Investor

Excelerate Labs

No cheque observed since Aug 2012, after 29 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantAccelerator

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 29 on record
Since the last cheque5173days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$75KRounds led0 of 29Sole investor10 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 93%
Pitch Excelerate Labs

Excelerate Labs highlights

  1. 01

    29 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $15K

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first29 appearances

  1. 2012

    9 rounds

  2. Aug
    SpotHeroSeed · US · techcrunch.com$460KWith 2 others
  3. Jun
    71lbsSeed · US · techcrunch.com$75KWith 1 other
  4. Jun
    PictarineSeed · FR · techcrunch.com$75KWith 1 other
  5. Jun
    CureeoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$75KWith 1 other
  6. Jun
    LassoSeed · US · techcrunch.com$75KWith 1 other
  7. Jun
    Moxie JeanSeed · US · techcrunch.com$75KWith 2 others
  8. Jun
    FibroblastSeed · US · techcrunch.com$75KWith 1 other
  9. Jun
    WhimseyboxSeed · US · techcrunch.com$75KWith 1 other
  10. Jun
    frintitSeed · IN · techcrunch.com$75KWith 1 other
  11. 2011

    10 rounds

  12. Dec
    ShortlistSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$310KWith 6 others
  13. Jun
    CookItFor.UsSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$75KWith 1 other
  14. Jun
    GoshiSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$75KWith 1 other
  15. Jun
    BabbaCo (acquired by Barefoot Books in 2014)Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com$25KSole investor
  16. Jun
    Power2SwitchSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$75KWith 1 other
  17. Jun
    ExchangerySeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$75KWith 1 other
  18. Jun
    Food GeniusSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$75KWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    IntroFlySeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$75KWith 1 other
  20. Jun
    JoystickersSeed · US · sec.gov$25KWith 1 other
  21. Apr
    Buzz DigitalSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$50KWith 1 other
  22. 2010

    10 rounds

  23. Jun
    WeGatherSeed · techcrunch.com$15KSole investor
  24. Jun
    ScholarPROSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$15KSole investor
  25. Jun
    PVPowerSeed · US · techcrunch.com$15KSole investor
  26. Jun
    NoblivitySeed · US · techcrunch.com$15KSole investor
  27. Jun
    MathZeeSeed · US · techcrunch.com$15KSole investor
  28. Jun
    GiveForwardSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$15KWith 1 other
  29. Jun
    Tap.MeSeed · US · techcrunch.com$15KSole investor
  30. Jun
    FanGo Software SystemsSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$15KSole investor
  31. Jun
    AlltuitionSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$15KSole investor
  32. May
    FeeFightersSeed · US · exceleratelabs.com$15KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

Moxie JeanBought by SchoolaUndisclosedAug 2015
Power2SwitchBought by Choose EnergyUndisclosedSept 2013
Tap.MeBought by MediaMathUndisclosedDec 2012
FeeFightersBought by GrouponUndisclosedMar 2012
FanGo Software SystemsBought by GrubHubUndisclosedAug 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Excelerate Labs. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Pritzker GroupPrivate equity18rounds together

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Excelerate Labs in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Excelerate Labs

What does Excelerate Labs invest in?

Excelerate Labs invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Excelerate Labs?

29 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2012.

How big are Excelerate Labs's cheques?

The median round it joins is $75K.

Does Excelerate Labs lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 29 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Excelerate Labs invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%).

Is Excelerate Labs investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Aug 2012.

Who does Excelerate Labs invest alongside?

Most often Pritzker Group (18 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Excelerate Labs?

Excelerate Labs is an accelerator.

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