Accel Partners
Venture Capital Est. 1983
USD 3B
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
- Founded
- 1983
- Focus
- Deeptech
About
Accel is a leading US-headquartered early and growth-stage venture capital firm. Accel backs entrepreneurs who have what it takes to build a world-class, category-defining business. Founded in 1983, Accel brings more than three decades of experience building and supporting hundreds of companies. Accel's vision for entrepreneurship and business enables it to identify and invest in the companies that will be responsible for the growth of next-generation industries.
Accel-backed companies include Atlassian, Braintree, Cloudera, DJI, Dropbox, Dropcam, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, Lookout Security, MoPub, Qualtrics, Slack, Spotify, Supercell, Vox Media and others.
Investment Focus
Investment size
USD 1M - USD 50M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Focus Areas
Stages
Growth Seed Series A Series B
Domains
Consumer Financial Services Healthcare Technology
Focus
Deeptech AI Enterprise Software SaaS
Specialist
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States United Kingdom India
Coverage
Global Regions
North America Europe Asia
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Office Presence
3 countries
United States India United Kingdom
4 known offices
Palo Alto, CA, United States (HQ)
Bengaluru, KA, India
England, United Kingdom
San Francisco, CA, United States
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