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Excedr was founded 14 years ago by former UC Berkeley students.

The company’s founding was driven by Jon’s goal to improve the equipment procurement process for laboratories within academic institutions, thus enabling better and faster academic research.

His hope was that improving access to lab equipment would lead to an increase in research and innovation—and funding for that innovation—leading to better healthcare outcomes for all.

However, he soon realized that many labs outside of academia also faced similar operational and financial issues, like acquiring increasingly expensive equipment while juggling limited R&D budgets. This led to the founding of Excedr. Jon's time in the lab showed him that the biotech and the life science industry can always benefit from new ways of accessing capital and funding.

Excedr was able to immediately start helping innovative labs and businesses of all sizes—privately-held biotech startups, growth-stage ventures, CROs, CDMOs, and academic institutions— access the equipment they needed without financially hamstringing themselves.

With more than 13 years of experience supporting generational founders in biotech, Excedr has grown as a financing option and capital provider for exceptional life science companies.

Our network of partners has grown too, and includes a wide range of contract research services, software platforms, finance tools, and HR support. We know running a biotech startup is a complex endeavor and is a team effort, which is why we've evaluated and partnered with the best in the industry to the benefit of our clients.

It's our strong belief that helping scientists acquire the equipment they need to develop new technologies will lead to better healthcare outcomes for all—and providing another procurement and funding option for founders to build their businesses in an intense and challenging industry, without unnecessary equity-dilution—is a significant and impactful bonus.