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 PaaS

Stairwell

Series A in 2021
Stairwell, Inc. develops Software as a service (SaaS) based cybersecurity solutions. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Salto

Series B in 2021
Salto Labs Inc. provides a dashboard for companies to manage their business applications and services. It offers universal configuration language, multi service, multi environment, and dual works mode services. The company provides technology, which includes NaCL, workspace, state, graph view, adapters, fetch, and deploy. It offers business applications, which includes Salesforce, NetSuite, Marketo, and HubSpot. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Weaveworks

Venture Round in 2020
Weaveworks Limited, founded in 2014 and headquartered in London with an office in San Francisco, is a software company that specializes in open-source solutions for managing cloud-native applications. The company develops tools that simplify the operation of Kubernetes workloads, allowing developers and DevOps teams to build and manage containerized applications efficiently. Its key products include Weave Net, a software-defined networking solution for Docker containers; Weave Scope, which provides real-time visibility and interaction with distributed applications; and Weave Flux, which automates the management of microservices. Additionally, Weaveworks offers Weave Cloud, a Software-as-a-Service platform that facilitates the connection, monitoring, and deployment of containers. The company is recognized for its contributions to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and various open-source projects, enhancing the developer experience in the cloud-native ecosystem.

Stairwell

Seed Round in 2020
Stairwell, Inc. develops Software as a service (SaaS) based cybersecurity solutions. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

XebiaLabs

Series B in 2018
XebiaLabs, Inc. is a software company specializing in delivery automation solutions for enterprises. The company provides the XL Platform, which includes various automation products such as XL Deploy for deployment automation, XL Release for enterprise release management, and XL Scale for environment provisioning. Additional offerings include XL Impact, a cloud-based solution for optimizing DevOps performance, and XL Test, a tool for managing application testing. XebiaLabs serves multiple industries, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, and manufacturing, helping organizations enhance their software delivery processes. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, XebiaLabs has expanded its presence with offices in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and India. As of early 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of CollabNet, Inc.

Weaveworks

Series B in 2016
Weaveworks Limited, founded in 2014 and headquartered in London with an office in San Francisco, is a software company that specializes in open-source solutions for managing cloud-native applications. The company develops tools that simplify the operation of Kubernetes workloads, allowing developers and DevOps teams to build and manage containerized applications efficiently. Its key products include Weave Net, a software-defined networking solution for Docker containers; Weave Scope, which provides real-time visibility and interaction with distributed applications; and Weave Flux, which automates the management of microservices. Additionally, Weaveworks offers Weave Cloud, a Software-as-a-Service platform that facilitates the connection, monitoring, and deployment of containers. The company is recognized for its contributions to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and various open-source projects, enhancing the developer experience in the cloud-native ecosystem.

ClusterHQ

Series A in 2015
Cluster HQ is a Saas service to make container virtualisation (eg Docker) useful for database driven services. The company is based in Bristol, UK but is global in its ambitions.

Weaveworks

Series A in 2014
Weaveworks Limited, founded in 2014 and headquartered in London with an office in San Francisco, is a software company that specializes in open-source solutions for managing cloud-native applications. The company develops tools that simplify the operation of Kubernetes workloads, allowing developers and DevOps teams to build and manage containerized applications efficiently. Its key products include Weave Net, a software-defined networking solution for Docker containers; Weave Scope, which provides real-time visibility and interaction with distributed applications; and Weave Flux, which automates the management of microservices. Additionally, Weaveworks offers Weave Cloud, a Software-as-a-Service platform that facilitates the connection, monitoring, and deployment of containers. The company is recognized for its contributions to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and various open-source projects, enhancing the developer experience in the cloud-native ecosystem.

Altiscale

Series B in 2014
Altiscale, Inc. provides purpose-built cloud services to run Apache Hadoop dial tone operations. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of September 27, 2016, Altiscale Inc operates as a subsidiary of SAP SE.

Altiscale

Series A in 2013
Altiscale, Inc. provides purpose-built cloud services to run Apache Hadoop dial tone operations. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Palo Alto, California. As of September 27, 2016, Altiscale Inc operates as a subsidiary of SAP SE.

Aptana

Venture Round in 2009
Aptana provides a Web application development, deployment and management suite for organizations who use Web technologies including: JavaScript (Ajax), Ruby on Rails, and PHP. Aptana Studioâ„¢, an Eclipse-based integrated development environment for Web 2.0 sites and applications, has been downloaded over 4 million times and continues to grow at a rate of over 200,000 downloads monthly. Aptana's current cloud offering, Aptana Cloudâ„¢, further integrates Web application development, deployment, and management with cloud computing services to provide an efficient end-to-end solution for organizations of all sizes.

Aptana

Series B in 2007
Aptana provides a Web application development, deployment and management suite for organizations who use Web technologies including: JavaScript (Ajax), Ruby on Rails, and PHP. Aptana Studioâ„¢, an Eclipse-based integrated development environment for Web 2.0 sites and applications, has been downloaded over 4 million times and continues to grow at a rate of over 200,000 downloads monthly. Aptana's current cloud offering, Aptana Cloudâ„¢, further integrates Web application development, deployment, and management with cloud computing services to provide an efficient end-to-end solution for organizations of all sizes.

Cape Clear Software

Series E in 2007
Cape Clear Software, Inc. provides services-oriented architecture (SOA) and enterprise service bus (ESB) technology. Its products include Server, a runtime engine that supports service hosting, of BPEL, Java, assembly, and database services; and multiple transports out-of-the-box; Studio, an Eclipse-based tools environment for the development of SOA-based and on-demand applications; and SOA Assembly for service implementation, manipulation of message parts, and handling of error conditions, as well as application of routing, splitting, and load-balancing rules.

XenSource

Series C in 2006
XenSource, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company develops and markets enterprise-grade virtualization solutions, primarily centered around its open-source Xen hypervisor technology. Key offerings include Xen 3.0, a hypervisor designed for enterprise server deployment, and Xen Optimiser, which facilitates multi-server virtualization management. Additionally, XenSource provides subscription-based support services for its products. The company's solutions aim to enhance server utilization, consolidate servers, and improve data center capabilities, thereby optimizing cloud, server, and desktop virtual infrastructures. In 2007, XenSource was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc.

Cape Clear Software

Series D in 2006
Cape Clear Software, Inc. provides services-oriented architecture (SOA) and enterprise service bus (ESB) technology. Its products include Server, a runtime engine that supports service hosting, of BPEL, Java, assembly, and database services; and multiple transports out-of-the-box; Studio, an Eclipse-based tools environment for the development of SOA-based and on-demand applications; and SOA Assembly for service implementation, manipulation of message parts, and handling of error conditions, as well as application of routing, splitting, and load-balancing rules.

XenSource

Series B in 2005
XenSource, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company develops and markets enterprise-grade virtualization solutions, primarily centered around its open-source Xen hypervisor technology. Key offerings include Xen 3.0, a hypervisor designed for enterprise server deployment, and Xen Optimiser, which facilitates multi-server virtualization management. Additionally, XenSource provides subscription-based support services for its products. The company's solutions aim to enhance server utilization, consolidate servers, and improve data center capabilities, thereby optimizing cloud, server, and desktop virtual infrastructures. In 2007, XenSource was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc.

The Cloud

Venture Round in 2004
The Cloud is a provider of public access Wi-Fi hotspots.

Cape Clear Software

Series C in 2003
Cape Clear Software, Inc. provides services-oriented architecture (SOA) and enterprise service bus (ESB) technology. Its products include Server, a runtime engine that supports service hosting, of BPEL, Java, assembly, and database services; and multiple transports out-of-the-box; Studio, an Eclipse-based tools environment for the development of SOA-based and on-demand applications; and SOA Assembly for service implementation, manipulation of message parts, and handling of error conditions, as well as application of routing, splitting, and load-balancing rules.

Wily Technology

Series C in 2003
CA Application Performance Management - CA Technologies

Wily Technology

Venture Round in 2001
CA Application Performance Management - CA Technologies

AccessLan Communications

Venture Round in 2001
AccessLan, the Silicon Valley pioneer of PacketLoop, is a leading provider of business-focused and carrier-class access equipment for Integrated Communications Providers (ICPs). PacketLoop delivers the next generation of packet-based, local loop solutions, providing variable rate, multi-service intelligent infrastructure with Internet Scaling Architecture (ISA) enabling the industry’s first Quality-of-Service (QoS) for Internet Protocol (IP) management. It is ideally suited to delivery of packet-based services including: Voice-over-DSL (VoDSL), Internet access; Frame Relay; Virtual Private Network (VPN) and application hosting such as, streaming content and differentiated access services.

Cape Clear Software

Series B in 2001
Cape Clear Software, Inc. provides services-oriented architecture (SOA) and enterprise service bus (ESB) technology. Its products include Server, a runtime engine that supports service hosting, of BPEL, Java, assembly, and database services; and multiple transports out-of-the-box; Studio, an Eclipse-based tools environment for the development of SOA-based and on-demand applications; and SOA Assembly for service implementation, manipulation of message parts, and handling of error conditions, as well as application of routing, splitting, and load-balancing rules.

Wily Technology

Series B in 2000
CA Application Performance Management - CA Technologies

AccessLan Communications

Venture Round in 2000
AccessLan, the Silicon Valley pioneer of PacketLoop, is a leading provider of business-focused and carrier-class access equipment for Integrated Communications Providers (ICPs). PacketLoop delivers the next generation of packet-based, local loop solutions, providing variable rate, multi-service intelligent infrastructure with Internet Scaling Architecture (ISA) enabling the industry’s first Quality-of-Service (QoS) for Internet Protocol (IP) management. It is ideally suited to delivery of packet-based services including: Voice-over-DSL (VoDSL), Internet access; Frame Relay; Virtual Private Network (VPN) and application hosting such as, streaming content and differentiated access services.