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 SaaS

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.

Productiv

Series C in 2021
Productiv, Inc. develops a cloud-based platform for SaaS management and application engagement insights for IT companies. The company through its platform integrates with single sign-on tools to track login activity and extract purchase and license data from contracts, finance, and expense reporting systems, offering an organization-wide view of agreements and expired software. Its platform offers discovery, rightsizing, engagement, and productivity solutions. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Bellevue, Washington and San Francisco, California.

Squarespace

Venture Round in 2021
Squarespace is the all-in-one platform for websites, domains, online stores, marketing tools and scheduling, which entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals use to build a beautiful presence and maintain their brands online.

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.

BetterCloud

Series F in 2020
BetterCloud, Inc. offers cloud office solutions designed to enhance the management and security of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for organizations globally. As the first SaaS Operations Management platform, it enables IT professionals to define, remediate, and enforce management policies while providing critical insights into employee SaaS adoption. BetterCloud's services include a centralized platform for license management, user lifecycle management, data discovery, security automation, and IT automation. The automation engine, known as Workflows, streamlines complex processes to ensure compliance and accuracy. The company also offers platform APIs and content scanning capabilities for popular tools such as Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, Box, and Slack. BetterCloud serves a diverse clientele, including small to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and various industries such as healthcare and technology. Founded in 2012, BetterCloud is headquartered in New York City, with an engineering office in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintains a strategic partnership with Dropbox.

Freshworks

Series H in 2019
Freshworks provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, close, and keep their customers for life. Freshworks SaaS products provide a 360-degree view of the customer, are ready to go, easy to use, and offer quick return on investment. It was founded in 2010 and Headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

Productiv

Series B in 2019
Productiv, Inc. develops a cloud-based platform for SaaS management and application engagement insights for IT companies. The company through its platform integrates with single sign-on tools to track login activity and extract purchase and license data from contracts, finance, and expense reporting systems, offering an organization-wide view of agreements and expired software. Its platform offers discovery, rightsizing, engagement, and productivity solutions. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Bellevue, Washington and San Francisco, California.

Productiv

Series A in 2019
Productiv, Inc. develops a cloud-based platform for SaaS management and application engagement insights for IT companies. The company through its platform integrates with single sign-on tools to track login activity and extract purchase and license data from contracts, finance, and expense reporting systems, offering an organization-wide view of agreements and expired software. Its platform offers discovery, rightsizing, engagement, and productivity solutions. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Bellevue, Washington and San Francisco, California.

Freshworks

Series G in 2018
Freshworks provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, close, and keep their customers for life. Freshworks SaaS products provide a 360-degree view of the customer, are ready to go, easy to use, and offer quick return on investment. It was founded in 2010 and Headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

Station

Seed Round in 2018
Station F SAS provides software as a service (SaaS) for all of web-applications. It provides a smart workstation that gathers cloud-based web applications into a single portal. The company’s features include Smart Dock; it keeps work organized by grouping pages, Quick Search; it finds all applications, Notification Center; it centralizes all web-notifications so clients never miss out on anything, and Single Login; it allows to login once and it does not ask more than once. Station F SAS was founded in 2013 and is based in Paris, France

BetterCloud

Series E in 2018
BetterCloud, Inc. offers cloud office solutions designed to enhance the management and security of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for organizations globally. As the first SaaS Operations Management platform, it enables IT professionals to define, remediate, and enforce management policies while providing critical insights into employee SaaS adoption. BetterCloud's services include a centralized platform for license management, user lifecycle management, data discovery, security automation, and IT automation. The automation engine, known as Workflows, streamlines complex processes to ensure compliance and accuracy. The company also offers platform APIs and content scanning capabilities for popular tools such as Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, Box, and Slack. BetterCloud serves a diverse clientele, including small to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and various industries such as healthcare and technology. Founded in 2012, BetterCloud is headquartered in New York City, with an engineering office in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintains a strategic partnership with Dropbox.

Freshworks

Series F in 2016
Freshworks provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, close, and keep their customers for life. Freshworks SaaS products provide a 360-degree view of the customer, are ready to go, easy to use, and offer quick return on investment. It was founded in 2010 and Headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

Freshworks

Series E in 2015
Freshworks provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, close, and keep their customers for life. Freshworks SaaS products provide a 360-degree view of the customer, are ready to go, easy to use, and offer quick return on investment. It was founded in 2010 and Headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

BetterCloud

Series D in 2015
BetterCloud, Inc. offers cloud office solutions designed to enhance the management and security of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for organizations globally. As the first SaaS Operations Management platform, it enables IT professionals to define, remediate, and enforce management policies while providing critical insights into employee SaaS adoption. BetterCloud's services include a centralized platform for license management, user lifecycle management, data discovery, security automation, and IT automation. The automation engine, known as Workflows, streamlines complex processes to ensure compliance and accuracy. The company also offers platform APIs and content scanning capabilities for popular tools such as Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, Box, and Slack. BetterCloud serves a diverse clientele, including small to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and various industries such as healthcare and technology. Founded in 2012, BetterCloud is headquartered in New York City, with an engineering office in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintains a strategic partnership with Dropbox.

Freshworks

Series D in 2014
Freshworks provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, close, and keep their customers for life. Freshworks SaaS products provide a 360-degree view of the customer, are ready to go, easy to use, and offer quick return on investment. It was founded in 2010 and Headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

Sookasa

Series A in 2014
Sookasa, Inc. provides encryption, security, and compliance solutions. The company offers its solutions to various cloud-based integration partners, including Box, Dropbox, GitHub, Google Drive, Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, and Zendesk. It serves customers in the education, finance, healthcare, and legal industries. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Mountain View, California. As of March 17, 2016, Sookasa, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Barracuda Networks, Inc.

Freshworks

Series C in 2013
Freshworks provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, close, and keep their customers for life. Freshworks SaaS products provide a 360-degree view of the customer, are ready to go, easy to use, and offer quick return on investment. It was founded in 2010 and Headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

Freshworks

Series B in 2012
Freshworks provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, close, and keep their customers for life. Freshworks SaaS products provide a 360-degree view of the customer, are ready to go, easy to use, and offer quick return on investment. It was founded in 2010 and Headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

Freshworks

Series A in 2011
Freshworks provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, close, and keep their customers for life. Freshworks SaaS products provide a 360-degree view of the customer, are ready to go, easy to use, and offer quick return on investment. It was founded in 2010 and Headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

Squarespace

Series A in 2010
Squarespace is the all-in-one platform for websites, domains, online stores, marketing tools and scheduling, which entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals use to build a beautiful presence and maintain their brands online.

Brightcove

Series D in 2010
Brightcove is a provider of cloud-based platforms designed for the publication and distribution of digital media. Its flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, allows customers to upload, manage, and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. The platform includes features such as video encoding, content management, live streaming, and analytics, facilitating a comprehensive video delivery experience. Additionally, Brightcove offers several other services, including Zencoder for video encoding, Brightcove Once for ad insertion, and Brightcove Gallery for creating video portals. The company also provides Brightcove Perform, which enhances video player experiences, and the Video Marketing Suite, tailored to meet the needs of marketers aiming to increase engagement and conversions. Founded in 2004, Brightcove is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Transera

Series C in 2009
Transera provides enterprise-class on-demand contact center software for improved customer care and the lowest cost of ownership. Seratel® software is delivered as a service (SaaS), enabling virtual contact center operations with more visibility and control. Route, monitor, record and manage customer interactions in a distributed environment with agents working in-house, at home, in branches or offshore. Deliver screen pops to any agent, anywhere. Integrate easily with IVR, CRM, WFM applications and the telephony and transport of your choice.

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.

Transera

Series C in 2006
Transera provides enterprise-class on-demand contact center software for improved customer care and the lowest cost of ownership. Seratel® software is delivered as a service (SaaS), enabling virtual contact center operations with more visibility and control. Route, monitor, record and manage customer interactions in a distributed environment with agents working in-house, at home, in branches or offshore. Deliver screen pops to any agent, anywhere. Integrate easily with IVR, CRM, WFM applications and the telephony and transport of your choice.

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.

Brightcove

Series B in 2005
Brightcove is a provider of cloud-based platforms designed for the publication and distribution of digital media. Its flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, allows customers to upload, manage, and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. The platform includes features such as video encoding, content management, live streaming, and analytics, facilitating a comprehensive video delivery experience. Additionally, Brightcove offers several other services, including Zencoder for video encoding, Brightcove Once for ad insertion, and Brightcove Gallery for creating video portals. The company also provides Brightcove Perform, which enhances video player experiences, and the Video Marketing Suite, tailored to meet the needs of marketers aiming to increase engagement and conversions. Founded in 2004, Brightcove is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Transera

Series B in 2005
Transera provides enterprise-class on-demand contact center software for improved customer care and the lowest cost of ownership. Seratel® software is delivered as a service (SaaS), enabling virtual contact center operations with more visibility and control. Route, monitor, record and manage customer interactions in a distributed environment with agents working in-house, at home, in branches or offshore. Deliver screen pops to any agent, anywhere. Integrate easily with IVR, CRM, WFM applications and the telephony and transport of your choice.

Brightcove

Series A in 2005
Brightcove is a provider of cloud-based platforms designed for the publication and distribution of digital media. Its flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, allows customers to upload, manage, and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. The platform includes features such as video encoding, content management, live streaming, and analytics, facilitating a comprehensive video delivery experience. Additionally, Brightcove offers several other services, including Zencoder for video encoding, Brightcove Once for ad insertion, and Brightcove Gallery for creating video portals. The company also provides Brightcove Perform, which enhances video player experiences, and the Video Marketing Suite, tailored to meet the needs of marketers aiming to increase engagement and conversions. Founded in 2004, Brightcove is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Transera

Series A in 2004
Transera provides enterprise-class on-demand contact center software for improved customer care and the lowest cost of ownership. Seratel® software is delivered as a service (SaaS), enabling virtual contact center operations with more visibility and control. Route, monitor, record and manage customer interactions in a distributed environment with agents working in-house, at home, in branches or offshore. Deliver screen pops to any agent, anywhere. Integrate easily with IVR, CRM, WFM applications and the telephony and transport of your choice.

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.

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.