Accel, established in 1983, is a prominent venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. The firm specializes in investing in early and growth-stage technology startups, focusing on sectors such as software, cloud technologies, consumer services, enterprise, healthcare, fintech, and security. Accel's portfolio includes notable companies like Atlassian, Facebook, Slack, and Spotify, reflecting its ability to identify and support entrepreneurs building businesses that drive next-generation industries.
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Casey Aylward
Partner
Mahendran Balachandran
Partner, India
Luca Bocchio
Partner
Andrei Brasoveanu
Partner
Katie Brown
Investor
Ethan Choi
Partner
Miles Clements
Partner
Adrian Colyer
Venture Partner
Kevin Comolli
Partner
Ben Dooley
CFO
Peter Doyle
Investor
Christine Esserman
Partner
Sameer Gandhi
Partner
Sara Ittelson
Partner
Myrel Iturrey
Investor
Dinesh Katiyar
Partner
Richard Kotite
Vice President
Gagan Kumar
General Partner
Daniel Levine
Partner
John Locke
Partner
Zhenya Loginov
Partner
Steve Loughlin
Partner
Arun Mathew
Partner
Jonathan Mendelson
Investor
Subrata Mitra
Partner
Gonzalo Mocorrea
Investor
Vasant Natarajan
Partner
Vas Natarajan
Partner
Harry Nelis
Partner
Nate Niparko
Partner
Rachit Parekh
Investor
Vijaysai Patnaik
Associate
Varun Purandare
Principal and Investor
Ben Quazzo
Investor, Venture and Growth
Rafael Quintanilla Loeillet
Early-Stage Investor
Tim Rawlinson
Investor - Growth
Matthew Robinson
Investor
Sagar Sanghvi
Partner
Tracy Sedlock
Chief Operating Partner
Karan Shah
Investor
Manasi Shah
Vice President and Investment Team Member
Sarthak Singh
Investor
Robert Sternberg
Investor
Barath Shankar Subramanian
Senior Analyst
Charles Tananbaum
Investor
Humza Tariq
Investor
Jonathan Turner
Partner
Cecilia Wang
Vice President and Investor
Richard Wong
Partner
Ivan Zhou
Partner
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Silna Health
Series A in 2025
Silna Health specializes in streamlining healthcare processes by offering a proactive care readiness platform. This platform ensures patients are eligible for care and handles prior authorizations, benefit checks, and insurance monitoring, thereby enhancing payment certainty and improving patient outcomes. It enables healthcare providers to expedite the process of scheduling appointments, from initial inquiry to booking, by managing these administrative tasks upfront.
Silna Health
Seed Round in 2023
Silna Health specializes in streamlining healthcare processes by offering a proactive care readiness platform. This platform ensures patients are eligible for care and handles prior authorizations, benefit checks, and insurance monitoring, thereby enhancing payment certainty and improving patient outcomes. It enables healthcare providers to expedite the process of scheduling appointments, from initial inquiry to booking, by managing these administrative tasks upfront.
Insify
Series A in 2023
Insify is an insurance technology company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in providing digital insurance solutions tailored for freelancers and small businesses. Founded in 2020 by Koen Thijssen, the company utilizes artificial intelligence-driven data technology to streamline the insurance process, ensuring that clients can access coverage without the constraints typically associated with traditional insurance practices. By focusing on the unique needs of small enterprises, Insify aims to simplify the insurance experience, making it more efficient and accessible.
Shivalik Small Finance Bank
Venture Round in 2022
Shivalik Small Finance Bank is a technology-driven financial institution that focuses on serving small and underserved segments of the population. It utilizes a cloud-based architecture powered by Infosys Finacle for its core and digital banking, enabling efficient management and growth. The bank offers a range of retail banking services, including access to all major retail payment platforms such as UPI, IMPS, and NEFT/RTGS. With a customer base exceeding 450,000, including 15,000 self-help groups, Shivalik operates 31 branches and over 250 banking agents across Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Uttarakhand. As of March 31, 2021, the bank reported total deposits of Rs 1,245 Crores and total advances of Rs 805 Crores. Additionally, Shivalik serves as a corporate agent for various insurance products, partnering with well-known insurance providers to enhance its service offerings.
Ledger Investing
Series B in 2022
Ledger Investing Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects insurers with investors interested in purchasing insurance-linked securities. Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, D.C., the company aims to enhance risk transparency and standardization in the insurance sector. By leveraging advanced data infrastructure and analytics, Ledger Investing streamlines transactions, enabling asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, family offices, and other institutions to invest in a growing asset class that is uncorrelated with traditional investments like equity and fixed income. This innovative platform allows insurers to access lower-cost capital through securitization, facilitating a more efficient interaction between capital markets and insurance risk.
Sotera Heritage
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sotera Heritage is an Insurtech company focused on leveraging advanced technology and data to establish risk ratings for unique objects, particularly in the context of fine art and antiquities. Founded at Cambridge University, the company has participated in the accelerator program at Lloyds of London and collaborates with the Visual Geometry Group at Oxford University. Sotera utilizes an artificial intelligence engine to identify the origins of antiquities and assess when they may have been looted, aiming to address the illegal trade in stolen artifacts. In addition to providing data-backed insurance options, Sotera is developing tools to help document at-risk collections, contributing to efforts against the looting and trafficking of cultural heritage. The company has garnered investment from notable sources, including the Tokio Marine Future Fund and Accel, among others.
Insify
Series A in 2022
Insify is an insurance technology company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in providing digital insurance solutions tailored for freelancers and small businesses. Founded in 2020 by Koen Thijssen, the company utilizes artificial intelligence-driven data technology to streamline the insurance process, ensuring that clients can access coverage without the constraints typically associated with traditional insurance practices. By focusing on the unique needs of small enterprises, Insify aims to simplify the insurance experience, making it more efficient and accessible.
ThreeFlow
Series B in 2021
ThreeFlow is a company that has developed a cloud-based Benefits Placement System to streamline the employee benefits insurance distribution process. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, ThreeFlow serves both insurance brokers and carriers by providing a shared platform that enhances collaboration across the placement process. The software enables brokers to offer employers comprehensive details for informed benefits selections while facilitating improved communication and efficiency. By leveraging advanced predictive analytics and machine learning, ThreeFlow simplifies the request for proposal (RFP) process, enhancing quality, transparency, and reliability. This allows brokers and carriers to operate more effectively, ultimately benefiting the employers and employees they serve.
Ethos Life
Series D in 2021
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Shift Technology
Series D in 2021
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.
The Zebra
Series D in 2021
The Zebra is an online insurance comparison marketplace that simplifies the process of finding and purchasing insurance for consumers. It provides a platform where users can input their information to receive personalized quotes for car, home, and other types of insurance. By comparing real quotes from trusted insurance providers, The Zebra helps consumers identify coverage options that best meet their needs and budget. The company aims to enhance transparency in the insurance market, enabling users to make informed decisions while also assisting insurance companies in connecting with potential customers effectively. Through its educational resources and user-friendly interface, The Zebra strives to facilitate a more efficient insurance shopping experience.
BRYTER
Series B in 2021
BRYTER GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an AI-powered no-code software platform designed to automate decision-making and knowledge delivery. Founded in 2013, the platform enables users, including consulting firms, banks, corporates, and public administrations, to digitize and scale their services effectively. By allowing professionals to build and manage interactive applications without requiring programming skills, BRYTER facilitates the automation of recurring and standardized decision-making processes. The company has established a presence in Berlin, Frankfurt, and London, and its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Taylor Wessing, Simmons & Simmons, ING, and Telefónica, among others.
Ledger Investing
Series A in 2020
Ledger Investing Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects insurers with investors interested in purchasing insurance-linked securities. Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, D.C., the company aims to enhance risk transparency and standardization in the insurance sector. By leveraging advanced data infrastructure and analytics, Ledger Investing streamlines transactions, enabling asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, family offices, and other institutions to invest in a growing asset class that is uncorrelated with traditional investments like equity and fixed income. This innovative platform allows insurers to access lower-cost capital through securitization, facilitating a more efficient interaction between capital markets and insurance risk.
BRYTER
Series A in 2020
BRYTER GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an AI-powered no-code software platform designed to automate decision-making and knowledge delivery. Founded in 2013, the platform enables users, including consulting firms, banks, corporates, and public administrations, to digitize and scale their services effectively. By allowing professionals to build and manage interactive applications without requiring programming skills, BRYTER facilitates the automation of recurring and standardized decision-making processes. The company has established a presence in Berlin, Frankfurt, and London, and its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Taylor Wessing, Simmons & Simmons, ING, and Telefónica, among others.
The Zebra
Series C in 2020
The Zebra is an online insurance comparison marketplace that simplifies the process of finding and purchasing insurance for consumers. It provides a platform where users can input their information to receive personalized quotes for car, home, and other types of insurance. By comparing real quotes from trusted insurance providers, The Zebra helps consumers identify coverage options that best meet their needs and budget. The company aims to enhance transparency in the insurance market, enabling users to make informed decisions while also assisting insurance companies in connecting with potential customers effectively. Through its educational resources and user-friendly interface, The Zebra strives to facilitate a more efficient insurance shopping experience.
Luko
Series A in 2019
Luko is an insurance company that specializes in home security and safety. It offers an AI-powered device that monitors and prevents home accidents, aiming to shift the insurance model from claims-based to prevention. The device also helps reduce electricity bills. Luko provides transparent and user-friendly insurance options for homes, property, and vehicles, enabling customers to choose the perfect coverage for their needs.
BRYTER
Seed Round in 2019
BRYTER GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an AI-powered no-code software platform designed to automate decision-making and knowledge delivery. Founded in 2013, the platform enables users, including consulting firms, banks, corporates, and public administrations, to digitize and scale their services effectively. By allowing professionals to build and manage interactive applications without requiring programming skills, BRYTER facilitates the automation of recurring and standardized decision-making processes. The company has established a presence in Berlin, Frankfurt, and London, and its platform is utilized by notable clients such as Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Taylor Wessing, Simmons & Simmons, ING, and Telefónica, among others.
Ethos Life
Series C in 2019
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Coverfox Insurance
Series C in 2019
Coverfox Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd. is an insurtech company based in Mumbai, India, that specializes in online insurance brokerage services. Established in 2013, it offers a wide range of insurance products, including two-wheeler, car, health, travel, term, life, and general insurance. The platform partners with over 35 insurance providers to deliver competitive policies and premiums, ensuring customers have access to optimal coverage options. Coverfox also provides comprehensive support for claims, streamlining the process for its users.
Acko
Series C in 2019
Acko is a digital insurance provider that streamlines the underwriting and distribution of various insurance products through its online platform. The company specializes in personalized insurance offerings, leveraging data and analytics to tailor its products to user consumption behaviors. Acko offers a range of bite-sized insurance solutions, primarily targeting drivers and professionals within the transportation sector, while also expanding into healthcare with policies related to employee health benefits and wellness. Its approach aims to simplify the insurance buying experience, making it transparent and efficient for consumers.
Shift Technology
Series C in 2019
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.
Ethos Life
Series B in 2018
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Shift Technology
Series B in 2017
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.
The Zebra
Series B in 2017
The Zebra is an online insurance comparison marketplace that simplifies the process of finding and purchasing insurance for consumers. It provides a platform where users can input their information to receive personalized quotes for car, home, and other types of insurance. By comparing real quotes from trusted insurance providers, The Zebra helps consumers identify coverage options that best meet their needs and budget. The company aims to enhance transparency in the insurance market, enabling users to make informed decisions while also assisting insurance companies in connecting with potential customers effectively. Through its educational resources and user-friendly interface, The Zebra strives to facilitate a more efficient insurance shopping experience.
Acko
Seed Round in 2017
Acko is a digital insurance provider that streamlines the underwriting and distribution of various insurance products through its online platform. The company specializes in personalized insurance offerings, leveraging data and analytics to tailor its products to user consumption behaviors. Acko offers a range of bite-sized insurance solutions, primarily targeting drivers and professionals within the transportation sector, while also expanding into healthcare with policies related to employee health benefits and wellness. Its approach aims to simplify the insurance buying experience, making it transparent and efficient for consumers.
Ledger Investing
Seed Round in 2017
Ledger Investing Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects insurers with investors interested in purchasing insurance-linked securities. Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, D.C., the company aims to enhance risk transparency and standardization in the insurance sector. By leveraging advanced data infrastructure and analytics, Ledger Investing streamlines transactions, enabling asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, family offices, and other institutions to invest in a growing asset class that is uncorrelated with traditional investments like equity and fixed income. This innovative platform allows insurers to access lower-cost capital through securitization, facilitating a more efficient interaction between capital markets and insurance risk.
Shift Technology
Series A in 2016
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.
Coverfox Insurance
Series B in 2015
Coverfox Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd. is an insurtech company based in Mumbai, India, that specializes in online insurance brokerage services. Established in 2013, it offers a wide range of insurance products, including two-wheeler, car, health, travel, term, life, and general insurance. The platform partners with over 35 insurance providers to deliver competitive policies and premiums, ensuring customers have access to optimal coverage options. Coverfox also provides comprehensive support for claims, streamlining the process for its users.
Shift Technology
Seed Round in 2014
Shift Technology provides AI-driven decision automation and optimization solutions tailored for the global insurance industry. The company specializes in fraud detection and has developed a cloud-based platform that enhances the insurance claims process. By analyzing hundreds of millions of transactions, Shift's technology identifies potential fraud, allowing insurers to process claims more efficiently and effectively. The solutions offered by Shift aim to improve accuracy and speed in claims and policy resolutions, contributing to the overall enhancement of the insurance policy lifecycle. Shift Technology's innovations have been recognized in the industry, evidenced by receiving Frost & Sullivan’s Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award in 2020.
Medigo
Series A in 2014
Medigo, headquartered in Berlin, operates a digital platform that facilitates medical travel. It connects users with clinics worldwide, enabling them to search, compare, and coordinate medical procedures. The platform offers features like clinic browsing by procedure or country, filtering by facility type, sorting by price or rating, and clinic comparison based on staff expertise and patient reviews. Medigo also acts as a third-party administrator, supporting organizations in global healthcare navigation, cost containment, and member experience enhancement. It maintains an international provider network and is backed by prominent venture capital firms, employing a diverse team of over 50 individuals.
CHECK24
Venture Round in 2005
CHECK24 is a German-based company, established in 2016, that operates a comprehensive online platform for comparing prices and services across various sectors. These include insurance, energy, finance, telecommunications, travel, and professional services. The platform aims to simplify decision-making for users by providing transparent and easy-to-use comparison tools, enabling them to find favorable tariffs and prices. CHECK24 Ventures, the venture capital arm of CHECK24, invests in early-stage companies in the fintech, insurtech, online marketplaces, and software sectors within the DACH region, supporting their growth with seed and follow-on financing.
PeopleSupport
Series C in 1999
PeopleSupport, Inc., an offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) company, provides customer management, transcription and captioning, and additional BPO services through its centers in the Philippines, Costa Rica, and the United States. It offers customer service support services that are initiated by inbound calls and email from its clients' customers and address a range of questions regarding their account billing, changes in services, reservation changes, delivery updates on goods or services, complaint and issue resolution, and general product or service inquiries. The company also handles inbound calls from customers purchasing products and services from its clients, including travel reservations, financial transactions, telecommunications services, Internet services, and consumer products and services; collects consumer receivables in the financial services, telecommunications, and utilities industries; and handles troubleshooting calls and inbound telephone orders or inquiries. PeopleSupport's transcription and captioning services include both real-time and offline captioning of television, and film and classroom content for the healthcare and insurance, entertainment and education, and law enforcement markets. It also provides a range of additional BPO services, including credit application processing, mortgage processing, title searches, and data verification; conducts product and fraud detection; manages refunds, warranties, and applications; and conducts preparations for serving legal papers. The company serves primarily U.S.-based clients that operate within the travel and consumer, financial services, technology, telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, and media industries. PeopleSupport was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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