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 Advertising

URX

Series A in 2014
URX empowers publishers to monetize mobile content and enables advertisers to drive mobile commerce. The world's most forward-thinking companies use URX to connect users directly to relevant commerce experiences.

MobStac

Series B in 2013
MobStac is a developer of a cloud-based mobile marketing platform that aims to bridge the gap between the online and offline worlds using innovative technology, including QR codes and BLE beacon technology. The platform focuses on proximity marketing, enabling businesses to engage customers in a personalized and context-aware manner. By leveraging indoor location data, MobStac allows brands to deliver tailored experiences to end users. The company's mission is to enhance mobile Internet accessibility, ensuring that content is readily available on any mobile device, thereby expanding its reach to a diverse audience.

MoPub

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

Schematic Labs

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

MobStac

Series A in 2011
MobStac is a developer of a cloud-based mobile marketing platform that aims to bridge the gap between the online and offline worlds using innovative technology, including QR codes and BLE beacon technology. The platform focuses on proximity marketing, enabling businesses to engage customers in a personalized and context-aware manner. By leveraging indoor location data, MobStac allows brands to deliver tailored experiences to end users. The company's mission is to enhance mobile Internet accessibility, ensuring that content is readily available on any mobile device, thereby expanding its reach to a diverse audience.

MoPub

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

UberMedia

Series B in 2011
UberMedia is a technology company headquartered in Pasadena, California, that specializes in targeted mobile advertising. It processes billions of social, demographic, and location signals daily to provide businesses with insights that enhance decision-making and consumer engagement. By delivering dynamic advertising solutions, UberMedia helps Fortune 500 companies across various sectors, including retail, automotive, entertainment, and consumer markets, achieve specific business goals such as increasing customer visits and boosting sales. The company is recognized as a pioneer in its field and has received accolades for its innovative approach.

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.

Mochi Media

Series B in 2008
Mochi Media is a San Francisco, CA based company that helps game developers around the world to monetize and distribute their games. The core product, MochiAds, is a platform focused around providing independent game developers with game analytics, distribution, tools and monetization while providing advertisers with turnkey opportunities to reach the one in three Internet users who play online games.

Mochi Media

Series A in 2008
Mochi Media is a San Francisco, CA based company that helps game developers around the world to monetize and distribute their games. The core product, MochiAds, is a platform focused around providing independent game developers with game analytics, distribution, tools and monetization while providing advertisers with turnkey opportunities to reach the one in three Internet users who play online games.

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.

Mochi Media

Series A in 2007
Mochi Media is a San Francisco, CA based company that helps game developers around the world to monetize and distribute their games. The core product, MochiAds, is a platform focused around providing independent game developers with game analytics, distribution, tools and monetization while providing advertisers with turnkey opportunities to reach the one in three Internet users who play online games.

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.

Medio

Series B in 2006
Medio enables businesses to acquire, retain, and monetize their mobile customers. It leverages predictive models to present personalized recommendations and offers each month to mobile users by utilizing a cloud-based infrastructure for collecting and analyzing customer activity data. It works with several brands, including Rovio (Angry Birds), Verizon, and T-Mobile. Medio was founded in September 2004 and is headquartered in Washington, United States. It is privately held by Accel Partners, Trilogy Equity Partners, Frazier Technology Ventures, and Mohr Davidow Ventures.

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.

Volantis Systems

Venture Round in 2005
Volantis Systems Limited specializes in intelligent content adaptation solutions for the mobile Internet sector. The company provides a Content Delivery Platform (CDP), which includes a suite of mobile portal and e-commerce applications designed for mobile operators to promote, sell, and deliver diverse content. The CDP features several modules, such as a Mobile Development Framework that offers a device adaptation engine, a Mobile Content Storefront for content management, and Buzzcast, which personalizes content feeds and integrates advertisements. Additionally, the platform includes a Mobile Content Transcoder for converting PC-oriented sites to mobile-friendly versions and tools like Feed Builder and Site Builder to enhance subscriber engagement and allow users to create personal mobile websites. Volantis also offers a Java-based Mobility Server for developing mobile applications and Ubik.com, a service for designing and hosting mobile websites. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Guildford, United Kingdom, the company has expanded its presence with offices in the United States, Hong Kong, Poland, and India, serving clients in telecommunications, media, finance, and online businesses.

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.

Informio,Inc

Series A in 2000
Informio,Inc trial service delivers Internet content and voice applications through any wireless phone. It has been developed by people who pioneered voice messaging systems and the World Wide Web. Find out about what they're doing by subscribing to their mailing list.