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accel.com

Investments

2347

Portfolio Exits

433

Funds

67

Partners & Customers

10

Service Providers

2

About 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. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Headquarters Location

500 University Avenue

Palo Alto, California, 94301,

United States

650-614-4800

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Expert Collections containing Accel

Expert Collections are analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces.

Find Accel in 18 Expert Collections, including Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food).

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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.

R

Restaurant Tech

20 items

Hardware and software for restaurant management, bookings, staffing, mobile restaurant payments, inventory management, and more.

H

HR Tech

65 items

E

E-Commerce

22 items

S

Store tech (In-store retail tech)

55 items

Startups aiming work with retailers to improve brick-and-mortar retail operations.

B

Banking

44 items

Based on CB Insights Research Brief: https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/industry-market-map-landscape/#retail banking

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Accel Investments

2,347 Investments

Accel has made 2,347 investments. Their latest investment was in Locofy.ai as part of their Seed VC - II on May 5, 2023.

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Accel Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

5/16/2023

Seed VC - II

Locofy.ai

$4.25M

No

2

5/8/2023

Seed VC

Tema

Yes

3

5/8/2023

Seed VC

Fundly

$3M

Yes

Accel, Multiply Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors

2

4/14/2023

Seed VC

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$99M

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10

4/6/2023

Series F

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$99M

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10

Date

5/16/2023

5/8/2023

5/8/2023

4/14/2023

4/6/2023

Round

Seed VC - II

Seed VC

Seed VC

Seed VC

Series F

Company

Locofy.ai

Tema

Fundly

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Amount

$4.25M

$3M

$99M

$99M

New?

No

Yes

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Co-Investors

Accel, Multiply Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors

Sources

2

3

2

10

10

Accel Portfolio Exits

433 Portfolio Exits

Accel has 433 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was DecisionLink on April 17, 2023.

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

4/17/2023

Acquired

$99M

6

1/13/2023

Acq - Pending

$99M

1

12/19/2022

Acquired

$99M

7

10/3/2022

Merger

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$99M

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10

7/6/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

Date

4/17/2023

1/13/2023

12/19/2022

10/3/2022

7/6/2022

Exit

Acquired

Acq - Pending

Acquired

Merger

Acquired

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

6

1

7

10

10

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

$99M

Acq - Fin

2

9/7/2009

Series C

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$99M

$99M

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10

3/22/2004

Other Venture Capital

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$99M

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0

6/12/1996

Growth Equity

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$99M

$99M

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10

12/15/1994

Growth Equity

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$99M

$99M

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10

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

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Total Funding

$99M

$99M

$99M

Note

Acq - Fin

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Sources

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10

0

10

10

Accel Fund History

67 Fund Histories

Accel has 67 funds, including Global Later-Stage Fund.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

6/21/2022

Global Later-Stage Fund

$4,000M

1

3/2/2022

Accel India VII

$650M

2

6/29/2021

Accel Growth VI

$1,750M

1

6/29/2021

Accel Europe VII

$99M

10

6/29/2021

Accel XV

$99M

10

Closing Date

6/21/2022

3/2/2022

6/29/2021

6/29/2021

6/29/2021

Fund

Global Later-Stage Fund

Accel India VII

Accel Growth VI

Accel Europe VII

Accel XV

Fund Type

Status

Amount

$4,000M

$650M

$1,750M

$99M

$99M

Sources

1

2

1

10

10

Accel Partners & Customers

10 Partners and customers

Accel has 10 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

United States

Accel-KKR invests $16m in Australia's Humanforce

Accel-KKR , a US-based private equity firm created by Accel Partners and KKR , has invested A$ 22.5 million in Australian workforce management solutions provider Humanforce .

1

8/23/2018

Partner

United States

1

2/3/2016

Partner

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10

1/26/2016

Partner

India

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10

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

United States

United States

India

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 .

Accel-KKR invests $16m in Australia's Humanforce

Accel-KKR , a US-based private equity firm created by Accel Partners and KKR , has invested A$ 22.5 million in Australian workforce management solutions provider Humanforce .

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Sources

2

1

1

10

10

Accel Service Providers

2 Service Providers

Accel has 2 service provider relationships

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Service Type

Counsel

General Counsel

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Associated Rounds

Provider Type

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Service Type

General Counsel

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Accel Team

19 Team Members

Accel has 19 team members, including current Chief Financial Officer, Anne Rockhold.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Anne Rockhold

Chief Financial Officer

Current

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Anne Rockhold

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