- Type
- VC
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Cheque size
- $500K – $100M
- Fund size
- $650M (India Fund VII)
- Based in
- Bangalore
- Founded
- 2008
About
Accel is a leading global venture capital firm that has been an early backer of some of India's most successful startups. Operating since 2008 in India, Accel focuses on seed and early-stage investments across consumer internet, SaaS, and fintech sectors. They have deployed over $3 billion across India portfolio companies.
Investment thesis: We partner with exceptional founders from the earliest stages and help them build lasting, category-defining companies.
What they invest in
Sectors
Team (from their public pages)
Notable investments
Examples shown on accel.com. This is not a complete portfolio.
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