Accel

Early-stage venture firm — backers of Facebook, Slack, Atlassian

VC Early-stage 📍 Palo Alto, CA Founded 1983

AUM

$50B

as of 2026-Q1

LARGE

Accel was founded in 1983 and is a leading early-stage venture firm operating from offices in Palo Alto, London, and Bangalore. It backed Facebook's Series A in 2005 and has been an early investor in Slack, Atlassian, Dropbox, Spotify, and Flipkart.

Firm Profile

Firm Type

Subtype

Early-stage

Founded

1983

Palo Alto, CA

Country

USA

Active Fund

Accel XVI ($650M) · 2024

Notable Partners

Rich WongAndrew BracciaSameer GandhiPhilippe Botteri

Portfolio Companies (48)

Enriched 2026-08-02 · QuantLogix research

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Investment Focus

Stages

Seed · Series A · Series B

Sectors

Enterprise · Fintech · Consumer · Bio

VCTier-1 VCGlobal Early-Stage

Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed periodically.