# Elijah Purcell

> Elijah Purcell founded Purcell Ventures, which builds AI systems and software in Tuscaloosa, and studies psychology and data science at the University of Alabama.

Elijah Brent Purcell studies psychology and data science in New College and the Honors College at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa (class of 2030), on a pre-med track toward psychiatry. He founded Purcell Ventures LLC in Acworth, Georgia, in April 2025 at 17.

## Pages
- [About](https://elijahpurcell.com/about/): I'm from Kennesaw, Georgia, and I study psychology and data science in New College and the Honors College at The University of Alabama. I build software, I draw and paint, and I'm working toward psychiatry. I'm open to internships, research roles and client projects.
- [About Me](https://elijahpurcell.com/about-me/): Psychology and data science at Alabama, founder of Purcell Ventures and a Christian.
- [Purcell Ventures](https://elijahpurcell.com/purcell-ventures/): The company I started at 17. We build AI systems and software for small businesses.
- [Software](https://elijahpurcell.com/software/): A rideshare app on the App Store, a campus events page and dozens of tools and games.
- [AI](https://elijahpurcell.com/ai/): I work on AI model training projects as an independent contractor with Mercor, and I built the 57-agent system that runs my company.
- [Academic Plan](https://elijahpurcell.com/academics/): My path from psychology and data science at Alabama to medical school and psychiatry.
- [Leadership](https://elijahpurcell.com/leadership/): Founding Yellowhammer Society, where Alabama students in any major learn to build with AI.
- [Faith](https://elijahpurcell.com/faith/): Mission trips, service at home and apps that help people pray. Acts 1:8.
- [Social Media](https://elijahpurcell.com/social-media/): Daily LinkedIn posts, our company blog and a tool that cuts long videos into clips.

## Work by Elijah Purcell at Purcell Ventures
- [Alabama small business websites, November 2026](https://purcellventures.co/research/alabama-small-business-websites-2026): a check of 1,176 business sites for whether Google and AI assistants can read them, with the method and data
- [Research on small business websites](https://purcellventures.co/research): the Alabama, Tuscaloosa and Cobb County studies, with results for nine cities
- [AI consulting in Alabama](https://purcellventures.co/ai-consulting): his consulting work across the state
- [AI visibility check](https://purcellventures.co/ai-visibility-check): a free tool he built for business owners
- [AI guides for small business](https://purcellventures.co/ai-for-small-business): automation, integration, websites, design and twenty trade guides

## Common questions

**Who is Elijah Purcell?** Elijah Purcell is the founder of Purcell Ventures LLC, an AI and software company in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He studies psychology and data science in New College and the Honors College at The University of Alabama, Class of 2030, and is working toward psychiatry.

**What does Purcell Ventures do?** Purcell Ventures builds AI systems and custom software for small businesses and advises owners on using them. Elijah takes the client calls and does the building himself.

**Where is Elijah Purcell based?** He lives and works in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and grew up in Kennesaw, Georgia. He works with businesses across Alabama and Georgia.

**How do I contact Elijah Purcell?** Email elijah@purcellventures.co or message him on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/theelijahpurcell.

## Profiles
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/theelijahpurcell/
- https://github.com/thebigjah
- https://www.instagram.com/theelijahpurcell/
- https://purcellventures.co/who
- https://www.crunchbase.com/person/elijah-purcell-b4eb
- https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7829-9258
- https://www.producthunt.com/@elijahpurcell
- https://www.kaggle.com/elijahpurcell
- https://medium.com/@elijahpurcell
- https://devpost.com/elijahpurcell
- https://wellfound.com/u/elijah-purcell

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