Investments
2235Portfolio Exits
428Funds
66Partners & Customers
9Service Providers
2About Accel
Accel is a venture capital firm that invests in people and their companies from the earliest days through all phases of private company growth. Atlassian, Braintree, Cloudera, DJI, Dropbox, Dropcam, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, Jet, Lookout Security, Qualtrics, Slack, Spotify, Supercell, and Vox Media are among the companies the firm has backed over the past 30 years. The firm seeks to understand entrepreneurs as individuals, appreciate their originality and play to their strengths.
Accel Headquarter Location
500 University Avenue
Palo Alto, California, 94301,
United States
650-614-4800
Expert Collections containing Accel
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Find Accel in 18 Expert Collections, including Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food).
Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food)
37 items
Startups selling their own branded products directly to consumers via online/mobile channels, rather than relying on department stores or big online marketplaces.
Restaurant Tech
19 items
Hardware and software for restaurant management, bookings, staffing, mobile restaurant payments, inventory management, and more.
HR Tech
65 items
E-Commerce
22 items
Store management tech (In-store retail tech)
55 items
Startups aiming work with retailers to improve brick-and-mortar retail operations.
Banking
44 items
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Latest Accel News
May 18, 2022
In 2021, the firm hired 99 new employees and added 36,646 new patients to its database.
Accel Investments
2,235 Investments
Accel has made 2,235 investments. Their latest investment was in Xendit as part of their Series D on May 5, 2022.
Accel Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/19/2022 | Series D | Xendit | $300M | No | 4 | |
5/17/2022 | Series B | Instabug | $46M | No | 5 | |
5/17/2022 | Series C | Unit | $100M | No | 2 | |
5/17/2022 | Series B | |||||
5/17/2022 | Series C |
Date | 5/19/2022 | 5/17/2022 | 5/17/2022 | 5/17/2022 | 5/17/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series D | Series B | Series C | Series B | Series C |
Company | Xendit | Instabug | Unit | ||
Amount | $300M | $46M | $100M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Accel Portfolio Exits
428 Portfolio Exits
Accel has 428 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Actelis Networks on May 13, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/13/2022 | IPO | 4 | |||
5/11/2022 | Acquired | 5 | |||
4/22/2022 | Acquired | 14 | |||
Date | 5/13/2022 | 5/11/2022 | 4/22/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | IPO | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 5 | 14 |
Accel Acquisitions
5 Acquisitions
Accel acquired 5 companies. Their latest acquisition was GoFundMe on June 18, 2015.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/18/2015 | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||||
9/7/2009 | Series C | |||||
3/22/2004 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
6/12/1996 | Growth Equity | |||||
12/15/1994 | Growth Equity |
Date | 6/18/2015 | 9/7/2009 | 3/22/2004 | 6/12/1996 | 12/15/1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Series C | Other Venture Capital | Growth Equity | Growth Equity | |
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Accel Fund History
66 Fund Histories
Accel has 66 funds, including Accel India VII.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/2/2022 | Accel India VII | $650M | 2 | ||
6/29/2021 | Accel XV | $650M | 2 | ||
6/29/2021 | Accel Europe VII | $650M | 1 | ||
6/29/2021 | Accel Growth VI | ||||
12/16/2020 | Accel Leaders 3 |
Closing Date | 3/2/2022 | 6/29/2021 | 6/29/2021 | 6/29/2021 | 12/16/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Accel India VII | Accel XV | Accel Europe VII | Accel Growth VI | Accel Leaders 3 |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $650M | $650M | $650M | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Accel Partners & Customers
9 Partners and customers
Accel has 9 strategic partners and customers. Accel recently partnered with Cognite on October 10, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/27/2020 | Partner | Norway | Cognite Partners with Accel to Transform Industry and Define New Industrial Software Category OSLO , Norway -- -- Cognite , a global leader in industrial software innovation , announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with leading global venture capital firm Accel . | 2 | |
1/29/2019 | Partner | ||||
8/23/2018 | Partner | ||||
2/3/2016 | Partner | ||||
1/26/2016 | Partner |
Date | 10/27/2020 | 1/29/2019 | 8/23/2018 | 2/3/2016 | 1/26/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Norway | ||||
News Snippet | Cognite Partners with Accel to Transform Industry and Define New Industrial Software Category OSLO , Norway -- -- Cognite , a global leader in industrial software innovation , announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with leading global venture capital firm Accel . | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Accel Team
21 Team Members
Accel has 21 team members, including current Founding Partner, Arthur Patterson.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Golden | Founder | Current | |
Arthur Patterson | Founding Partner | Current | |
Jim Swartz | Founding Partner | Current | |
Kevin Comolli | DH Private Equity Partners, and Goldman Sachs | General Partner | Current |
Dinesh Katiyar | General Partner | Current |
Name | Joseph Golden | Arthur Patterson | Jim Swartz | Kevin Comolli | Dinesh Katiyar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | DH Private Equity Partners, and Goldman Sachs | ||||
Title | Founder | Founding Partner | Founding Partner | General Partner | General Partner |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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