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. It focuses on early and growth-stage technology startups, investing across software, cloud, data analytics, mobile technology, consumer services, fintech, security, healthcare, and information technologies. Accel seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to build world-class companies that define new categories and drive growth. Its portfolio includes notable technology companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Cloudera, DJI, Braintree, and Lookout Security, among others.

Pratik Agarwal

Principal

Casey Aylward

Partner

Mahendran Balachandran

Partner

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Philippe Botteri

Partner

Andrew Braccia

Partner

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner

Katie Brown

Investor

Abhinav Chaturvedi

Partner

Ethan Choi

Partner

Miles Clements

Partner

Kevin Comolli

Partner

Anand Daniel

Partner

Sonali De Rycker

Partner

Ben Dooley

CFO, London

Peter Doyle

Investor

Kevin Efrusy

Partner

Christine Esserman

Partner

Ben Fletcher

Partner

Sameer Gandhi

Partner

Martin Gibson

Investor

Bruce Golden

Partner

Graham Hutson

Investor

Sara Ittelson

Partner

Myrel Iturrey

Investor

Siddarth Jain

Analyst

Dinesh Katiyar Ph.D

Partner

Shekhar Kirani Ph.D

Partner, India

Richard Kotite

Vice President

Amit Kumar

Partner

Gagan Kumar

General Partner

Daniel Levine

Partner

Ping Li

Partner

John Locke

Partner

Rafael Quintanilla

Investor

Zhenya Loginov

Partner

Steve Loughlin

Partner

Arun Mathew

Partner

Jonathan Mendelson

Investor

Subrata Mitra

Partner

Gonzalo Mocorrea

Investor

Vasant Natarajan

Partner

Vas Natarajan

Partner

Hendrik Nelis Ph.D

Partner

Harry Nelis

Partner

Nate Niparko

Partner

Maya Noeth

Partner

Rachit Parekh

Investor

Vijaysai Patnaik

Associate

Prashanth Prakash

Co-Founder and Partner, Accel India

Varun Purandare

Principal and Investor

Ben Quazzo

Partner

Tim Rawlinson

Investor

Sagar Sanghvi

Partner

Tracy Sedlock

Chief Operating Partner

Jess Segal

IR Partner

Ajay Sethi Ph.D

Venture Partner

Manasi Shah

Vice President and Investment Team Member

Sarthak Singh

Investor

Robert Sternberg

Investor

Barath Shankar Subramanian

Principal

Diksha Sundarka

Investor

Prayank Swaroop

Partner

Jim Swartz

Founding Partner

Ryan Sweeney

General Partner

Charles Tananbaum

Investor

Humza Tariq

Investor

Jonathan Turner

Partner

Cecilia Wang

Vice President

Matt Weigand

Partner

Eric Wolford

Venture Partner

Rich Wong

General Partner

Ivan Zhou

Partner

Past deals in Design

Paper

Seed Round in 2025
Paper is an digital canvas designed to help designers create and organize their work.

CHK

Seed Round in 2025
CHK is a footwear brand developed for India's trendy youth, offering design innovation-focused sneakers in premium and mass-premium categories.

Uppercase

Series B in 2024
Uppercase is a direct-to-consumer company specializing in sustainable travel accessories. The company focuses on creating thoughtfully designed products that utilize a curated material library, incorporating fresh color schemes and innovative branding details. Its travel gear is crafted from recycled plastic bottles and features custom-developed hardware, all while employing environmentally-sensitive packaging materials. This commitment to sustainability enables Uppercase to provide eco-friendly products that cater to environmentally conscious consumers.

Napkin AI

Seed Round in 2024
Napkin AI is a startup that specializes in transforming written content into customizable visuals, enhancing communication across various platforms. Founded by Pramod Sharma and Jerome Scholler, the creators of AI gaming company Osmo, Napkin aims to make business communication more engaging and effective through compelling visual storytelling. The company's platform allows users to express ideas with drawings, icons, charts, and diagrams, and even record and edit videos, making complex concepts easier to understand. Napkin is designed to work seamlessly with popular tools such as Google Docs, Slides, Canva, Slack, Word, PowerPoint, email, and text messaging.

Framer

Series C in 2023
Framer develops design software to create interactive prototypes for iOS, Android, desktop, and web platforms. The tools enable turning static mockups into interactive prototypes with animations and interactions, supporting a seamless static-to-motion workflow. The software integrates with other design tools, provides live device previews and version control, and exports prototypes to mobile devices. Built on modern web technologies including JavaScript, Framer facilitates rapid experimentation with dynamic content and user interactions.

Snaptrude

Series A in 2023
Snaptrude is a web-based collaborative platform for 3D building design. It enables real-time multi-user collaboration, providing instant feedback on cost, compliance, and climate considerations to facilitate data-driven decision-making.

Snaptrude

Seed Round in 2023
Snaptrude is a web-based collaborative platform for 3D building design. It enables real-time multi-user collaboration, providing instant feedback on cost, compliance, and climate considerations to facilitate data-driven decision-making.

Mason

Seed Round in 2022
Mason is a no-code, headless content toolkit that powers commerce content across distributed storefronts, enabling a seamless shopping experience across webstores, apps, and social channels. It allows merchants to manage and publish storefront content without coding, supporting 24/7 operations and a consistent, channel-agnostic customer experience.

Gravity Sketch

Series A in 2022
Gravity Sketch develops intuitive multi-platform tools for three-dimensional (3D) creation, collaboration, and design. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in London, UK.

Webflow

Series C in 2022
Webflow, Inc. is a web development platform founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California. It enables users, particularly professional designers and developers, to create and update custom, dynamic websites through a visual interface. The platform includes a range of features such as a drag-and-drop tool for building responsive websites, content management system (CMS) capabilities, e-commerce functionality, and hosting services. Webflow allows users to design, build, and launch websites without needing to write code, while also ensuring that the generated code is clean and semantic. This comprehensive approach empowers clients to develop websites that function seamlessly across various devices and to push them to live production independently.

Spacejoy

Seed Round in 2022
Spacejoy is a platform that combines immersive design with e-commerce, aiming to make home and commercial space decoration an enjoyable experience. It utilizes interactive 3D technology to enable users to visualize and design their spaces in real-time.

Relive

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Relive empowers real estate agents to build profitable businesses by providing a digital platform that streamlines buying, selling, renting, design, renovation, maintenance, and credit consulting services.

HomeLane

Series E in 2021
Founded in 2014, HomeLane is a Bangalore-based company specializing in personalized home interior solutions. With over 21,000 projects completed nationwide, they offer custom design services at no additional cost.

Webflow

Series B in 2021
Webflow, Inc. is a web development platform founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California. It enables users, particularly professional designers and developers, to create and update custom, dynamic websites through a visual interface. The platform includes a range of features such as a drag-and-drop tool for building responsive websites, content management system (CMS) capabilities, e-commerce functionality, and hosting services. Webflow allows users to design, build, and launch websites without needing to write code, while also ensuring that the generated code is clean and semantic. This comprehensive approach empowers clients to develop websites that function seamlessly across various devices and to push them to live production independently.

Wrogn

Series F in 2020
Wrogn is a youth-focused fashion brand offering casual wear, denim, shirts, t-shirts, jackets, accessories, and activewear. It has gained popularity among Indian youth for its trendy designs, quality products, and association with Virat Kohli. Wrogn sells through online and offline channels nationwide.

HomeLane

Convertible Note in 2020
Founded in 2014, HomeLane is a Bangalore-based company specializing in personalized home interior solutions. With over 21,000 projects completed nationwide, they offer custom design services at no additional cost.

Spacejoy

Seed Round in 2020
Spacejoy is a platform that combines immersive design with e-commerce, aiming to make home and commercial space decoration an enjoyable experience. It utilizes interactive 3D technology to enable users to visualize and design their spaces in real-time.

HomeLane

Series D in 2019
Founded in 2014, HomeLane is a Bangalore-based company specializing in personalized home interior solutions. With over 21,000 projects completed nationwide, they offer custom design services at no additional cost.

Spacejoy

Seed Round in 2019
Spacejoy is a platform that combines immersive design with e-commerce, aiming to make home and commercial space decoration an enjoyable experience. It utilizes interactive 3D technology to enable users to visualize and design their spaces in real-time.

Webflow

Series A in 2019
Webflow, Inc. is a web development platform founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California. It enables users, particularly professional designers and developers, to create and update custom, dynamic websites through a visual interface. The platform includes a range of features such as a drag-and-drop tool for building responsive websites, content management system (CMS) capabilities, e-commerce functionality, and hosting services. Webflow allows users to design, build, and launch websites without needing to write code, while also ensuring that the generated code is clean and semantic. This comprehensive approach empowers clients to develop websites that function seamlessly across various devices and to push them to live production independently.

Mason

Funding Round in 2019
Mason is a no-code, headless content toolkit that powers commerce content across distributed storefronts, enabling a seamless shopping experience across webstores, apps, and social channels. It allows merchants to manage and publish storefront content without coding, supporting 24/7 operations and a consistent, channel-agnostic customer experience.

HomeLane

Series D in 2019
Founded in 2014, HomeLane is a Bangalore-based company specializing in personalized home interior solutions. With over 21,000 projects completed nationwide, they offer custom design services at no additional cost.

Framer

Series B in 2018
Framer develops design software to create interactive prototypes for iOS, Android, desktop, and web platforms. The tools enable turning static mockups into interactive prototypes with animations and interactions, supporting a seamless static-to-motion workflow. The software integrates with other design tools, provides live device previews and version control, and exports prototypes to mobile devices. Built on modern web technologies including JavaScript, Framer facilitates rapid experimentation with dynamic content and user interactions.

Wrogn

Series E in 2018
Wrogn is a youth-focused fashion brand offering casual wear, denim, shirts, t-shirts, jackets, accessories, and activewear. It has gained popularity among Indian youth for its trendy designs, quality products, and association with Virat Kohli. Wrogn sells through online and offline channels nationwide.

Snaptrude

Seed Round in 2018
Snaptrude is a web-based collaborative platform for 3D building design. It enables real-time multi-user collaboration, providing instant feedback on cost, compliance, and climate considerations to facilitate data-driven decision-making.

HomeLane

Series C in 2017
Founded in 2014, HomeLane is a Bangalore-based company specializing in personalized home interior solutions. With over 21,000 projects completed nationwide, they offer custom design services at no additional cost.

Wrogn

Venture Round in 2017
Wrogn is a youth-focused fashion brand offering casual wear, denim, shirts, t-shirts, jackets, accessories, and activewear. It has gained popularity among Indian youth for its trendy designs, quality products, and association with Virat Kohli. Wrogn sells through online and offline channels nationwide.

Framer

Series A in 2017
Framer develops design software to create interactive prototypes for iOS, Android, desktop, and web platforms. The tools enable turning static mockups into interactive prototypes with animations and interactions, supporting a seamless static-to-motion workflow. The software integrates with other design tools, provides live device previews and version control, and exports prototypes to mobile devices. Built on modern web technologies including JavaScript, Framer facilitates rapid experimentation with dynamic content and user interactions.

InVision

Series E in 2017
InVision is a leading digital product design platform that empowers over 9 million users worldwide. Its core offering, Freehand, is an online digital whiteboard designed for collaborative creativity and problem-solving. InVision enables teams to brainstorm, create, test ideas, improve workflows, and make data-driven decisions. It serves 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and notable brands such as American Express, Adidas, Boeing, Ford Motor, Netflix, HBO, Ikea, Slack, and Virgin Atlantic.

InVision

Series D in 2016
InVision is a leading digital product design platform that empowers over 9 million users worldwide. Its core offering, Freehand, is an online digital whiteboard designed for collaborative creativity and problem-solving. InVision enables teams to brainstorm, create, test ideas, improve workflows, and make data-driven decisions. It serves 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and notable brands such as American Express, Adidas, Boeing, Ford Motor, Netflix, HBO, Ikea, Slack, and Virgin Atlantic.

CapriCoast

Series A in 2015
CapriCoast is an innovative online platform focused on transforming the modular furniture market in India, particularly in the kitchen segment. The company offers an extensive 3D catalog featuring a diverse array of kitchen models that cater to various design preferences and budgets. CapriCoast specializes in both internationally inspired designs and customizable kitchen solutions tailored to specific floor plans, accommodating everything from compact options to luxurious layouts. Users benefit from user-friendly online tools that facilitate easy comparison of designs, colors, and specifications. The customization process is designed to be straightforward and enjoyable, supported by a dedicated design team that provides complimentary consultations, either by phone or in-person, to help customers refine and personalize their selections to meet their unique needs.

InVision

Series C in 2015
InVision is a leading digital product design platform that empowers over 9 million users worldwide. Its core offering, Freehand, is an online digital whiteboard designed for collaborative creativity and problem-solving. InVision enables teams to brainstorm, create, test ideas, improve workflows, and make data-driven decisions. It serves 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and notable brands such as American Express, Adidas, Boeing, Ford Motor, Netflix, HBO, Ikea, Slack, and Virgin Atlantic.

Wrogn

Series B in 2015
Wrogn is a youth-focused fashion brand offering casual wear, denim, shirts, t-shirts, jackets, accessories, and activewear. It has gained popularity among Indian youth for its trendy designs, quality products, and association with Virat Kohli. Wrogn sells through online and offline channels nationwide.

99designs

Series B in 2015
99designs is a global online platform that connects businesses and individuals with a network of freelance graphic designers. Founded in 2006, the company facilitates design projects and contests, offering a range of services including logo design, web and app design, and print materials. With offices in Australia, the U.S., and Germany, 99designs provides a streamlined process for clients to collaborate with designers and manage ongoing work. Since 2008, it has grown into a global community of talented designers, serving businesses, agencies, and individuals worldwide. As of 2020, 99designs operates as a subsidiary of VistaPrint.com, Inc.

CapriCoast

Seed Round in 2015
CapriCoast is an innovative online platform focused on transforming the modular furniture market in India, particularly in the kitchen segment. The company offers an extensive 3D catalog featuring a diverse array of kitchen models that cater to various design preferences and budgets. CapriCoast specializes in both internationally inspired designs and customizable kitchen solutions tailored to specific floor plans, accommodating everything from compact options to luxurious layouts. Users benefit from user-friendly online tools that facilitate easy comparison of designs, colors, and specifications. The customization process is designed to be straightforward and enjoyable, supported by a dedicated design team that provides complimentary consultations, either by phone or in-person, to help customers refine and personalize their selections to meet their unique needs.

Design Ventures

Seed Round in 2014
Design Ventures is a venture production and design studio that is focussed on helping organizations and businesses explore and discover unserved, hidden and new opportunities; provide innovative and disruptive design solutions that delight their audience and grow their business. Design Ventures is backed by a 'Top 10 Venture Capital Firms' - to set up a world class technologically advanced studio and a great work environment that encourages creative thinking.

Wrogn

Series A in 2012
Wrogn is a youth-focused fashion brand offering casual wear, denim, shirts, t-shirts, jackets, accessories, and activewear. It has gained popularity among Indian youth for its trendy designs, quality products, and association with Virat Kohli. Wrogn sells through online and offline channels nationwide.

Jasper Design Automation

Venture Round in 2012
Founded in 1999, Jasper Design Automation specializes in electronic design automation. It offers products like JasperGold for bug detection and GamePlan for verification planning. The company provides verification products, IC design blocks, customer support, methodology consulting, training, and turnkey proof kit development. They also offer on-site consulting services to deploy structured verification methodologies.

99designs

Series A in 2011
99designs is a global online platform that connects businesses and individuals with a network of freelance graphic designers. Founded in 2006, the company facilitates design projects and contests, offering a range of services including logo design, web and app design, and print materials. With offices in Australia, the U.S., and Germany, 99designs provides a streamlined process for clients to collaborate with designers and manage ongoing work. Since 2008, it has grown into a global community of talented designers, serving businesses, agencies, and individuals worldwide. As of 2020, 99designs operates as a subsidiary of VistaPrint.com, Inc.

Jasper Design Automation

Series D in 2009
Founded in 1999, Jasper Design Automation specializes in electronic design automation. It offers products like JasperGold for bug detection and GamePlan for verification planning. The company provides verification products, IC design blocks, customer support, methodology consulting, training, and turnkey proof kit development. They also offer on-site consulting services to deploy structured verification methodologies.

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.

Jasper Design Automation

Series C in 2004
Founded in 1999, Jasper Design Automation specializes in electronic design automation. It offers products like JasperGold for bug detection and GamePlan for verification planning. The company provides verification products, IC design blocks, customer support, methodology consulting, training, and turnkey proof kit development. They also offer on-site consulting services to deploy structured verification methodologies.
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