# Exhilarator

> Exhilarator is a VC fund in Washington backing Retail, Fashion and Consumer. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2432925?
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/exhilarator
- Website: http://www.exhilarator.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/exhilarator

Exhilarator is a VC fund in Washington focused on Retail and Fashion. Exhilarator Accelerator provides hands-on help scaling start-ups.They accept 4-5 companies on a rolling basis for a four-month program in Washington, DC. Shared office space in the heart of Georgetown is provided for the duration of the program and they request that companies be located in Washington for the length of the program. Companiesalso receive legal, accounting, creative and technical support.Exhilarator Services leverages their experience and relationships to scale ideas for serial entrepreneurs:Think of Exhilarator Services as an extension of your team — here to pull the pieces of your business together. They’ll pull in appropriate resources along the way, make key introductions to potential business partners and investors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Web Hosting | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| umano | umano is an experiential shopping platform, created to showcase a kid’s drawing as a work of art and connect consumers with the inspiring stories behind our unique products. Our social mission is to empower kids to unleash their creativity. | $100K | Convertible Note | Jun 17, 2015 | http://umano.com |
| SwitchPitch | SwitchPitch enables Fortune 500 companies to manage all innovation and startup relationships through our centralized Startup Relationship Management (SRM) platform.Enterprise companies are able to easily identify, vet and manage innovative startups interested in corporate partnerships to get deals done. SwitchPitch provides the mostcomprehensive startup innovation source available – enabling innovation teams to take action! |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 16, 2015 | https://switchpitch.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Forerunner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forerunner-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spark Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spark-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TechSquare Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techsquare-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VTF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vegastechfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Exhilarator invest in?

Exhilarator invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Consumer startups, most often at Convertible Note and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Exhilarator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Exhilarator closed in Jun 2015. Shizune tracks 2 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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