Accel Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 93

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 2,618

  • Portfolio
  • 614

  • Exits
  • 769

Exits

Accel General Information

Company Description

Founded in 1983, Accel is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm prefers to invest in early-stage companies operating in the cloud, software as a service, consumer, enterprise, information technology, healthcare, fintech, security, media, and business products & services sectors. The firm has additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore.

Business Details

Website
www.accel.com
Formerly Known As
Accel Partners
Year Founded
1983
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Trade Association
British Venture Capital Association (BRVCA)
Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA2)
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
Growth/Expansion
Corporate Office
  • 500 University Avenue
  • Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • United States
+1 (650)

Accel Investments & Acquisitions (2,618)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Juspay 07-Apr-2025 Later Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue
RapidClaims 02-Apr-2025 Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Generating Revenue
Spinny 31-Mar-2025 Automotive Generating Revenue
Tailscale 28-Mar-2025 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Nabhdrishti Aerospace 26-Mar-2025 Aerospace and Defense Generating Revenue
Silna Health 25-Mar-2025 Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Generating Revenue
ApnaMart 24-Mar-2025 Department Stores Generating Revenue
Aura (Network Management Software) 24-Mar-2025 Network Management Software Profitable
RedotPay 14-Mar-2025 Early Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue
Supabase 13-Mar-2025 Later Stage VC Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
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Accel Exits (769)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Innovist 08-Apr-2025 Later Stage VC
Pillow (Financial Services) 04-Apr-2025
Produze 23-Mar-2025
trica 21-Mar-2025
Avenue (Business/Productivity Software) 21-Jan-2025
TimelyAI 12-Jan-2025
Jelled.AI 26-Nov-2024
BlackBuck 22-Nov-2024
Popup (Business/Productivity Software) 19-Nov-2024 Out of Business
Swiggy 13-Nov-2024 IPO
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Accel Fund Performance

Fund Name Vintage Size Dry Powder DPI RVPI TVPI IRR

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Accel Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Accel Atoms Bangalore, India 2021
Accel India Bengaluru, India 2008

Accel FAQs

  • What is Accel?

    Founded in 1983, Accel is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California.

  • When was Accel founded?

    Accel was founded in 1983.

  • Where is Accel headquartered?

    Accel is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

  • What is Accel's total asset value?

    Accel has around in total assets under management.

  • How many investments has Accel made?

    Accel has made 2,618 investments.

  • What has Accel invested in?

    Accel has made numerous investments in companies like Juspay, RapidClaims, and Spinny within the Financial Software, Enterprise Systems (Healthcare), and Automotive industries.

  • What has Accel invested in recently?

    Accel's latest investment was on 07-Apr-2025 in Juspay, a company within the Financial Software industry.

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