphDirector of Sales1983 — 1996Greater Boston

Skills & more

Enterprise Software97Salesforce.com4International Marketing4Start-ups44Business Alliances10Product Management29Cloud Computing58Business Intelligence12Business Development38Product Marketing6Solution Selling64Demand Generation1

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Professional ServicesBusiness StrategyBig DataMarketingProgram ManagementCRMSales ProcessPre-salesCross-functional Team LeadershipVendor ManagementLeadershipManagement

Languages English · Italian

From Mel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Launch NY

Cort Williams

Investor at Launch NY

George Chamoun

Vice Chairperson at Launch NY

Kate Brodock

General Partner at The W Fund

Lindsay Karas Stencel

Investor at Launch NY

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mel Passarelli?: Mel Passarelli leverages 30+ years scaling enterprise software and Fortune 500 growth experience—having rescued Attunity from near-bankruptcy to a NASDAQ-listed ~$560M exit—to apply an operator's playbook to early-stage founders.
Where does Mel Passarelli work?: Mel Passarelli is Vice Chairperson at Launch NY and Board director at HELIXintel and Executive at 3Am Innovations.
What does Mel Passarelli invest in?: Mel Passarelli invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Mel Passarelli write?: Mel Passarelli typically writes checks of $200K – $1M.
Where did Mel Passarelli go to school?: Mel Passarelli studied at University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York (MBA, Corporate Finance & Strategy); Suffolk University Law School (Juris Doctor, Corporate & Securities Law); University at Buffalo (BA, Economics).

Founder mafias

University at Buffalo mafia58

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael DAngeloBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Matroid +2 Surojit ChatterjeeMSFounded Ema +1 Liesel VaidyaBachelor of Science - BSFounded Imera +1 Kevin DunlapBachelors of ScienceFounded Calibrate Michael TerpinMFAFounded OpenCarbon Greg RublevBAFounded Runzy

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University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Adam WallenMBAFounded VEIR +1 Carley HillExecutive MBAFounded CAHill TECH Coletta DoradoBAFounded Azzly Brian PearsonMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Mergershark Kevin DawidowiczCertification of CompletionFounded CoachMePlus

Intergraph mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ash AshutoshSoftware Architect and Team LeadFounded Actifio +1 Adam WisniewskiSpecialistFounded AI Clearing

Launch NY mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Adam WallenInvestment Committee MemberFounded VEIR +1 George ChamounVice ChairpersonFounded Synacor

HELIXintel mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Greg RossSVP Sales and Alliances and pre-seed investorFounded Ognomy Sleep

Same school

Also attended University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York20

Sam AckermanAssistant Controller at Declaration Partners Victoria SamlandController at Declaration Partners David FallaceManaging Partner at Cure Ventures Joshua GilbertInvestor at TMV Logistics Jerett SmithVice President at Ballast Point Ventures Fouad AzzamPartner at EQT Life Sciences

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Also attended Suffolk University Law School10

Brendan FureyChief Compliance Officer at MPM BioImpact Bruce RevzinCFO at Data Point Capital Laurence ConstableManaging Partner at Kiplin Capital Gina DiMentoChief Compliance Officer at Point72 Giles CarmichaelInvestor at CitizenX Crypto Ventures Veronika Hughes-BednarBoard of Managers at Astellas Venture Management LLC

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Also attended University at Buffalo106

Ariel LebowitsCFO at FJ Labs Ryan ScottInvestor at Khosla Ventures Michael TaylorOperating Partner at Mission Biocapital Linda SinghInvestor at Golden Seeds Brian KangCo-Founder & Managing Director at Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc Kenneth K ThomasPrincipal at Backfuture Ventures, Llc

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Shared employers

Also worked at 3AM Innovations Inc.2

David BrownFounder at Impellent Ventures Philip H. BeauregardFormer Founder, Operator at Impellent Ventures

Also worked at Qlik10

Laurel BowdenPartner at 83North Erel MargalitFounder & Executive Chairman at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Nicholas TanAssociate Director at Aura Group Ichan StallCo-Chairman of the Board at North Texas Angel Network Bruce GoldenPartner at Accel Kristin WestonInvestor at Haveli Investments

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