Accel Partners
Private Ownership | |
Industry | Venture capital |
Founded | 1983 |
Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
Products | Venture capital, Growth capital |
Website | www.accel.com |
Accel (Partners) is a venture and growth equity firm. Accel funds companies from inception through the growth stage. The company manages over $8.8 billion from offices in Palo Alto, California, New York City, London, India and China (through a partnership with International Data Group (IDG-Accel)).[1]
History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In 1983, Accel was founded by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz.[2]
In 2000, Accel entered into a joint-venture with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to form Accel-KKR a technology-focused private equity investment firm focused on control investments of middle-market companies.[3]
In addition to Accel's continued investments in early-stage startups from the Accel X early stage fund, the firm announced a $480 million growth fund in December 2008, focused on growth equity opportunities in information technology, internet, digital media, mobile, networking, software, and services.[4]
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External links
- Accel (company website)
- Crunchbase Profile
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