Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. It focuses on early and growth-stage technology startups, investing across software, cloud, data analytics, mobile technology, consumer services, fintech, security, healthcare, and information technologies. Accel seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to build world-class companies that define new categories and drive growth. Its portfolio includes notable technology companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Cloudera, DJI, Braintree, and Lookout Security, among others.

Pratik Agarwal

Principal

Casey Aylward

Partner

Mahendran Balachandran

Partner

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Philippe Botteri

Partner

Past deals in Toronto

Tailscale

Series C in 2025
Founded in 2019, Tailscale Inc. specializes in developing corporate virtual private network (VPN) software that enables secure remote access for teams of any size. Its platform leverages WireGuard's Noise protocol encryption to provide minimal configuration, automatic key management, and identity provider integration, helping IT professionals and organizations replace legacy VPNs and simplify secure network operations.

Tailscale

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2019, Tailscale Inc. specializes in developing corporate virtual private network (VPN) software that enables secure remote access for teams of any size. Its platform leverages WireGuard's Noise protocol encryption to provide minimal configuration, automatic key management, and identity provider integration, helping IT professionals and organizations replace legacy VPNs and simplify secure network operations.

Tailscale

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2019, Tailscale Inc. specializes in developing corporate virtual private network (VPN) software that enables secure remote access for teams of any size. Its platform leverages WireGuard's Noise protocol encryption to provide minimal configuration, automatic key management, and identity provider integration, helping IT professionals and organizations replace legacy VPNs and simplify secure network operations.

1Password

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2005, 1Password is a secure password manager that helps businesses and families securely share passwords, credit cards, and documents. It uses AES 256-bit encryption to keep data safe, offers convenient categorization and search features for easy organization.
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