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Global HQ
Palo Alto, United States
Countries of investment
  • Lithuania
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Israel
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Series D
Industries
  • AI
  • Cloud Computing
  • Enterprise Software
  • Consumer Products
  • Fintech
  • Media
  • Cybersecurity
  • Health Tech
  • Service
About
Accel is a premier global venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, United States, with a long history of investing in industry-leading technology giants across North America, Europe, Israel, and India. Dedicated to fostering innovation from early inception through global scale, Accel combines deep operational expertise with a powerful international network to help entrepreneurs transform transformative ideas into enduring market leaders.
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Investment Thesis

Accel’s investment thesis focuses on backing exceptional entrepreneurs building category-defining technology companies from seed to growth stage. Guided by the "prepared mind" philosophy, the firm targets high-potential sectors including enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, security, and consumer technology, partnering closely with visionary founders to scale globally.
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Accel’s partners bring decades of venture experience across multiple cycles, having backed category-defining companies globally. The team combines pattern recognition at scale with deep operator relationships, allowing them to support companies from seed through IPO with institutional rigor.

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Andrew Braccia - Partner

Rich Wong - Partner

Sameer Gandhi - Partner

Ping Li - Partner

Ryan Sweeney - Partner

Arun Mathew - Partner

Sonali De Rycker - Partner

Casey Aylward - Partner

Christine Esserman - Partner

Miles Clements - Partner

Sara Ittelson - Partner

Ivan Zhou - Partner

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