Accel

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.

Casey Aylward

Partner

Mahendran Balachandran

Partner, India

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner

Katie Brown

Investor

Abhinav Chaturvedi

Partner

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

Matt Weigand

Partner

Richard Wong

Partner

Ivan Zhou

Partner

Past deals in Public Transportation

Bounce

Series D in 2020
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes) is a smart mobility solution, with a mission of making daily commute stress-free, time-saving, reliable, and convenient. With a breakthrough technology that lets users access the bike with just an OTP, the Keyless bikes, have not only done away with keys, but the whole process of renting a bike has just become devoid of any physical or human intervention. With Bounce's new One Way Rental service, users can now pick up and drop the bike anywhere they need to and be done with the ride. This is aimed at providing a seamless first mile and last-mile connectivity to metro users. Founded in 2014, Bounce aims at decongesting the roads by encouraging commuters to choose public transport by delivering convenient options to rent bikes and reach their destinations from metro stations. It is based in Bangalore, India.

Bounce

Series C in 2019
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes) is a smart mobility solution, with a mission of making daily commute stress-free, time-saving, reliable, and convenient. With a breakthrough technology that lets users access the bike with just an OTP, the Keyless bikes, have not only done away with keys, but the whole process of renting a bike has just become devoid of any physical or human intervention. With Bounce's new One Way Rental service, users can now pick up and drop the bike anywhere they need to and be done with the ride. This is aimed at providing a seamless first mile and last-mile connectivity to metro users. Founded in 2014, Bounce aims at decongesting the roads by encouraging commuters to choose public transport by delivering convenient options to rent bikes and reach their destinations from metro stations. It is based in Bangalore, India.

Bounce

Series B in 2019
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes) is a smart mobility solution, with a mission of making daily commute stress-free, time-saving, reliable, and convenient. With a breakthrough technology that lets users access the bike with just an OTP, the Keyless bikes, have not only done away with keys, but the whole process of renting a bike has just become devoid of any physical or human intervention. With Bounce's new One Way Rental service, users can now pick up and drop the bike anywhere they need to and be done with the ride. This is aimed at providing a seamless first mile and last-mile connectivity to metro users. Founded in 2014, Bounce aims at decongesting the roads by encouraging commuters to choose public transport by delivering convenient options to rent bikes and reach their destinations from metro stations. It is based in Bangalore, India.

Ola

Series J in 2019
Ola operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation for customers and driver partners in India. Its mobile application allows its customers to book a range of cabs, auto-rickshaws, bikes, and shuttle buses. Ola's mobile application allows customers to book city taxi, outstation travel, car rental, and corporate travel services. Its mobile application is available on Windows, Android, and iOS platforms. Ankit Bhati and Bhavish Aggarwal founded Ola on December 1, 2010. It has its headquarters with additional offices in Bengaluru in India.

Wicked Ride Adventure Services

Venture Round in 2018
Wicked Ride is India's first luxury bike rental company. We rent out Harley Davidson, Triumph and Royal Enfield motorcycles. We are a start-up based out of Bangalore and are operational in 4 states across India. We intend to expand to other cities soon. We also cater to other needs of the biking community and design and execute expeditions. We have urban commute solution from our subsidiary Metro Bikes (www.metrobikes.in) which solves the first and last mile commute from public transportation hubs. Commuters can pick a bike from one hub and drop it across any other hub. This provides the fastest and cheapest mode of commute.

Transit

Series B in 2018
Transit is a mobile app intended to help its users navigate their cities. Transit simplifies local travel in 125 cities worldwide. Upon launch, the bright, intuitive interface shows all nearby transportation options and departures. Users can plan trips, set reminders, and get notifications about disruptions. Plus, Transit also integrates other sustainable transport modes -- bike sharing, car sharing and Uber -- so users can determine the best way to get from A to B. With millions of active users in the US and Canada, Transit has emerged as the leading urban transit app in North America. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec.

Bounce

Series A in 2018
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes) is a smart mobility solution, with a mission of making daily commute stress-free, time-saving, reliable, and convenient. With a breakthrough technology that lets users access the bike with just an OTP, the Keyless bikes, have not only done away with keys, but the whole process of renting a bike has just become devoid of any physical or human intervention. With Bounce's new One Way Rental service, users can now pick up and drop the bike anywhere they need to and be done with the ride. This is aimed at providing a seamless first mile and last-mile connectivity to metro users. Founded in 2014, Bounce aims at decongesting the roads by encouraging commuters to choose public transport by delivering convenient options to rent bikes and reach their destinations from metro stations. It is based in Bangalore, India.

Wicked Ride Adventure Services

Venture Round in 2018
Wicked Ride is India's first luxury bike rental company. We rent out Harley Davidson, Triumph and Royal Enfield motorcycles. We are a start-up based out of Bangalore and are operational in 4 states across India. We intend to expand to other cities soon. We also cater to other needs of the biking community and design and execute expeditions. We have urban commute solution from our subsidiary Metro Bikes (www.metrobikes.in) which solves the first and last mile commute from public transportation hubs. Commuters can pick a bike from one hub and drop it across any other hub. This provides the fastest and cheapest mode of commute.

Transit

Series A in 2017
Transit is a mobile app intended to help its users navigate their cities. Transit simplifies local travel in 125 cities worldwide. Upon launch, the bright, intuitive interface shows all nearby transportation options and departures. Users can plan trips, set reminders, and get notifications about disruptions. Plus, Transit also integrates other sustainable transport modes -- bike sharing, car sharing and Uber -- so users can determine the best way to get from A to B. With millions of active users in the US and Canada, Transit has emerged as the leading urban transit app in North America. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec.

Omni

Series A in 2017
Omni aims to revolutionise mobility in cities and campuses by empowering residents with cleaner, more efficient, and affordable transportation options that improve urban sustainability in the United Kingdom. By systematically deploying thousands of smart-bikes, enabled with GPS, wireless technology, and self-locks, we will dramatically improve urban mobility by making the first and last mile faster, cheaper, and healthier. We take city and school friendly approach and seek for partnership to work on this challenging problem.

Transit

Seed Round in 2016
Transit is a mobile app intended to help its users navigate their cities. Transit simplifies local travel in 125 cities worldwide. Upon launch, the bright, intuitive interface shows all nearby transportation options and departures. Users can plan trips, set reminders, and get notifications about disruptions. Plus, Transit also integrates other sustainable transport modes -- bike sharing, car sharing and Uber -- so users can determine the best way to get from A to B. With millions of active users in the US and Canada, Transit has emerged as the leading urban transit app in North America. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec.

Transit

Seed Round in 2015
Transit is a mobile app intended to help its users navigate their cities. Transit simplifies local travel in 125 cities worldwide. Upon launch, the bright, intuitive interface shows all nearby transportation options and departures. Users can plan trips, set reminders, and get notifications about disruptions. Plus, Transit also integrates other sustainable transport modes -- bike sharing, car sharing and Uber -- so users can determine the best way to get from A to B. With millions of active users in the US and Canada, Transit has emerged as the leading urban transit app in North America. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec.

Ola

Series E in 2015
Ola operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation for customers and driver partners in India. Its mobile application allows its customers to book a range of cabs, auto-rickshaws, bikes, and shuttle buses. Ola's mobile application allows customers to book city taxi, outstation travel, car rental, and corporate travel services. Its mobile application is available on Windows, Android, and iOS platforms. Ankit Bhati and Bhavish Aggarwal founded Ola on December 1, 2010. It has its headquarters with additional offices in Bengaluru in India.

TaxiForSure

Series C in 2014
TaxiForSure.com is an aggregator of car rentals and taxis in India. They work with various taxi operators and enable them with technology to ensure that customers get an easily accessible, safe, reliable taxi ride ‘for sure’.

TaxiForSure

Series B in 2014
TaxiForSure.com is an aggregator of car rentals and taxis in India. They work with various taxi operators and enable them with technology to ensure that customers get an easily accessible, safe, reliable taxi ride ‘for sure’.

TaxiForSure

Series A in 2013
TaxiForSure.com is an aggregator of car rentals and taxis in India. They work with various taxi operators and enable them with technology to ensure that customers get an easily accessible, safe, reliable taxi ride ‘for sure’.

TaxiForSure

Seed Round in 2012
TaxiForSure.com is an aggregator of car rentals and taxis in India. They work with various taxi operators and enable them with technology to ensure that customers get an easily accessible, safe, reliable taxi ride ‘for sure’.

SilverRail

Series B in 2012
SilverRail, established in 2009 and headquartered in London, UK, specializes in digital infrastructure for the rail industry. Its platform connects rail carriers and suppliers with travel distributors, offering a comprehensive customer experience from journey planning to ticketing. This includes inventory management, scheduling, pricing, booking, payment, and administration, facilitating seamless global rail access.

SilverRail

Venture Round in 2011
SilverRail, established in 2009 and headquartered in London, UK, specializes in digital infrastructure for the rail industry. Its platform connects rail carriers and suppliers with travel distributors, offering a comprehensive customer experience from journey planning to ticketing. This includes inventory management, scheduling, pricing, booking, payment, and administration, facilitating seamless global rail access.
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