# Accel

> Accel is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Software and SaaS. See 2,112 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 2,112
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Fund size: $14M
- Last fund: Aug 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accel-vc
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/accel
- Website: http://www.accel.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/accel

Accel is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and SaaS. Accel invests in sectors such as enterprise software, consumer internet, financial technology, and cybersecurity. It participates in funding rounds ranging from seed and pre-seed stages to growth-stage capital. Beyond direct investment, the organization offers operational resources to assist founders with product development and talent recruitment.The firm connects entrepreneurs with a network of industry peers and mentors to facilitate market expansion.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Accel. Shizune tracks 58 team members at Accel. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/accel?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$10M |
| Series A | $4.5M–$41M |
| Series B | $9.5M–$75M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 306 | 14% |
| SaaS | 133 | 6% |
| Information Technology | 131 | 6% |
| E-Commerce | 113 | 5% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 110 | 5% |

453 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 412 | 20% |
| Series B | 367 | 17% |
| Seed | 255 | 12% |
| Series C | 250 | 12% |
| Series D | 134 | 6% |

22 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 551 | 26% |
| India | 154 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 66 | 3% |
| Germany | 22 | 1% |
| France | 21 | 1% |

38 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abhinav Chaturvedi | Partner | 26 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhinav-chaturvedi |
| Amit Kumar | Partners | 46 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-kumar-4 |
| Amy Saper | Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amy-saper |
| Anand Daniel | Partner | 43 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anand-daniel |
| Andrei Brasoveanu | Partner | 45 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrei-brasoveanu |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cambridge Aerospace | Cambridge Aerospace is a defence tech startup that provides defense engineering and manufacturing services. | $300M | Series C | Aug 10, 2026 |  |
| Delightree | Delightree is a unified operations platform built for multi-unit brands that need visibility, consistency, and control as they scale. Most franchisors rely on disconnected tools for training, audits, and daily execution, which hides performance issues and slows growth. Delightree replaces that patchwork with a single, mobile-first system thatcentralizes operations, accelerates store openings through a purpose-built Location Launcher, and brings clarity across every site. Powered by AI, Delightree surfaces trends, risks, and opportunities hidden in everyday activity so brands can act early, operate smarter, and scale with confidence. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Fixxly | Fixxly is a quick-commerce platform built exclusively for trade professionals. It is specifically designed to eliminate half-day site delays caused by missing parts. | $5.5M | Seed | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| ApnaMart | ApnaMart is a shop and online retail store. | $12.5M | Series C | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| AegisAI | AegisAI is a next-generation email security technology that uses self-driving AI agents to analyse each email like a human analyst would. | $36M | Series A | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Arrakis Technologies | Arrakis Technologies develops an AI operating system and agent platform for real-world industrial and supply chain operations. The company combines a model-agnostic AI platform with embedded teams to map enterprise workflows, connect ERPs and other operational systems, and ingest unstructured data such as emails, PDFs, and spreadsheets. Its agentsexecute multi-step business processes across areas like procurement, chartering, manufacturing, energy, and shipping, while maintaining human oversight through approvals and governance logic. Arrakis focuses on building governed AI workflows that include role-based access controls, audit trails, and policy alignment. Its software integrates with common enterprise systems, AI model providers, data warehouses, and document repositories to create a unified operational context for automation. The platform is designed for regulated, high-stakes environments where data protection and traceability are required. | $30.4M | Series A | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Paper | Paper is an digital canvas designed to help designers create and organize their work. | $34M | Series A | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Plazza | Plazza is an instant health app focused on delivering medicines and health products rapidly. | $15M | Series A | Jul 20, 2026 |  |
| Aura | Aura is an information technology company dedicated to creating a safer internet for everyone. People are doing more online than ever, but as our lives get more connected, it's hard to know what’s safe. Aura believes people should be able to live their digital lives with peace of mind. Its mission is to create a safer internet by makingcomprehensive digital security simple to understand and easy to use so everyone can stay safe online. | $100M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 17, 2026 |  |
| Wonder | Wonder is a food technology company that operates a mealtime platform offering restaurant meals, prepared foods, meal kits, and food delivery through a unified ordering experience. It develops and manages food preparation, ordering, and delivery using proprietary technology, including its Infinite Kitchen food robotics platform. The companypartners with chefs and restaurant brands to provide a variety of meal options that customers can order through its platform. It also manages the preparation and fulfillment process to support delivery and pickup services across its locations. Additionally, Wonder expands its food ecosystem through the operation and integration of restaurant concepts, meal kit services, and delivery capabilities. | $650M | Series D | Jul 16, 2026 |  |

10 of 2,112 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel-india) — VC Fund, 149 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Accel invest in?

Accel invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2,112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Accel's check size?

Accel typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$10M at Seed, $4.5M–$41M at Series A and $9.5M–$75M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Accel participates in.

### How do I contact Accel?

Public channels for Accel include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Accel?

The team at Accel includes Abhinav Chaturvedi (Partner), Amit Kumar (Partners) and Amy Saper (Partner), among 58 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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