Company Profile - Accel Partners

Accel Partners


Web Site: www.accel.com

Contact Details

Main Office
428 University Avenue
Palo Alto, 94301
California
United States
Main Office
16 St James's Street
London, SW1A 1ER
United Kingdom
Other Office
Room 1105, Aetna Tower, 107 Zunyi Road
Shanghai , 200051
China
Other Office
#21/1-1, Nawab Towers Cunningham Road
Bangalore, 560 052
India
Other Office
Rm 616, Tower A, COFCO Plaza 8 Jianguomen nei Dajie
100005
Beijing
China

Phones

Main Office+44(20)7170-1000London
Fax+44(20)7170-1099Londonefax

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Corporate Profile

Company Type: Venture capital firm.
Overview:  Accel Partners is a venture capital firm that has been dedicated for over 25 years to supporting entrepreneurs who possess the unique insight to define new categories and build world-class companies. Accel deeply shares our entrepreneur's passion for fundamental uniqueness and their courage to be first. This emphasis on leadership has engendered category defining companies that have reshaped their industries and in many cases created entirely new sectors. Accel-backed companies have sparked many of the most significant revolutions in technology businesses, such as: Facebook, Veritas Software, RealNetworks, Riverbed, UUNet, MetroPCS, Macromedia, PictureTel, Interwoven, Portal Software, Foundry Networks, Walmart.com, and many others.


Funds Managed / Advised

FundCurrencyAmountTypeYear
Accel Partners IV LP  USD 135,000,000 venture 1993 
Accel Partners V  USD 150,000,000 venture 1996 
Accel Partners VI  USD 275,000,000 venture 1998 
Accel Partners VII  USD 600,000,000 venture 1999 
Accel Partners VIII  USD 1,500,000,000 venture 2000 
Accel Partners III      
Accel Partners II      

Investment Preferences

Geographic Focus:   
Industry Focus:   Keywords: Software,
Investment Stage:   

Sample Investments

Facebook  USD12,700,000Series A.  Media and Entertainment United States Social networking web site.

People

Current Employees

Frank ArtaleMr Frank Artale   Venture Development  Palo Alto
Andrew BracciaMr Andrew Braccia   Partner  Palo Alto
Jim BreyerMr Jim Breyer   Managing Partner  Palo Alto
Miles ClementsMr Miles Clements   General Partner  Palo Alto
Bud ColliganMr Bud Colligan   Venture Development  Palo Alto
Kevin ComolliMr Kevin Comolli   Managing General Partner  London
Jeremiah DalyMr Jeremiah Daly   General Partner  London
Sonali De RyckerMs Sonali De Rycker   General Partner  London
Kevin EfrusyMr Kevin Efrusy   General Partner  Palo Alto
Carl EverettMr Carl Everett   General Partner  Palo Alto
Jim FlachMr Jim Flach   Venture Development  Palo Alto
Sameer GandhiMr Sameer Gandhi   General Partner  Palo Alto
Judy GibbonsMs Judy Gibbons   Venture Development  London
Martin GibsonMr Martin Gibson   Venture Development  London
Bruce GoldenMr Bruce Golden   General Partner  London
Mr Hussein Kanji     London
Craig LawrenceMr Craig Lawrence   General Partner  Palo Alto
Spencer LazarMr Spencer Lazar   General Partner  London
Mr Simon Levene     London
Ping LiMr Ping Li   General Partner  Palo Alto
Arun MathewMr Arun Mathew   General Partner  Palo Alto
Harry NelisMr Harry Nelis   General Partner  London
Nico NierenbergMr Nico Nierenberg   Venture Development  Palo Alto
Arthur PattersonMr Arthur Patterson   General Partner  Palo Alto
Theresia Gouw RanzettaMs Theresia Ranzetta   General Partner  Palo Alto
Kaj-Erik RelanderMr Kaj-Erik Relander   General Partner  London
Jeff RothschildMr Jeff Rothschild   Venture Development  Palo Alto
Joe SchoendorfMr Joe Schoendorf   Venture Development  Palo Alto
Jim SwartzMr Jim Swartz   General Partner  Palo Alto
Ryan SweeneyMr Ryan Sweeney   General Partner  Palo Alto
Peter WagnerMr Peter Wagner   General Partner  Palo Alto
Richard WolpertMr Richard Wolpert   General Partner  Palo Alto
Richard WongMr Richard Wong   Partner  Palo Alto

Past Employees

Mr Peter Fenton  General Partner, Benchmark Capital; 
Mr Jim Goetz  
Mr Joe Golden  
Mr Abhay Parekh  
Mr In Sik Rhee  Partner, Rembrandt Venture Partners; 
Mr Fearghal ? Riordain