Accel Partners

Venture Capital Est. 1983
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USD 3B
Estimated FUM
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Founded
1983
Focus
Varies by strategy

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.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Sources
  1. accel.com — Deep Tech, Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology

Recent venture activity

  • Mar 2026 · Reported 3 more venture funds to the SEC (83 in total) in its Form ADV filed 2026-03-30 · SEC Form ADV
Capital & location details · updated 2026-10-12

Locations & investment markets

Investment Criteria

Investment size
USD 1M - USD 50M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Growth Seed Series A Series B
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
More investors with offices in Silicon Valley
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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