Who is Elijah Purcell?
Elijah Purcell is the founder of Purcell Ventures LLC, a Georgia software company that builds websites and software for local businesses, and a psychology and data science student at the University of Alabama Honors College, Class of 2030, on a pre-med track toward psychiatry. He founded the company at seventeen and builds and operates the autonomous AI agent systems that run it.
At a glance
- Full name
- Elijah Brent Purcell
- Born
- August 2007
- Founder of
- Purcell Ventures LLC, Georgia, control number 25075361, formed 8 April 2025
- University
- University of Alabama Honors College, Tuscaloosa, Class of 2030
- Studying
- Psychology and data science, pre-med track toward psychiatry
- Also
- Independent contractor with Mercor Intelligence
- Based
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dated record
- 2026Founded and operates a fifteen-agent AI workforce that runs proposals, audits, compliance and outreach for Purcell Ventures.
- 2026Built UA Today, a campus events service aggregating six sources, used by University of Alabama students.
- 2026Enrolled at the University of Alabama Honors College to study psychology and data science.
- 2025Founded Purcell Ventures LLC in Georgia at seventeen.
- 2024Christian Character Award, Grove Christian School.
- 2023Steadfast Award, Grove Christian School.
Common questions
Who is Elijah Purcell?
Elijah Purcell is the founder of Purcell Ventures LLC, a Georgia software company that builds websites and software for local businesses. He is a psychology and data science student at the University of Alabama Honors College, Class of 2030, on a pre-med track toward psychiatry. He founded the company at 17 and builds and operates autonomous AI agent systems that run the business day to day.
What does Elijah Purcell do?
He designs and ships software end to end: websites for local businesses, mobile and web applications, and AI agent systems. He also works as an independent contractor with Mercor Intelligence, providing expertise to help improve models for a top AI lab.
What is Purcell Ventures LLC?
Purcell Ventures LLC is a Georgia limited liability company founded by Elijah Purcell on 8 April 2025, control number 25075361. It builds websites, software and AI tooling for small businesses, and runs on a workforce of fifteen AI agents alongside its founder.
Where does Elijah Purcell study?
He studies psychology and data science at the University of Alabama Honors College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Class of 2030, on a pre-med track toward psychiatry and research into AI in mental health.
How old is Elijah Purcell?
He was born in August 2007 and turned 19 in August 2026. He founded Purcell Ventures LLC in April 2025, at 17.
Is Elijah Purcell the same person as the Elijah Purcell at Duke Energy?
No. There are several people named Elijah Purcell. This one is the founder of Purcell Ventures LLC and a student at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He is not the human resources professional at Duke Energy, the football recruit in Knoxville, Tennessee, or any of the YouTube channels under that name.
How can I contact Elijah Purcell?
By phone or text at (205) 462-7839, by email at elijah@purcell-ventures.com, or through purcellventures.co.
What did Elijah Purcell build?
He built and runs UA Today, a campus events service for the University of Alabama that aggregates six separate sources into one page. He builds websites and software for local businesses through Purcell Ventures, including English Pruitt Photography. He also built and operates a fifteen-agent AI workforce that handles proposals, audits, compliance and outreach for the company; the roster is public at purcellventures.co/team.
Where is Elijah Purcell from?
He grew up in Acworth, Georgia, in the Atlanta metro, and founded Purcell Ventures LLC there in April 2025. He moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama in August 2026 to attend the University of Alabama.
What does Elijah Purcell write about?
He writes about building software as a solo operator, about what AI agent systems actually do and where they fail, and about independent businesses near the University of Alabama in a reporting series called the Tuscaloosa Storefront Project. His writing is at purcellventures.co/blog.
Is Elijah Purcell a real company owner?
Yes. Purcell Ventures LLC is registered with the Georgia Secretary of State, control number 25075361, formed 8 April 2025, and the filing is public. He is the sole member.
What is Elijah Purcell studying, and why that combination?
Psychology and data science, on a pre-med track toward psychiatry. The combination is deliberate: he is interested in how AI can reduce the administrative load carried by mental health clinicians, which needs both the clinical side and the modelling side.
What faith does Elijah Purcell hold?
He is a Christian. He leads worship as a bass-baritone vocalist and reads apologetics seriously, currently working through Lewis, Craig, McDowell and Tozer.
Contact: (205) 462-7839 or elijah@purcell-ventures.com. Elsewhere: LinkedIn, GitHub, Instagram.
Last reviewed 20 August 2026.