Accel

About The Fund

Accel is a renowned early and growth-stage venture capital firm that concentrates on empowering people and fostering their companies from inception through all stages of private company development. It is well-known for its investments in a diverse array of sectors including Software, Media, Education, Business Solutions, FinTech, Retail, E-Commerce, Sales, Marketing, IoT, A.I., HealthTech, Fitness, Web Security, Privacy, Gaming, eSports, Analytics, Cloud Services, Infrastructure, Developer tools, Medical Devices, Hospital Services, Payments, Real Estate, Construction, Healthcare, Wellness, Mobility, Online Social, Consumer, Restaurants, and Woman-Focused initiatives. With particular interest in women in tech and female founders, Accel has supported successful companies such as Atlassian, Braintree, Cloudera, CrowdStrike, DJI, Dropbox, Dropcam, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, FreshWorks, Jet, Qualtrics, Slack, Spotify, Supercell, UiPath, and Vox Media over its 35-year history. Founded by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz in 1989, Accel's global presence includes headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and operation funds in London, India, and China. Their significant fundraising milestones include the 2016 accumulation of $2bn, of which $500m was for early-stage ventures and $1.5bn for growth investments; Accel India Fund V totaling $450m; and the $500m valued Accel London V. Within India and Southeast Asia, Accel notably becomes the primary institutional investor, with the majority of their investments being in Seed or Series A rounds. They manage assets totaling $18.3 billion, and they typically invest between $500,000 to $25,000,000, favoring investment opportunities around $5,000,000. Their specialties lie in Seed, Series A, Series B, and Pre-seed rounds of funding.