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Accel

500 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States

Overview

Early and growth-stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs.

Founded

1983

Deals · 12mo

131

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

India
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

1493rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
NAKAD
Oct 2026Participated
$7 MSeed
Gardens
Oct 2026Participated
$35 MSeries B
Armadin
Oct 2026Led
$256 MSeries B
Kanu AI
Sep 2026Participated
$12 MSeed
Dodge AI
Sep 2026Led
$3 MSeed
Arivihan
Sep 2026Led
$10 MSeries A
Ando
Sep 2026Participated
$20 MSeed
Ema
Sep 2026Participated
$77 MSeries B
Clarion
Sep 2026Led
$10 MSeed
Nuance
Sep 2026Participated
$50 MSeries A
Swish
Sep 2026Participated
$24 MSeries B
Fundly.ai
Sep 2026Led
$5 MOther Equity
NAKAD
Oct 2026Participated
$7 MSeed
Gardens
Oct 2026Participated
$35 MSeries B
Armadin
Oct 2026Led
$256 MSeries B
Kanu AI
Sep 2026Participated
$12 MSeed
Dodge AI
Sep 2026Led
$3 MSeed
Arivihan
Sep 2026Led
$10 MSeries A
Ando
Sep 2026Participated
$20 MSeed
Ema
Sep 2026Participated
$77 MSeries B
Clarion
Sep 2026Led
$10 MSeed
Nuance
Sep 2026Participated
$50 MSeries A
Swish
Sep 2026Participated
$24 MSeries B
Fundly.ai
Sep 2026Led
$5 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Accel: 1,493 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Accel: 1,493 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed12466
Series A227121
Series B114184
Series C+94264
Other Equity97193
Debt18

Monthly Deal Activity

Accel: 1,493 deals are recorded across 248 months.All available history.
Accel: 1,493 deals are recorded across 248 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Mar '061
Apr '060
May '060
Jun '060
Jul '061
Aug '060
Sep '062
Oct '061
Nov '060
Dec '061
Jan '070
Feb '071
Mar '070
Apr '072
May '070
Jun '070
Jul '070
Aug '072
Sep '071
Oct '072
Nov '070
Dec '070
Jan '083
Feb '082
Mar '081
Apr '080
May '080
Jun '081
Jul '081
Aug '080
Sep '081
Oct '080
Nov '081
Dec '082
Jan '090
Feb '090
Mar '091
Apr '092
May '091
Jun '093
Jul '091
Aug '091
Sep '090
Oct '091
Nov '091
Dec '092
Jan '101
Feb '101
Mar '104
Apr '103
May '104
Jun '105
Jul '105
Aug '105
Sep '103
Oct '102
Nov '105
Dec '103
Jan '112
Feb '113
Mar '113
Apr '113
May '113
Jun '117
Jul '114
Aug '116
Sep '117
Oct '113
Nov '113
Dec '114
Jan '126
Feb '125
Mar '127
Apr '127
May '128
Jun '126
Jul '126
Aug '124
Sep '124
Oct '124
Nov '123
Dec '123
Jan '136
Feb '131
Mar '131
Apr '133
May '135
Jun '132
Jul '138
Aug '135
Sep '135
Oct '137
Nov '132
Dec '137
Jan '1417
Feb '142
Mar '147
Apr '149
May '1411
Jun '147
Jul '147
Aug '147
Sep '149
Oct '148
Nov '144
Dec '144
Jan '157
Feb '157
Mar '156
Apr '1513
May '1510
Jun '158
Jul '157
Aug '154
Sep '1512
Oct '159
Nov '1510
Dec '153
Jan '166
Feb '165
Mar '165
Apr '165
May '168
Jun '168
Jul '166
Aug '164
Sep '164
Oct '166
Nov '166
Dec '162
Jan '179
Feb '175
Mar '173
Apr '1712
May '178
Jun '178
Jul '1711
Aug '178
Sep '1710
Oct '176
Nov '175
Dec '176
Jan '182
Feb '189
Mar '186
Apr '183
May '186
Jun '1810
Jul '186
Aug '1811
Sep '187
Oct '187
Nov '186
Dec '183
Jan '192
Feb '193
Mar '1912
Apr '199
May '196
Jun '195
Jul '1911
Aug '1912
Sep '197
Oct '196
Nov '1914
Dec '194
Jan '207
Feb '208
Mar '207
Apr '2012
May '208
Jun '206
Jul '208
Aug '203
Sep '203
Oct '2012
Nov '206
Dec '2011
Jan '2110
Feb '2116
Mar '2117
Apr '2115
May '2118
Jun '2122
Jul '2114
Aug '2114
Sep '2118
Oct '2119
Nov '2111
Dec '2115
Jan '2216
Feb '2212
Mar '2214
Apr '2212
May '2217
Jun '229
Jul '227
Aug '2211
Sep '224
Oct '227
Nov '226
Dec '225
Jan '237
Feb '234
Mar '234
Apr '233
May '232
Jun '238
Jul '232
Aug '233
Sep '233
Oct '235
Nov '232
Dec '237
Jan '241
Feb '244
Mar '248
Apr '247
May '2411
Jun '247
Jul '2410
Aug '244
Sep '245
Oct '2413
Nov '2410
Dec '247
Jan '253
Feb '256
Mar '254
Apr '257
May '2513
Jun '258
Jul '254
Aug '254
Sep '2517
Oct '2516
Nov '256
Dec '2511
Jan '267
Feb '2613
Mar '2613
Apr '266
May '2615
Jun '2615
Jul '2612
Aug '267
Sep '2612
Oct '263

Sector Breakdown

Accel: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (644 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Accel: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (644 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software644
Networks, Cloud & Communication466
E-Commerce & Retail289
AI & Machine Learning287
Data, Analytics & IT249
Fintech242
Cybersecurity & Privacy174
Professional Services172
Consumer & Lifestyle143
Marketing & Advertising131
Developer Tools126
Media & Entertainment110
Transportation & Logistics100
Health & Life Sciences94
Hardware & Robotics90
Space & Frontier Tech56
Social & Community Platforms50
Food & Agriculture47
Manufacturing46
Travel & Hospitality44
Real Estate & Construction42
Education & Workforce39
Crypto & Blockchain39
Gaming & eSports38
Clean Energy & Sustainability19
Government & Defense17
AR/VR15

Deal Size Distribution

Accel: 1,493 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Accel: 1,493 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M186
$5M-$10M204
$10M-$25M392
$25M-$50M280
$50M-$100M192
$100M-$250M160
$250M-$500M49
$500M-$1B22
$1B+8

Deals By Geography

Accel: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (869 deals).All available history.

Top 10 of 39 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Accel: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (869 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States869
Europe273
India209
Israel25
Canada24
Singapore19
Australia9
Brazil8
Indonesia8
Mexico6
Accel: 20 co-investors are shown, with Tiger Global sharing 75 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Accel: 20 co-investors are shown, with Tiger Global sharing 75 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Tiger Global75
Sequoia Capital73
Lightspeed Venture Partners69
Google Ventures67
Y Combinator64
General Catalyst57
Index Ventures55
Insight Partners53
Andreessen Horowitz50
Bessemer Venture Partners48
New Enterprise Associates44
Salesforce Ventures42
Coatue37
Bain Capital Ventures36
Balderton Capital32
Greylock Partners32
Battery Ventures28
Meritech Capital Partners28
Khosla Ventures27
Norwest Venture Partners27

Investment Strategy

Accel: Led accounts for 44% and participating for 56% of round participation.All available history.
Accel: Led accounts for 44% and participating for 56% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led65744%
Participating83656%
Accel: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Accel: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead44267%
Co-led21533%

Team

Abhinav Chaturvedi
Alexandra Reinert

Investor

Alok Bathija

Partner, Corporate Development

Amit Kumar
Anand Daniel
Andrei Brasoveanu
Andrew Braccia

General Partner

Arun Mathew

Partner

Barath Shankar Subramanian
Ben Fletcher
Carlo Biggio

Associate Partner

Casey Aylward
Christine Esserman
Dan Levine
Deeksha Bhandari

AVP, Ecosystem Development

Dinesh Katiyar

Partner

Harry Nelis
Holly Bennett

VP, Ecosystem and Portfolio Development

John Locke
Jonathan Turner