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 Software

Causal

Series A in 2022
Causal is a developer of a business planning platform that offers a browser-based modeling tool designed to help organizations build models, visualize data, and communicate numerical information effectively. The platform features a visual modeling user interface that allows users to interact with data through graphical icons and audio indicators. This approach enables businesses to make informed predictions and perform analyses based on historical and current data, streamlining decision-making processes. Causal's emphasis on user-friendly design supports a more intuitive experience for users, facilitating better understanding and communication of complex data insights.

Causal

Seed Round in 2021
Causal is a developer of a business planning platform that offers a browser-based modeling tool designed to help organizations build models, visualize data, and communicate numerical information effectively. The platform features a visual modeling user interface that allows users to interact with data through graphical icons and audio indicators. This approach enables businesses to make informed predictions and perform analyses based on historical and current data, streamlining decision-making processes. Causal's emphasis on user-friendly design supports a more intuitive experience for users, facilitating better understanding and communication of complex data insights.

Ingenuity Systems

Venture Round in 2010
Ingenuity Systems, founded in 1998 by Stanford graduate students, specializes in knowledge management solutions for the life sciences sector. The company develops innovative software that empowers researchers to search, explore, visualize, and analyze complex biological and chemical data related to genes, proteins, and small molecules. Central to Ingenuity's offerings is the Ingenuity Knowledge Base, a comprehensive repository containing millions of modeled relationships among various biological entities, which is meticulously reviewed for accuracy. Key products include Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), which integrates and analyzes diverse omics data to provide insights into molecular interactions and disease processes, and Ingenuity iReport, designed for rapid interpretation of gene expression data. Additionally, Ingenuity Variant Analysis aids researchers in identifying significant genetic variants using both published evidence and personal expertise in disease biology. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Ingenuity operates offices in several countries, including Germany, Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom, and Japan, enhancing its global reach within the life sciences community.

terraspring

Series D in 2002
Terraspring is a software platform.

Scriptics

Venture Round in 1999
Scriptics is a developer of business integration tools.