About Impellent Ventures
Impellent Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Rochester, United States. As of Jul 2026, Impellent Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 30 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of ProphetX Overall, Impellent Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely User Interviews. A lot of funds co-invest with Impellent Ventures, with names like Collab Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Impellent Ventures has team of 19 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Impellent Ventures' List of Top Investments
Impellent Ventures has a portfolio of 30 companies. Their most notable investments are in OneScreen and Ognomy.Their portfolio spans across United States, Lithuania and Switzerland. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Impellent Ventures:
1. Pair
Online retailer of customizable eyeglasses, sunglasses, and related accessories. The company provides base frames and magnetically attachable top frames in various styles. Lens options include single-vision, progressives, blue light filtering, and tinted lenses. Customers can submit their doctor's information for prescription fulfillment.
Key facts about Pair
User interviews let brands recruit participants for product tests and market research. Participants need to register on its website to start participating in the brand’s research projects and allows brands to connect with them to make product decisions. It also allows brands to filter audiences based on demographic filters like age, gender, income, and geographic location.
Key facts about User Interviews
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $50.9M
- Employee Count: 215 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Accomplice, Teamworthy Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Beamable
Beamable offers game engine solutions to game developers. They provide drag and drop solutions that can be skinned. It also provides a web portal that can be used to manage events, leaderboards, player data, stats, commerce data, inventory, and analytics. The clients of the company include East Side Games, tap Slots, Tilting point, and more.
Key facts about Beamable
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $28.7M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Defy, Alternatives Reality and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. HqO
SaaS-driven diversified building management solution for commercial spaces. The platform offers features including entry management solutions, communication management, data, and analytics management, leasing management, facility booking, work order management, service request management, food ordering, visitor management, transportation management, service booking, and more. Their mobile apps are available for download on Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about HqO
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $200M
- Employee Count: 107 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Koch Industries, vitalstage ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Oct 18, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. LinkSquares
Provider of a contract management platform with AI-powered capabilities. The platform offers tools for contract drafting, review, negotiation, and analytics. It facilitates legal project management, task assignment, and team collaboration. The platform provides integrations with various applications, including document storage and e-signature solutions.
Key facts about LinkSquares
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $164M
- Employee Count: 229 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: First Ascent Ventures, Catalyst Investors and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 04, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Impellent Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Impellent Ventures has invested in 30 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in ProphetX and most recent follow-on round was in Ognomy.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Impellent Ventures' Investments by Stage
Impellent Ventures has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.46M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $18M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $35M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impellent Ventures' Investments by Sector
Impellent Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 25 Tech companies, 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 16 Software companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Consumer | 4 |
FinTech | 4 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impellent Ventures' Investments by Geography
Impellent Ventures has made most investments in United States (13), followed by Lithuania where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 13 |
Lithuania | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impellent Ventures' recent investments
Impellent Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. ProphetX and Ognomy are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Impellent Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 28, 2026 | United States | Series C | 2711 | [+9] | |
May 18, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2711 | [+5] | |
Apr 02, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5980 | ||
Sep 10, 2025 | Lithuania | Seed | 8886 | [+1] | |
Aug 06, 2024 | United States | Seed | 8038 | - |
Acquired companies in Impellent Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Impellent Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was User Interviews in Jan 2026 by User Testing for $*****.Here are Impellent Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 07, 2026 | - | - | 1973 |
Team profile of Impellent Ventures
Impellent Ventures has a team of 19 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Impellent Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Impellent Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Seattle | - | - | |
Partner | Boston | |||
Partner | - | - |
Co-investors of Impellent Ventures
Over the past 8 years, 101 investors have co-invested in Impellent Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Impellent Ventures: FUSE, John Connors and 19 others have invested in rounds before Impellent Ventures. There is 1 company where FUSE has invested before Impellent Ventures and 1 company where John Connors has invested before Impellent Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Impellent Ventures: 62 investors entered a company along with Impellent Ventures. These include investors like Collab Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Impellent Ventures: A total of 18 investors have invested in Impellent Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Grand Oak Capital (1 company), Point72 Ventures (1 company) and High Alpha (1 company).
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