Exceptional Capital
Miami, Florida · Invests in US; Global; LATAM · Website
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We back the most ambitious founders building for enterprise, providing them with capital, confidence, and credibility. We believe exceptional founders with unrivaled tenacity and imagination can engineer exceptional futures in enterprise software, AI, and infrastructure.
Likely not a fit for
Late-stage capital, consumer-focused non-software, founders without operational experience or commitment to inclusive values
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $50M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
5 contacts on file
Portfolio
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Recent activity
- Oct 2025
AccessGrid
Seed · Participant
- Oct 2025
Keycard
Series A · Participant
- Jul 2025
Gradient Labs
Series A · Participant
- Jan 2025
AccessGrid
Seed · Lead
- Jan 2025
Embedder
Seed · Lead
- Jan 2025
Pointer
Seed · Lead
- Jan 2025
HUD
Seed · Lead
- Jan 2025
Keycard
Series A · Lead
Exceptional Capital in the news
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TechCrunch
VCs predict strong enterprise AI adoption next year — again
8 months ago
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8 months ago
SecurityWeek
Keycard Emerges From Stealth Mode With $38 Million in Funding
10 months ago
Automotive News
Stellantis’ Chinese partner Leapmotor surges past EV startup rivals
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Crunchbase
Exceptional Capital - Financial Details
Jul 2025
peopleofcolorintech.com
Latino Founder Of Tech Unicorn Outreach Has A New AI Startup
Mar 2025
GeekWire
Former Outreach CEO Manny Medina launches new startup tackling AI agent monetization
Mar 2025
Refresh Miami
Miami VCs share what they’re focusing on in 2025
Dec 2024
techcrunch.com
From AI agents to enterprise budgets, 20 VCs share their predictions on enterprise tech in 2025
Dec 2024
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Bling Capital raises $270M Fund IV to invest in and double-down on young startups
Nov 2024
Business Insider
How one rising Miami VC raised more money for his first fund. Other emerging investors haven't been so lucky.
May 2024
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The 14 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of September 2023
Oct 2023
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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 10/2/23
Oct 2023
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Breach detection and response startup Lumu raises $30M in fresh funding
Sep 2023
About Amazon
Amazon’s Catalytic Capital investment fund backs 4 new venture capital funds
Sep 2023
AlleyWatch
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 4/17/23
Apr 2023
William Blair
William Blair Continues Private Capital Advisory Growth With Three Senior Hires
Apr 2023
FinSMEs
Coactive AI Raises $14M in Combined Seed and Series A Funding
Mar 2023
businessinsider.com
The 26 Most Important VCs in Miami, According to Other VCs
Sep 2022
Miami Herald
This San Francisco transplant venture capitalist is not like most. For one thing, he’s got Twitter...
Feb 2022
Forbes
Solo Black GP Marell Evans Launches Exceptional Capital To Focus On B2B Software
Feb 2022
TechCrunch
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