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Accelerate Fund

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Angel networkQuiet

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABankingSustainableFinance

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque4055days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.3MRounds led0 of 9Sole investor8 roundsMostly inCanada, 86%
Pitch Accelerate Fund

Accelerate Fund highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $874K

What they do

Accelerate Fund supports the growth of early-stage Alberta technology companies with a venture capital fund that matches angel investment.From their own website
Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
BankingSustainableFinance
Based in
Calgary, Canada
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    KnelfSeed · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  3. Feb
    LeankorSeed · CA$482KSole investor
  4. 2014

    3 rounds

  5. Jul
    Social Asset ManagementSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  6. Jul
    Memebox CorporationSeries A · US$12MWith 13 others
  7. Jan
    Surface MedicalSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  8. 2013

    4 rounds

  9. Dec
    GummiiSeed · CA$1.3MSole investor
  10. Aug
    Mobile Data TechnologiesSeed · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  11. Aug
    Advanced Flow TechnologiesSeed · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  12. Apr
    Zephyr Sleep TechnologiesSeed · CAUndisclosedSole investor

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.

Quick answers about Accelerate Fund

What does Accelerate Fund invest in?

Accelerate Fund invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Banking, Sustainable and Finance.

How active is Accelerate Fund?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

How big are Accelerate Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M.

Does Accelerate Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Accelerate Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (86%) and the United States (14%).

Is Accelerate Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

What kind of investor is Accelerate Fund?

Accelerate Fund is an angel network based in Calgary, Canada.

Does Accelerate Fund take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

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