Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in early and growth-stage investments, focusing primarily on technology startups in sectors such as cloud computing, software, digital media, and fintech. With additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore, Accel employs localized strategies to identify and support entrepreneurs capable of building category-defining businesses. The firm has a notable portfolio featuring companies like Facebook, Spotify, and Slack, reflecting its commitment to fostering innovation across various industries. Accel manages several funds, targeting investments ranging from $5 million to $15 million, and has a robust global presence that includes partnerships in India and China.

Radhika Ananth

Vice President

Radhika Ananth

Vice President

Yudi Anugrah

Investor

Casey Aylward

Partner

Julien Bek

Principal

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Andrew Braccia

General Partner

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner

Katie Brown

Investor

Miles Clements

Partner

Adrian Colyer

Venture Partner

Kevin Comolli

Founding Partner

Anand Daniel

Partner

Ben Dooley

CFO

Peter Doyle

Investor

Christine Esserman

Partner

C. Alex Estevez

Venture Partner

Candice du Fretay

Investor

Rohit Ganapathy

Investor

Sameer Gandhi

Partner

Rishika Garg

Vice President

Martin Gibson

Technology Investor

Praachi Goenka

Investor

Bruce Golden

Partner

Graham Hutson

Investor

Sara Ittelson

Partner

Myrel Iturrey

Investor

Tanay Jagani

Investor

Chitranjan Jain

Investor

Dinesh Katiyar

Partner

Sanjay Khatri

Investor

Richard Kotite

Vice President

Gagan Kumar

General Partner

Ping Li

Partner

John Locke

Partner

Zhenya Loginov

Partner

Steve Loughlin

Partner

Eknoor Malhotra

Investor

Arun Mathew

Partner

Jonathan Mendelson

Investor

Gonzalo Mocorrea

Investor

Vasant Natarajan

Partner

Vas Natarajan

Partner

Harry Nelis

Partner

Nate Niparko

Partner

Maya S. Noeth

Partner

Rachit Parekh

Principal

Vijaysai Patnaik

Associate

Anagh Prasad

Investor

Varun Purandare

Principal and Investor

Ben Quazzo

Partner

Rafael Quintanilla

Investor

Aman Rai

Investor

Tim Rawlinson

Investor

Sagar Sanghvi

Partner

Antra Saxena

Investor

Tracy Sedlock

Chief Operating Partner

Jess Segal

IR Partner

Karan Shah

Investor

Manasi Shah

Investor

Sarthak Singh

Investor

Robert E. Sternberg

Investor

Diksha Sundarka

Investor

Prayank Swaroop

Partner

Ryan Sweeney

General Partner

Charles Tananbaum

Investor

Humza Tariq

Investor

Yuvraj Wadhwa

Investor

Cecilia Wang

Vice President

Matt Weigand

Partner

Eric Wolford

Venture Partner

Richard Wong

General Partner

Ivan Zhou

Partner

Hendrik Nelis Ph.D

Partner

Past deals in Facial Recognition

AssemblyAI

Series B in 2022
AssemblyAI Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a robust speech-to-text application programming interface (API) designed for developers. Established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a high-accuracy API powered by advanced deep neural networks, ensuring continuous improvements to its transcription capabilities. AssemblyAI's API allows developers to create customized chat interfaces and voice-powered applications, enabling the transcription of phone calls and other audio sources. The service is designed for easy integration, supporting multiple programming languages, and it can handle large volumes of audio files or streams with low latency. AssemblyAI also offers dedicated customer support, including access to account managers and engineers available around the clock to assist users.

Personio

Series E in 2022
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

SQIN

Pre Seed Round in 2022
SQIN operates a mobile beauty community platform that focuses on personalized skin care solutions. It offers users the opportunity to connect with leading dermatologists for immediate treatment of skin health issues. The platform provides a skin analysis scan and product scan, utilizing artificial intelligence to match users with tailored treatments and beauty products based on their individual skin types and needs. Additionally, SQIN features a magazine that delivers daily, personalized content to engage and inspire users in improving their skin care skills. By combining advanced technology with expert advice, SQIN aims to enhance the overall skin care experience for its growing community of users.

AssemblyAI

Series A in 2022
AssemblyAI Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a robust speech-to-text application programming interface (API) designed for developers. Established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a high-accuracy API powered by advanced deep neural networks, ensuring continuous improvements to its transcription capabilities. AssemblyAI's API allows developers to create customized chat interfaces and voice-powered applications, enabling the transcription of phone calls and other audio sources. The service is designed for easy integration, supporting multiple programming languages, and it can handle large volumes of audio files or streams with low latency. AssemblyAI also offers dedicated customer support, including access to account managers and engineers available around the clock to assist users.

Veriff

Series C in 2022
Veriff OÜ is an online identity verification company based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 2015. The company offers a highly automated identity verification platform that helps businesses protect themselves and their customers from online identity fraud. By combining machine learning technology and expert manual checks, Veriff provides secure authentication services that facilitate the verification of various identity documents, such as drivers' licenses and passports. This approach enables commercial sectors to enhance fraud prevention and comply with regulatory requirements related to customer identity verification. Veriff’s platform aims to create trust between companies and their customers by ensuring reliable identity verification processes.

Searchlight

Series A in 2021
Searchlight is a San Francisco-based company that has developed a modern platform for automated reference checks aimed at enhancing talent assessment. Founded by Kerry Wang and Anna Wang, the platform addresses the challenges candidates face in distinguishing themselves through their resumes by leveraging insights from individuals who have previously worked with them. Searchlight's technology combines reference data with predictive analysis to identify top performers, utilizing an algorithm that analyzes and summarizes feedback from references. By inviting references to share contextualized work experiences through a custom online link, the platform enables recruiters to better assess candidate-position compatibility, ultimately improving the recruitment process.

Socure

Series E in 2021
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.

Personio

Series E in 2021
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Checkr

Series E in 2021
Checkr, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in background check services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Checkr offers a range of screening services, including criminal record checks, driving checks, and identity verification, all delivered through an advanced platform that can provide faster turnaround times compared to traditional background check providers. The company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the hiring process, ensuring compliance and improving the applicant experience. Checkr serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, and technology, by providing tools that help organizations navigate the complexities of workforce dynamics while promoting transparency and fairness in hiring. Additionally, Checkr offers security solutions, continuous monitoring, and a unified identity verification service, Checkr Connect IDV, which integrates identity verification with background checks.

Veriff

Series B in 2021
Veriff OÜ is an online identity verification company based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 2015. The company offers a highly automated identity verification platform that helps businesses protect themselves and their customers from online identity fraud. By combining machine learning technology and expert manual checks, Veriff provides secure authentication services that facilitate the verification of various identity documents, such as drivers' licenses and passports. This approach enables commercial sectors to enhance fraud prevention and comply with regulatory requirements related to customer identity verification. Veriff’s platform aims to create trust between companies and their customers by ensuring reliable identity verification processes.

Socure

Series D in 2021
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.

Personio

Series D in 2021
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Snorkel

Seed Round in 2020
Snorkel AI, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an end-to-end machine-learning platform aimed at facilitating the creation, management, and monitoring of AI applications. Central to its offerings is Snorkel Flow, a data-first platform that enables users to programmatically label and augment training data, manage data for AI purposes, and deploy various machine learning models. The platform is particularly effective in extracting entities and structured information from complex documents, making it valuable across multiple sectors, including finance, government, telecommunications, healthcare, and e-commerce. Snorkel AI's innovative approach incorporates weak supervision technology, allowing both developers and non-developers to focus on data-related tasks efficiently. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Snorkel AI also contributes to the academic community by publishing peer-reviewed research on its core technologies.

Personio

Series C in 2020
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Checkr

Series D in 2019
Checkr, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in background check services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Checkr offers a range of screening services, including criminal record checks, driving checks, and identity verification, all delivered through an advanced platform that can provide faster turnaround times compared to traditional background check providers. The company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the hiring process, ensuring compliance and improving the applicant experience. Checkr serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, and technology, by providing tools that help organizations navigate the complexities of workforce dynamics while promoting transparency and fairness in hiring. Additionally, Checkr offers security solutions, continuous monitoring, and a unified identity verification service, Checkr Connect IDV, which integrates identity verification with background checks.

Assembly

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Assembly is a freemium peer to peer employee recognition platform

Truora

Seed Round in 2019
Truora, Inc. operates an online platform specializing in background checks and identity theft detection. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, the company utilizes advanced technologies such as optical character recognition (OCR) for digital onboarding, real-time face recognition for user validation, and identity management to streamline the Know Your Customer (KYC) process. Truora's platform can handle over 10,000 checks per hour, offering fast and innovative solutions tailored to the needs of various clients, including national and international retailers, banks, human resource firms, and marketplaces. By leveraging its technical and analytical expertise, Truora ensures a high-quality service experience for its clients' risk management and digital teams.

Searchlight

Seed Round in 2019
Searchlight is a San Francisco-based company that has developed a modern platform for automated reference checks aimed at enhancing talent assessment. Founded by Kerry Wang and Anna Wang, the platform addresses the challenges candidates face in distinguishing themselves through their resumes by leveraging insights from individuals who have previously worked with them. Searchlight's technology combines reference data with predictive analysis to identify top performers, utilizing an algorithm that analyzes and summarizes feedback from references. By inviting references to share contextualized work experiences through a custom online link, the platform enables recruiters to better assess candidate-position compatibility, ultimately improving the recruitment process.

Checkr

Series C in 2018
Checkr, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in background check services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Checkr offers a range of screening services, including criminal record checks, driving checks, and identity verification, all delivered through an advanced platform that can provide faster turnaround times compared to traditional background check providers. The company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the hiring process, ensuring compliance and improving the applicant experience. Checkr serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, and technology, by providing tools that help organizations navigate the complexities of workforce dynamics while promoting transparency and fairness in hiring. Additionally, Checkr offers security solutions, continuous monitoring, and a unified identity verification service, Checkr Connect IDV, which integrates identity verification with background checks.

Skydio

Series B in 2018
Skydio, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, specializes in the design, assembly, manufacturing, and support of drones. The company is recognized as a leader in autonomous flight, utilizing artificial intelligence and advanced computer vision technology to create intelligent drones capable of real-time obstacle recognition and avoidance. These drones are employed in various applications, including public safety, inspection, and defense, serving a diverse clientele that encompasses consumers, enterprises, and government entities. Skydio sells its products online, enabling users to engage in complex tasks with enhanced safety and simplicity. The company's innovative approach positions it at the forefront of the drone industry, catering to a wide range of sectors and applications.

Callsign

Series A in 2017
Callsign Ltd., based in the United Kingdom, specializes in developing a secure online transaction platform focused on multi-factor authentication and authorization. The company employs patented machine-learning techniques, integrating biometric, behavioral, geo-location, and identity analysis with traditional security methods. Its innovative crypto-engine is tailored for the Financial Services and Internet of Things markets, offering robust protection against threats such as phishing, Man-in-the-Middle attacks, and malware. Callsign's platform facilitates seamless integration into existing fraud solutions through predefined API connectors, providing businesses with a highly configurable and secure access system. This approach enhances security while ensuring a smooth user experience, effectively safeguarding organizations from cyber threats.

Checkr

Series B in 2016
Checkr, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in background check services. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Checkr offers a range of screening services, including criminal record checks, driving checks, and identity verification, all delivered through an advanced platform that can provide faster turnaround times compared to traditional background check providers. The company utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the hiring process, ensuring compliance and improving the applicant experience. Checkr serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, and technology, by providing tools that help organizations navigate the complexities of workforce dynamics while promoting transparency and fairness in hiring. Additionally, Checkr offers security solutions, continuous monitoring, and a unified identity verification service, Checkr Connect IDV, which integrates identity verification with background checks.

Skydio

Series A in 2016
Skydio, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, specializes in the design, assembly, manufacturing, and support of drones. The company is recognized as a leader in autonomous flight, utilizing artificial intelligence and advanced computer vision technology to create intelligent drones capable of real-time obstacle recognition and avoidance. These drones are employed in various applications, including public safety, inspection, and defense, serving a diverse clientele that encompasses consumers, enterprises, and government entities. Skydio sells its products online, enabling users to engage in complex tasks with enhanced safety and simplicity. The company's innovative approach positions it at the forefront of the drone industry, catering to a wide range of sectors and applications.

Skydio

Seed Round in 2015
Skydio, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, specializes in the design, assembly, manufacturing, and support of drones. The company is recognized as a leader in autonomous flight, utilizing artificial intelligence and advanced computer vision technology to create intelligent drones capable of real-time obstacle recognition and avoidance. These drones are employed in various applications, including public safety, inspection, and defense, serving a diverse clientele that encompasses consumers, enterprises, and government entities. Skydio sells its products online, enabling users to engage in complex tasks with enhanced safety and simplicity. The company's innovative approach positions it at the forefront of the drone industry, catering to a wide range of sectors and applications.
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