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Excell Partners is a New York State-supported venture capital firm affiliated with the University of Rochester, investing in high-tech, high-growth startups across New York State with a focus on Upstate NY. The firm targets seed and early-stage companies across sectors including medical devices, biotech, materials, energy, imaging, IT/software, and AI.
Their most common stage is series-a (71% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $11.5M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
AZ
Alan Zhenjia Lee, CFA MBA
Director of Investment and Finance
JT
Jenny Timineri
Senior Venture Capital Analyst
MK
Michael Klaczko
Senior Analyst
RA
Richard Akomea
Venture Analyst
JA
Judy Albers
Fund manager
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
Top Co-Investors
Armory Square Ventures2 shared
Hamilton Lane2 shared
Catalyst Investors1 shared
Blue Heron Capital1 shared
Impellent Ventures1 shared
Silicon Catalyst Angels1 shared
State Farm Ventures1 shared
Sand Hill Angels1 shared
Great Oaks Venture Capital1 shared
New York Ventures1 shared
GingerBread Capital1 shared
Rosecliff1 shared
Generational Partners1 shared
Badlands Capital1 shared
Wonder Fund North Dakota1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026