# Excelerate Labs: portfolio, investments and team > Excelerate Labs is an accelerator. 29 investments on record, latest Aug 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/excelerate-labs (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Excelerate Labs No cheque observed since Aug 2012, after 29 earlier cheques, and the website is dead. Dormant Accelerator Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 29 on record Since the last cheque **5173** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$75K** Rounds led **0 of 29** Sole investor **10 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 93%** Pitch Excelerate Labs ## Excelerate Labs highlights - 01 29 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $15K - 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 first **29 appearances** - **2012** 9 rounds - **Aug** **[SpotHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/spothero)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$460K** With 2 others - **Jun** **[71lbs](https://millionrounds.com/company/71lbs)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Pictarine](https://millionrounds.com/company/pictarine)** Seed · FR · techcrunch.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Cureeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cureeo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Lasso](https://millionrounds.com/company/lasso)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Moxie Jean](https://millionrounds.com/company/moxie-jean)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$75K** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Fibroblast](https://millionrounds.com/company/fibroblast)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Whimseybox](https://millionrounds.com/company/whimseybox)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[frintit](https://millionrounds.com/company/frintit)** Seed · IN · techcrunch.com **$75K** With 1 other - **2011** 10 rounds - **Dec** **[Shortlist](https://millionrounds.com/company/shortlist)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$310K** With 6 others - **Jun** **[CookItFor.Us](https://millionrounds.com/company/cookitfor-us)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Goshi](https://millionrounds.com/company/goshi)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[BabbaCo (acquired by Barefoot Books in 2014)](https://millionrounds.com/company/babbaco-acquired-by-barefoot-books-in-2014)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$25K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Power2Switch](https://millionrounds.com/company/power2switch)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Exchangery](https://millionrounds.com/company/exchangery)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Food Genius](https://millionrounds.com/company/food-genius)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[IntroFly](https://millionrounds.com/company/introfly)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$75K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Joystickers](https://millionrounds.com/company/joystickers)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$25K** With 1 other - **Apr** **[Buzz Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/buzz-digital)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$50K** With 1 other - **2010** 10 rounds - **Jun** **[WeGather](https://millionrounds.com/company/wegather)** Seed · techcrunch.com **$15K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[ScholarPRO](https://millionrounds.com/company/scholarpro)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$15K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[PVPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/pvpower)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$15K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Noblivity](https://millionrounds.com/company/noblivity)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$15K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[MathZee](https://millionrounds.com/company/mathzee)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$15K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[GiveForward](https://millionrounds.com/company/giveforward)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$15K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Tap.Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/tap-me)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$15K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[FanGo Software Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fango-software-systems)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$15K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Alltuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/alltuition)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$15K** Sole investor - **May** **[FeeFighters](https://millionrounds.com/company/feefighters)** Seed · US · exceleratelabs.com **$15K** Sole 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 listed **5 in all** **[Moxie Jean](https://millionrounds.com/company/moxie-jean)** Bought by Schoola **Undisclosed** Aug 2015 **[Power2Switch](https://millionrounds.com/company/power2switch)** Bought by Choose Energy **Undisclosed** Sept 2013 **[Tap.Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/tap-me)** Bought by MediaMath **Undisclosed** Dec 2012 **[FeeFighters](https://millionrounds.com/company/feefighters)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **Undisclosed** Mar 2012 **[FanGo Software Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fango-software-systems)** Bought by [GrubHub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grubhub-community-fund) **Undisclosed** Aug 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Median round joined **$75K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$15K** Led 0 of 29 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 10 rounds - **Last cheque:** Aug 2012 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *29* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2012 Often in the room with - [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) 18 **Pitching Excelerate Labs?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Group** Private equity **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Excelerate Labs in their description, not their title. - [Give First](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/give-first) 19 Jul 2022 · 22 min Integrated Capital Strategies Founder Sharon Schneider on Value Integration and Social Entrepreneurship Mentions [Excelerate Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excelerate-labs) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Give First](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/give-first) 28 May 2019 · 28 min Troy Henikoff on how #GiveFirst grew the Chicago startup ecosystem Mentions [Troy Henikoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/troy-henikoff)[Excelerate Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excelerate-labs) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 3 Aug 2015 · 30 min 20 VC 059: How To Approach VCs with Arteen Arabshahi, VC @ Karlin Ventures With [Arteen Arabshahi](https://millionrounds.com/person/arteen-arabshahi) Mentions [Karlin Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karlin-ventures)[Excelerate Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excelerate-labs)[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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