Founded in 1983 by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz around the "prepared mind" philosophy, deep preparation in a few sectors rather than opportunistic betting. It built one of the first truly global venture platforms, with London (2000) and India operations compounding for decades.
Early-stage Series A specialist with separate growth funds; thesis-driven, partner-led boards across US, Europe and India.
Software, consumer internet, fintech, security, infrastructure
Facebook, Slack, Dropbox, Spotify, Atlassian, Flipkart, CrowdStrike, UiPath
Facebook IPO (its 2005 $12.7M Series A is among the best VC bets ever), Flipkart ($16B to Walmart), CrowdStrike IPO, Slack ($27.7B to Salesforce)
Accel won the contested 2005 Facebook Series A at a ~$98M valuation after partner Kevin Efrusy literally walked over to the startup's Palo Alto office to chase the deal.
| Company | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic AI | 1 round | $30B |
| Anysphere DevTools | 1 round, 1 led | $2.3B |
| Swiggy E-Commerce | 2 rounds | $1.6B |
| Helsing DeepTech | 2 rounds | $1.2B |
| Celonis SaaS B2B | 1 round | $1B |
| Trade Republic Fintech | 1 round | $900M |
| Snyk Cybersecurity | 2 rounds, 1 led | $830M |
| Eruditus EdTech | 2 rounds, 1 led | $800M |
| Lovable DevTools | 3 rounds, 2 led | $730M |
| Nebius ai_ml | 1 round, 1 led | $700M |
| Emeritus EdTech | 1 round, 1 led | $650M |
| True Anomaly SpaceTech | 1 round | $650M |
| Supabase DevTools | 2 rounds, 1 led | $600M |
| Legora LegalTech | 1 round, 1 led | $600M |
| Cyera Cybersecurity | 1 round | $600M |
| Nuvemshop E-Commerce | 2 rounds, 1 led | $590M |
| Zepz Fintech | 2 rounds, 1 led | $559M |
| Vercel DevTools | 2 rounds, 2 led | $550M |
| Mind Robotics Robotics | 1 round, 1 led | $500M |
| Kry Healthtech | 2 rounds | $457M |
| Socure Fintech | 1 round, 1 led | $450M |
| Filevine LegalTech | 1 round, 1 led | $400M |
| Miro SaaS B2B | 1 round | $353M |
| PayFit HR Tech | 2 rounds | $344M |
| QuintoAndar PropTech | 1 round | $300M |
| Spinny Marketplace | 1 round | $300M |
| Remote HR Tech | 1 round | $300M |
| Decagon AI | 2 rounds | $285M |
| Synthesia AI | 2 rounds, 1 led | $283.2M |
| Vinted Marketplace | 1 round | $250M |
| SeatGeek Marketplace | 1 round, 1 led | $238M |
| Shift Logistics | 1 round | $220M |
| Fractile Hardware | 1 round, 1 led | $220M |
| Shift Technology InsurTech | 1 round | $220M |
| MessageBird SaaS B2B | 1 round | $200M |
| Catawiki Marketplace | 1 round | $183M |
| n8n SaaS B2B | 1 round, 1 led | $180M |
| Soldo Fintech | 1 round | $180M |
| Genesis Global DevTools | 1 round | $176M |
| Chainalysis Web3 | 1 round | $170M |
| Veriff AI | 2 rounds, 1 led | $169M |
| sennder logistics | 1 round, 1 led | $160M |
| Wallapop Marketplace | 1 round | $157M |
| Unit Fintech | 2 rounds, 1 led | $151M |
| Corelight Cybersecurity | 1 round, 1 led | $150M |
| The Zebra InsurTech | 1 round | $150M |
| CaptivateIQ SaaS B2B | 2 rounds, 2 led | $146M |
| Dash0 DevTools | 2 rounds, 1 led | $145M |
| CureFit Consumer | 1 round | $145M |
| Webflow DevTools | 1 round, 1 led | $140M |
| commercetools SaaS B2B | 1 round, 1 led | $140M |
| Tines Cybersecurity | 3 rounds, 1 led | $131M |
| Code Metal DevTools | 1 round | $125M |
| Fashinza SaaS B2B | 2 rounds, 1 led | $120M |
| Oasis Security Cybersecurity | 1 round | $120M |
| Primer Fintech | 2 rounds, 1 led | $119M |
| Filigran Cybersecurity | 3 rounds, 1 led | $109.2M |
| Pismo Fintech | 1 round, 1 led | $108M |
| Personio HR Tech | 1 round | $103.6M |
| RadixArk DevTools | 1 round, 1 led | $100M |