# Echelon

> Echelon is a VC fund in Evanston backing Software and Manufacturing. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Evanston, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/echelon-xyz/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/echelon_xyz
- Website: https://echelon.xyz/

Echelon is a VC fund in Evanston focused on Software and Manufacturing. Echelon celebrates great company builders and great company building. We offer venture capital among a constellation of resources to build in a world shaped by data and climate.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$7.5M |
| Series A | $6.3M–$29M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 17% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 17% |
| Environmental Engineering | 3 | 17% |
| Apps | 2 | 11% |
| Insurance | 2 | 11% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 39% |
| Series A | 4 | 22% |
| Series B | 2 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 11% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kerri Faber | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kerri-faber-3715 |
| David McColl | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mccoll-3ac3 |
| Joel Moxley | Patner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-moxley |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Comeryx | Comeryx is a tailored AI platform that is specially designed for small businesses for a seamless experiences. | $7.5M | Seed | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| InventWood | InventWood aims to be the leader in cellulose-based technologies. The company specializes in the production of cellulosic materials. InventWood was established in 2016 by Amy Gong in College Park, Maryland. | $8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| Frontline Wildfire Defense | Frontline Wildfire Defense is an application that protects private property from wildfire. The company works as a remote fire department that provides structure protection and monitors active wildfires throughout the western United States. | $6.4M | Seed | May 01, 2023 |  |
| Groma | Groma is a vertically integrated real estate investment, development and management company combined with a tech startup building tools to provide better outcomes for our investors, tenants and the communities we serve. | $20M | Series A | Jan 30, 2023 |  |
| Groma | Groma is a vertically integrated real estate investment, development and management company combined with a tech startup building tools to provide better outcomes for our investors, tenants and the communities we serve. | $29.3M | Series A | Feb 12, 2022 |  |
| LayerZero Labs | LayerZero Labs is a blockchain messaging protocol developer that allows decentralized applications build across multiple blockchains. The company is a User Application (UA) configurable on-chain endpoint that runs a ULN. | $6.3M | Series A | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| LayerZero Labs | LayerZero Labs is a blockchain messaging protocol developer that allows decentralized applications build across multiple blockchains. The company is a User Application (UA) configurable on-chain endpoint that runs a ULN. |  | Seed | Sep 15, 2021 |  |
| Pie Insurance | Pie Insurance is a workers’ compensation insurance company that provides workers’ comp coverage to small businesses through a simple online experience. The company offering A.M. Best A-rated insurance that leverages data analytics, easy-to-use online features, and a seasoned team of insurance experts to revolutionize workers’ comp for smallbusinesses.As a technology-enabled workers’ compensation insurance company, Pie leverages extensive, high-quality data sets to segment and price small business policies, accurately assessing risks and passing savings on to small business owners. It intends to use the funds for the continued growth and expansion of its offering to small business owners and conduct strategic initiatives to form and purchase licensed insurance companies.Pie began selling workers comp insurance policies direct to customers in 2018. The company is led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart. | $118M | Series C | Mar 25, 2021 |  |
| First Resonance | First Resonance is developing a manufacturing software platform for modern manufacturers. Its factory operating system accelerates manufacturing and tracks parts and processes from prototype to full-scale production. ION Analytics provides decision-makers with immediate insights into manufacturing process bottlenecks, enabling them to make rapidand scalable iterations, ultimately leading to quicker time-to-market outcomes. | $3.5M | Seed | Dec 04, 2020 |  |
| IMIDEX | IMIDEX has singular mission in mind: to save lives lost to lung cancer. With over two million lives taken every year, lung cancer is a problem that we are looking to solve with AI-powered medical device technology that helps clinicians detect cancer earlier. We have assembled a world-class team of data scientists and medical experts to develop ourtechnology and achieve our mission of creating better outcomes and saving lives.IMIDEX was established in Denver, Colorado in 2009. | $1.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 07, 2020 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Elefund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elefund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Greycroft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greycroft) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Echelon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moxley-holdings) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Aspect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aspect-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sirius International Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sirius-international-insurance) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SVB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svb-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Echelon invest in?

Echelon invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Environmental Engineering startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Echelon's check size?

Echelon typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$7.5M at Seed and $6.3M–$29M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Echelon participates in.

### How do I contact Echelon?

Public channels for Echelon include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Echelon?

The team at Echelon includes Kerri Faber (Partner), David McColl (Partner) and Joel Moxley (Patner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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