# Ellis Accelerator

> Ellis Accelerator is a VC fund in New York backing Employment, Recruiting and Human Resources. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellis-accelerator/
- Website: https://www.ellisaccelerator.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellisaccelerator/

Ellis Accelerator is a four-month program designed to empower international startups as they expand to the US market and become global companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Employment | 1 | 100% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Skill Assessment | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DevSkiller | DevSkiller is a Warsaw-based HR tech scale-up specialised in tech talent assessment and management solutions. Its proprietary employee lifecycle management platform is used by 700+ companies from 90+ countries, spanning across 6 continents. The platform consists of two main components: TalentScore and TalentBoost. The former streamlines the techskills screening process, making it more efficient and candidate-friendly. The latter tackles key challenges in talent management, helping to identify skills gaps on a company level and gamify individual career paths. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2019 | https://devskiller.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Ellis Accelerator invest in?

Ellis Accelerator invests primarily in Employment, Recruiting and Human Resources startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ellis Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ellis Accelerator closed in Nov 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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