Marell Evans

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Marell Evans
BornJanuary 1989
Richmond, Virginia
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Michigan
Occupation(s) Investor, Entrepreneur

Marell Evans is an American investor and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Exceptional Capital, a venture firm focused on early-stage enterprise software companies. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Evans was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1989. He attended Varina High School. [5] In 2007, Evans received a football scholarship at the University of Michigan where he played linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines. [4] [6]

Career

Evans worked in enterprise and sales roles at IBM and Okta, he later joined SoftBank. [2]

In 2021, he founded Exceptional Capital, a venture capital firm investing in enterprise software startups. [1] [7]

Evans has been featured in Forbes, [1] Business Insider, [2] and TechCrunch. [7] He is a Kauffman Fellow. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Okpa, Sam (2021-09-22). "Solo Black GP Marell Evans Launches Exceptional Capital To Focus On B2B Software". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  2. 1 2 3 Persaud, Vishal. "How one rising Miami VC raised more money for his first fund. Other emerging investors haven't been so lucky". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  3. ↑ Wile, Rob (2022-02-22). "This San Francisco transplant venture capitalist is not like most. For one thing, he's got Twitter co-founder's backing". Miami Herald.
  4. 1 2 Raftery, Kevin (2011-09-29). "Family First: Marell Evans's journey from the Big House to the warehouse and back". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  5. ↑ "Getting to Know Marell Evans". mgoblue.com. University of Michigan Athletics. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Marell Evans - Michigan Wolverines Linebacker". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  7. 1 2 Szkutak, Rebecca (2024-12-30). "From AI agents to enterprise budgets, 20 VCs share their predictions on enterprise tech in 2025". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  8. ↑ "Marell Evans – Kauffman Fellows". kauffmanfellows.org. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
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