Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. The firm specializes in early and growth-stage investments, focusing on technology sectors such as software, big data, cloud technologies, fintech, healthcare, and digital media. Accel is known for backing innovative entrepreneurs and has a history of investing in notable companies including Facebook, Dropbox, and Spotify. With over three decades of experience, Accel employs dedicated teams that utilize market-specific strategies to identify and support the next generation of industry leaders. The firm manages approximately $9.6 billion and carries out investments typically ranging from $5 million to $15 million, aiming to foster the development of world-class, category-defining businesses globally.

Pratik Agarwal

Principal

Sankalpana Agrawal

Investment Team

Radhika Ananth

Vice President

Casey Aylward

Partner

Mahendran Balachandran

Partner

Ayush Banerjee

Investment Team

Yashwini Bansal

Investment Team

Lakshay Bansal

Investment Team

Carlo Biggio

Vice President

Nir Blumberger

Venture Partner

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Philippe Botteri

Partner

Andrew Braccia

Partner

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner

Abhinav Chaturvedi

Partner

Miles Clements

Partner

Kevin Comolli

Founding Partner

Siddhant Dang

Investor

Anand Daniel

Partner

Kevin Efrusy

Partner

Ben Fletcher

Partner

Sameer Gandhi

Partner

Vandit Gandotra

Investment Team

Rishika Garg

Senior Associate

Bruce Golden

Partner

Harjas Gulati

Investor

Zhicheng Ho

CFO for China office

Graham Hutson

Investor

Sara Ittelson

Partner

Myrel Iturrey

Investor

Henry Jefferies

Investor

Dinesh Katiyar

Partner

Sophiya Khan

Investment Team

Shekhar Kirani Ph.D

Partner

Daniel Levine

Partner

Ping Li

Partner

John Locke

Partner

Steve Loughlin

Partner

Arun Mathew

Partner

Gananath Misra

Investment Team

Subrata Mitra

Partner

Vas Natarajan

Partner

Hendrik W. Nelis

General Partner

Harry Nelis

Partner

Nate Niparko

Partner

Maya S. Noeth

Partner

Rachit Parekh

Investment Team

Arthur C. Patterson

Co-Founder

Seth Pierrepont

Partner

Prashanth Prakash

Partner

Ben Quazzo

Partner

Sonali De Rycker

Partner

Tracy Sedlock

Chief Operating Partner

Karan Shah

Investor

Manasi Shah

Investor

Barath Subramanian

Partner

Diksha Sundarka

Investor

Prayank Swaroop

Partner

Ryan Sweeney

General Partner

Yuvraj Wadhwa

Investor

Cecilia Wang

vice_president

Lucy Wimmer

Head of Marketing

Eric Wolford

Venture Partner & Investor

Rich Wong

General Partner

Pranay Yadav

Investor

Richard Yanowitch

Venture Partner

Past deals in Mobile

Powerplay

Series A in 2022
Mobile-based operating system to manage construction & architectural projects. PowerplayOS is a mobile app ecosystem that simplifies site-to-office communication to manage construction & architectural projects. Simplifying communication like- Material requests Material inwarding notes Goods receiving notes Planned schedule Highlights, issues, RFIs, RFAs and more

Powerplay

Seed Round in 2021
Mobile-based operating system to manage construction & architectural projects. PowerplayOS is a mobile app ecosystem that simplifies site-to-office communication to manage construction & architectural projects. Simplifying communication like- Material requests Material inwarding notes Goods receiving notes Planned schedule Highlights, issues, RFIs, RFAs and more

Mech Mocha

Funding Round in 2018
Mech Mocha Internet Private Limited, founded in 2011 and based in Bengaluru, India, specializes in developing mobile application games. The company operates India's first vernacular social gaming platform aimed at serving the next billion Indians, allowing users to engage in real-time multiplayer games such as ludo, cricket, rummy, and snake and ladder. Mech Mocha focuses on creating games in various Indian languages, facilitating a broader reach and inclusivity in gaming. Players can participate in these games and earn exciting gift cards and rewards, enhancing their gaming experience. As of late 2020, Mech Mocha functions as a subsidiary of Flipkart Online Services Pvt. Ltd.

Mech Mocha

Series A in 2017
Mech Mocha Internet Private Limited, founded in 2011 and based in Bengaluru, India, specializes in developing mobile application games. The company operates India's first vernacular social gaming platform aimed at serving the next billion Indians, allowing users to engage in real-time multiplayer games such as ludo, cricket, rummy, and snake and ladder. Mech Mocha focuses on creating games in various Indian languages, facilitating a broader reach and inclusivity in gaming. Players can participate in these games and earn exciting gift cards and rewards, enhancing their gaming experience. As of late 2020, Mech Mocha functions as a subsidiary of Flipkart Online Services Pvt. Ltd.

Mech Mocha

Series A in 2017
Mech Mocha Internet Private Limited, founded in 2011 and based in Bengaluru, India, specializes in developing mobile application games. The company operates India's first vernacular social gaming platform aimed at serving the next billion Indians, allowing users to engage in real-time multiplayer games such as ludo, cricket, rummy, and snake and ladder. Mech Mocha focuses on creating games in various Indian languages, facilitating a broader reach and inclusivity in gaming. Players can participate in these games and earn exciting gift cards and rewards, enhancing their gaming experience. As of late 2020, Mech Mocha functions as a subsidiary of Flipkart Online Services Pvt. Ltd.

Mubble

Series A in 2015
Mubble Networks Pvt Ltd. develops a mobile telecom utility application for users in India. Its application creates a bill for a prepaid account, as well as enables users to record and track balances, deductions, duration of each call, and mobile data usage. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Bengaluru, India. As of September 24, 2018, Mubble Networks Pvt Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Obopay Mobile Technology India Pvt. Ltd.

MobileSpaces

Series B in 2013
MobileSpaces helps enterprises mobilize their applications, govern their data, and respect the privacy of their employees. MobileSpaces offers a BYOD policy-managed workspace that protects mobile enterprise apps and data against loss and leakage. Founded in 2011 (as CellSec) by experienced enterprise security executives and engineers from McAfee and Check Point Software, MobileSpaces is headquartered outside of Washington, DC has offices near Tel-Aviv, Israel, and is backed by Accel Partners and Marker LLC.

MoPub

Series B in 2012
MoPub is a mobile monetization platform that helps publishers drive more revenue from advertising and mobile transactions.

MobileSpaces

Series A in 2012
MobileSpaces helps enterprises mobilize their applications, govern their data, and respect the privacy of their employees. MobileSpaces offers a BYOD policy-managed workspace that protects mobile enterprise apps and data against loss and leakage. Founded in 2011 (as CellSec) by experienced enterprise security executives and engineers from McAfee and Check Point Software, MobileSpaces is headquartered outside of Washington, DC has offices near Tel-Aviv, Israel, and is backed by Accel Partners and Marker LLC.

Schematic Labs

Series A in 2011
Maker of social entertainment mobile apps for the real world.

MoPub

Series A in 2011
MoPub is a mobile monetization platform that helps publishers drive more revenue from advertising and mobile transactions.

Lightbox

Seed Round in 2011
Lightbox develops consumer mobile apps, initially focusing on pushing the envelope for user experience on the Android platform. Their first product is Lightbox Photos which replaces the Android camera app. It syncs the photos on your phone with your social networks and provides cloud hosting of your photos on Lightbox.com. Lightbox's team was acqui-hired by Facebook.

MoPub

Seed Round in 2010
MoPub is a mobile monetization platform that helps publishers drive more revenue from advertising and mobile transactions.

Carrier IQ

Series D in 2010
Carrier IQ is a provider of mobile service intelligence solutions, catering primarily to mobile network operators and equipment vendors. The company specializes in offering insights that help improve mobile service performance and enhance user experience. By collecting and analyzing data related to mobile device usage, Carrier IQ enables wireless carriers to make informed decisions that optimize their services. The company's technology is designed to support the telecommunications industry by providing valuable analytics that can lead to better service delivery and customer satisfaction.

Icera

Private Equity Round in 2010
Acquired by Nvidia- Develops a high performance soft modem technology for mobile broadband phones and data devices.

Icera

Private Equity Round in 2009
Acquired by Nvidia- Develops a high performance soft modem technology for mobile broadband phones and data devices.

AdMob

Series C in 2008
AdMob is a mobile advertising network that helps app developers monetize and promote their mobile and tablet apps with ads. It provides solutions for discovery, branding, and monetization on the mobile Web. Its mobile advertising and monetization solutions include mobile sites; Mobile Analytics solution, which helps mobile site owners to gain insight into their traffic and site usage to make data-driven decisions about their mobile business; and Mobile Metrics Report, which offers insights into trends in the mobile ecosystem.

United Mobile

Venture Round in 2008
United Mobile allows travelers to use their cell phones and make calls at low prices (without roaming fees) while traveling abroad. The company operates a global cell network and sells United Mobile SIM cards that enable a user's cell phone to make calls on United Mobile's network. As a low-cost calling option for international travelers, United Mobile offers an alternative to [Skype](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/skype).

Icera

Series D in 2007
Acquired by Nvidia- Develops a high performance soft modem technology for mobile broadband phones and data devices.

Comeks

Series A in 2007
Comeks is a fun company creating non-voice mobile phone products. It has two products which both revolve around messaging on your phone. Strips lets you make your own comic strips and share them with friends. Shorts let's you create animated avatars which appear to be speaking your text messages to your friends.

AdMob

Series B in 2007
AdMob is a mobile advertising network that helps app developers monetize and promote their mobile and tablet apps with ads. It provides solutions for discovery, branding, and monetization on the mobile Web. Its mobile advertising and monetization solutions include mobile sites; Mobile Analytics solution, which helps mobile site owners to gain insight into their traffic and site usage to make data-driven decisions about their mobile business; and Mobile Metrics Report, which offers insights into trends in the mobile ecosystem.

Carrier IQ

Series B in 2007
Carrier IQ is a provider of mobile service intelligence solutions, catering primarily to mobile network operators and equipment vendors. The company specializes in offering insights that help improve mobile service performance and enhance user experience. By collecting and analyzing data related to mobile device usage, Carrier IQ enables wireless carriers to make informed decisions that optimize their services. The company's technology is designed to support the telecommunications industry by providing valuable analytics that can lead to better service delivery and customer satisfaction.

Mippin

Series A in 2007
The Mippin App Factory is an online tool that enables beautiful, feature-rich, native apps to be built in just five minutes. Anyone can create a fully-branded app for their content using our easy, step-by-step process, with no developing skills required. It’s the perfect solution for any digital publisher, from big brands to niche blogs. When a content owner creates an app, the App Factory produces purpose-built, optimised derivatives for all major device platforms (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, etc), each as a native app. The end result is content owners gain a comprehensive portfolio of mobile apps, all with consistent branding and content, but each optimised to use the native functionality of the different platforms. App Factory apps can be distributed in a number of ways, including via install link (or QR code) as well as via any major app store.

Sonim Technologies

Venture Round in 2006
Sonim Technologies, Inc. provides ruggedized mobile phones and accessories for task workers. It offers ruggedized mobile phones, such as Sonim XP8, Sonim XP5s, and Sonim XP3 based on the Android platform that are capable of attaching to public and private wireless networks; industrial-grade accessories, including remote speaker microphones, multi-bay charging accessories, and in-vehicle hands-free voice communications solutions; cloud-based software and application services; and Rapid Deployment Kit, a portable communications system. Sonim Technologies, Inc. sells its mobile phones and accessories primarily to wireless carriers in the United States and Canada. The company serves transportation and logistics, construction, manufacturing, facilities management, energy and utility, and public sectors. The company was formerly known as NaviSpin.com, Inc. and changed its name to Sonim Technologies, Inc. in December 2001. Sonim Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Carrier IQ

Series A in 2006
Carrier IQ is a provider of mobile service intelligence solutions, catering primarily to mobile network operators and equipment vendors. The company specializes in offering insights that help improve mobile service performance and enhance user experience. By collecting and analyzing data related to mobile device usage, Carrier IQ enables wireless carriers to make informed decisions that optimize their services. The company's technology is designed to support the telecommunications industry by providing valuable analytics that can lead to better service delivery and customer satisfaction.

Icera

Series C in 2006
Acquired by Nvidia- Develops a high performance soft modem technology for mobile broadband phones and data devices.

Surfkitchen

Series C in 2004
SurfKitchen is a mobile software company and the world's leading provider of On Device Portal (ODP) software for mobile devices, enabling quick, easy discovery and access to mobile content — delivering a compelling and intuitive user experience.

Icera

Series B in 2004
Acquired by Nvidia- Develops a high performance soft modem technology for mobile broadband phones and data devices.

Tahoe Networks

Series A in 2001
The company makes equipment that enhances the delivery of mobile data services by using IP (Internet Protocol) instead of the technology used to carry voice signals.