Accel

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1983

AUM

-

Location

United States

$50-100 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Seed, Series B

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 06 December, 2025

Profile

Accel, formerly known as Accel Partners, is an American venture capital firm. Accel works with startups in seed, early and growth-stage investments. The company has offices in Palo Alto, California and San Francisco, California, with additional operating funds in London,[1][2] India[3] and China (through a partnership with International Data Group (IDG-Accel)).[4]



Accel has funded technology companies including Facebook,[5] Slack,[6] Dropbox,[7] Atlassian,[8] Flipkart,[9] Supercell,[10] Spotify,[11] Etsy,[12] Braintree/Venmo,[13] Vox Media,[14] Lynda.com,[15] Qualtrics,[16] DJI,[17] Cloudera,[18] Jet.com,[19] GoFundMe,[20] Vectra Networks Inc.[21] FabHotels, BrowserStack[22], Instana[23] and Egyptian Instabug

Industry

Healthcare Services Industrial Media and Entertainment Other SaaS Security Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Gaming Marketing and Advertising Real Estate Robotics Software Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation Travel MedTech Energy LegalTech Music HealthTech AdTech TravelTech

Region of investment

North America Europe Africa Asia

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FAQs about Accel

Accel is located in United States.
Accel was founded in 1983.
Accel invests in companies and startups in Healthcare Services, Industrial, Media and Entertainment, Other, SaaS, Security, Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Gaming, Marketing and Advertising, Real Estate, Robotics, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, MedTech, Energy, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, AdTech, TravelTech.
Accel invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia.
Accel invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B.
Accel usually invests $50-100 m on average.