Excelerate Labs

Excelerate Labs is an accelerator in Illinois that focuses on conducting programs for startups to connect with investors. Founded 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Nick Rosa, Sam Yagan, and Troy Henikoff, it invests in early stage ventures and seed. Its portfolio companies include Bottlecode, Contract Cloud, GoNanny, Havoc Shield, NutriSense, Pairi, ToDoolie and Visual Feeder. As of March 2020, Techstars Chicago has made 113 investments. Their most recent investment was on January 27, 2020 with Contract Cloud. Techstars Chicago has had 19 exits, the most notable of which include Betaout, Orbeus, and Akouba.