# Accel: portfolio, investments and team

> Accel is a vc firm based in United States. 1,339 investments on record, 124 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Accel

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1339 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $750M, Aug 2026 VC firm

Grant Growth Pre-seed 5g AI & Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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**99%** of best year **124** **cheques in 12 months**, 1,339 on record

Since the last cheque **4** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$32M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $1.0M** Rounds led **102 of 1,339** Sole investor **104 rounds** Exits **145 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 63%**

Pitch Accel

## Accel highlights

- 01 124 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 51% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 104 rounds, median $6.9M
- 04 145 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2025-05 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Grant Growth Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** 5g AI & Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
- **Based in:** Bengaluru, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **1,339 appearances**

- **2026** 108 rounds
- **Oct** **[Simplismart](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplismart)** Series B · IN · Google News search **$14M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Coast](https://millionrounds.com/company/coast)** Growth · US · Google News search **$35M** With 13 others
- **Oct** **[Legora](https://millionrounds.com/company/legora)** Series E · SE · Google News search **$550M** With 17 others
- **Oct** **[Arda Industries Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/arda-industries-inc)** Series A · US · Google News search **$232M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Arda](https://millionrounds.com/company/arda)** US · Google News search **$230M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[RapidCanvas](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidcanvas)** Series B · US · The Economic Times: startups **$29M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Cosmochute](https://millionrounds.com/company/cosmochute)** Pre-seed · IN · Indian Startup News **$1.5M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Origin](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin)** Seed · US · The Economic Times: startups **$20M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Modal Labs Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/modal-labs-inc)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$750M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Scimplify](https://millionrounds.com/company/scimplify)** Series C · IN · AgFunderNews **$25M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Scuba](https://millionrounds.com/company/scuba)** Seed · US · The SaaS News **$34M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Sabi](https://millionrounds.com/company/sabi)** Seed · US · Trending Topics **$50M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Gardens Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/gardens-interactive)** Series B · US · The SaaS News **$35M** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[UIN](https://millionrounds.com/company/uin)** Seed · AR · LatamList **$2.0M** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[Armadin](https://millionrounds.com/company/armadin)** Series B · US · Leap Ventures **$256M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Arivihan](https://millionrounds.com/company/arivihan)** Series A · IN · Inc42 **$10M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Dodge AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/dodge-ai)** Seed · US · Tech Funding News **$2.6M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Ema](https://millionrounds.com/company/ema)** Series B · US · Inc42 **$77M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Blair Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/blair-health)** Pre-seed · CA · BetaKit **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Beagle Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/beagle-labs)** Pre-seed · US · AlleyWatch **$4.1M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **Cyera** Growth · US · TechStartups **$400M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Thri5](https://millionrounds.com/company/thri5)** Seed · CA · BetaKit **$5.4M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Swish](https://millionrounds.com/company/swish)** IN · Inc42 **$24M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Cognition](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognition)** Series E · US · TechCrunch **$2.0B** *Led*
- **Sept** **[fundcraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundcraft)** Growth · LU · Middlegame Ventures **$14M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Forus](https://millionrounds.com/company/forus)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$150M** With 9 others
- **Sept** **[Thinking Machines](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines)** US · TechCrunch **$1.0B** *Led*
- **Sept** **[iPremom](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipremom)** Seed · ES · Asabys **$17M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Circle](https://millionrounds.com/company/circle)** Seed · US · The Economic Times: startups **$100M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Fever](https://millionrounds.com/company/fever)** Growth · SE **$250M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Keenable](https://millionrounds.com/company/keenable)** Seed · US · Ventureburn **$26M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Astute](https://millionrounds.com/company/astute)** Pre-seed · TechStartups **$1.2M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Higgsfield](https://millionrounds.com/company/higgsfield)** Series B · US · Google News search **$400M** With 20 others
- **Aug** **[Lovable](https://millionrounds.com/company/lovable)** Series C · SE · Menlo Ventures **$400M** With 17 others
- **Aug** **[Cambridge Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-aerospace)** Series C · GB · Silicon Canals **$300M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Delightree](https://millionrounds.com/company/delightree)** US · Ventureburn **$25M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Linear](https://millionrounds.com/company/linear)** Secondary · US **$99M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Oak](https://millionrounds.com/company/oak)** Seed · Crunchbase News **$60M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[AegisAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aegisai)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$36M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Wonder](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonder)** Growth · US · AlleyWatch **$650M** With 9 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **24 named**

AK **Amit Kumar** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

AF **Andrei Florin Brasoveanu** Manager of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

AG **Andrew Gamble Braccia** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

AR **Andrew Rodger Whittaker** Director of Accel London Management Limited i Form ADV

AM **Arun M. Mathew** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

BM **Benjamin Martin Dooley** Director of Accel London Management Limited i Form ADV

BE **Bruce E. Golden** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

DW **Dorothy Walter** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

FD **Fred Destin** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

HW **Hendrik Willem Nelis** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

JP **J. Peter Wagner** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

JW **James W. Breyer** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

JL **John Locke** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

KE **Kevin E. Comolli** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

KJ **Kevin J. Efrusy** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

LJ **Lorna Jane Morton** Director of Accel London Management Limited i Form ADV

LB **Luca Bocchio** Manager of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

LL **Luciana Lixandru** Manager of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

MW **Matthew Weigand** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

NS **Natasha Salins** CCO i Form ADV

PL **Philippe Laurent Alain Botteri** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

PK **Ping K. Li** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

RH **Richard Henry Zamboldi** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

RP **Richard Peiyang Wong** Director of the General Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **114** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$56B** assets it manages, 3 advisers combined Oct 2026

**9+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Accel London Management Limited
- **SEC number:** CRD 171086

Funds on its Form ADV

**78** private funds, **$30B** in gross assets · filed Aug 2024

- Accel Leaders 4 L.P. *Venture* 290 investors $4.1B
- Accel XII L.P. *Venture* 128 investors $2.5B
- Accel Growth Fund V L.P. *Venture* 169 investors $2.3B
- Accel Leaders 3 L.P. *Venture* 183 investors $2.1B
- Accel Growth Fund VI L.P. *Venture* 186 investors $1.7B
- Accel Leaders Fund L.P. *Venture* 153 investors $1.5B
- Accel Growth Fund IV L.P. *Venture* 146 investors $1.5B
- Accel India V L.P. *Venture* 106 investors $1.3B
- Accel India IV L.P. *Venture* 84 investors $1.2B
- Accel XIII L.P. *Venture* 134 investors $1.1B

And 68 more on the filing.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 1 we have independently watched raise

Legal

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **145 in all**

**[Meddy](https://millionrounds.com/company/meddy)** Bought by [Helium Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/helium-health) **Undisclosed** Nov 2021

**[Instana](https://millionrounds.com/company/instana)** Bought by [Ibm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm) **Undisclosed** Nov 2020

**[PillPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillpack)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$753M** Jun 2018

**[CoreOS](https://millionrounds.com/company/coreos)** Bought by Redhat **$250M** Jan 2018

**[Flipkart](https://millionrounds.com/company/flipkart)** Bought by [Ebay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **Undisclosed** Aug 2017

**[SimpliVity](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplivity)** Bought by Hp **$650M** May 2017

**[Cloud9 IDE](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloud9-ide)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Jul 2016

**[SwiftKey](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftkey)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$250M** Feb 2016

**[Shopmium](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopmium)** Bought by [Quotient Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotient-technology) **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Avito.ru](https://millionrounds.com/company/avito-ru)** Bought by [Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) **$1.2B** Oct 2015

**[numberFire](https://millionrounds.com/company/numberfire)** Bought by FanDuel **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[Zimbra](https://millionrounds.com/company/zimbra)** Bought by Synacor **$25M** Aug 2015

**[Selligy](https://millionrounds.com/company/selligy)** Bought by Veeva **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[Hassle.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/hassle-com)** Bought by Helpling **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[Pixate](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixate)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[Riverbed Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/riverbed-technology)** Bought by [Thoma Bravo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thoma-bravo) **$3.5B** Apr 2015

**[lynda.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/lynda-com)** Bought by [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) **$1.5B** Apr 2015

**[collegefeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/collegefeed)** Bought by AfterCollege **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Bought by [Northwestern Mutual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwestern-mutual-future-ventures) **$250M** Mar 2015

**[TaxiForSure.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/taxiforsure-com)** Bought by [Ola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ola) **$200M** Mar 2015

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$750M**

raised in Aug 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Grant Growth Pre-seed

Median round joined **$32M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.9M**

Led 102 of 1,339 rounds **8%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 104 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 145 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *298*
- Series B said *281*
- Series C *168*
- Seed said *153*
- Venture *149*
- Series D *95*
- Grant said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 62
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 58
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 53
- [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) 48
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 45
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 44

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Accel. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **62** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **58** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **53** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Redpoint** VC firm **48** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **45** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **44** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **43** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **40** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Meritech Capital Partners** VC firm **40** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners)[**Benchmark** VC firm **38** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**Greylock** VC firm **37** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **37** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Accel put money into.

[**Simplismart** $14M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplismart)[**Coast** $35M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/coast)[**Legora** $550M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/legora)[**Arda** $230M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arda)[**RapidCanvas** $29M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidcanvas)[**Origin** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Accel in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Prime Venture Partners Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/prime-venture-partners) 17 Aug 2026 · 47 min How VCs Choose Founders to Back | Why Accel Backed Flipkart, Myntra & More Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Accel India](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel-india)[Binny Bansal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/binny-bansal) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 6 Jul 2026 · 56 min Accel: The Quiet Firm Behind Facebook, Cursor, Nebius, Lovable, Vercel Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Arun Mathew](https://millionrounds.com/person/arun-mathew)[Matt Weigand](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-weigand) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 9 Mar 2026 · 1h 3m 20VC: Inside Accel's $4BN Growth Investing Machine | Cursor is Dead is Total BS: Here is Why | What Missing Rippling and ElevenLabs Taught Us | Are $2BN-$10BN IPOs Dead | Why Now is a Great Time to be Thoma Bravo with Miles Clements With [Miles Clements](https://millionrounds.com/person/miles-clements) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Thoma Bravo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thoma-bravo) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 2 Jul 2025 · 52 min E182: Lessons from 17 Years at Menlo Ventures and Accel w/Tyler Sosin With [Tyler Sosin](https://millionrounds.com/person/tyler-sosin) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 20 May 2025 · 25 min Accel partner Sonali De Rycker on AI, exits, and European tech Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Apple Podcasts
- [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) 8 Apr 2025 · 45 min E84: How Accel Captures Companies Outside Traditional VC Reach with Andrew Braccia With [Andrew Braccia](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-braccia) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 12 Oct 2026 · 55 min Perplexity CEO: SMBs Could Drive the Next Economic Boom Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 2 Oct 2026 · 32 min Who are Europe’s fastest-growing companies? Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 21 Sept 2026 · 1h 11m 20VC: Why AI Cannot Replace Humans in Enterprise | Why Work Processes Not Models Will Be The Most Valuable Asset in AI | Why Europe Has Lost and Building in the US vs EU with Daniel Dines, UiPath Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 3 Sept 2026 · 18 min Why Legora isn't building its own model Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Accel

### What does Accel invest in?

Accel invests most often at Series A and Series B (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as 5g, AI & Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML).

### How active is Accel?

1,339 investments on record, 124 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 102. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Accel invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Simplismart (Series B, Oct 2026), Coast (Growth, Oct 2026) and Legora (Series E, Oct 2026).

### How big are Accel's cheques?

The median round it joins is $32M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

### Does Accel lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 102 of its 1,339 investments on record (8%).

### Where does Accel invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (63%), India (13%) and Sweden (8%).

### Is Accel investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 124 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Accel invest alongside?

Most often Sequoia Capital (62 rounds together), General Catalyst (58 rounds together) and Index Ventures (53 rounds together).

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