Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. The firm specializes in early and growth-stage investments, focusing on sectors such as cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS), consumer products, enterprise solutions, information technology, healthcare, fintech, security, media, and business services. Accel is dedicated to supporting a global community of entrepreneurs, identifying and backing those with the potential to drive the growth of next-generation industries. The firm's portfolio includes notable companies like Atlassian, Dropbox, and Facebook, showcasing its commitment to fostering innovation and growth in the technology landscape.

Pratik Agarwal

Principal

Radhika Ananth

Vice President and Investor

Casey Aylward

Partner

Mahendran Balachandran

Partner, India

Julien Bek

Principal

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner

Katie Brown

Investor

Abhinav Chaturvedi

Partner

Ethan Choi

Partner

Miles Clements

Partner

Adrian Colyer

Venture Partner

Kevin Comolli

Partner

Anand Daniel

Partner

Ben Dooley

CFO

Peter Doyle

Investor

Sameer Gandhi

Partner

Martin Gibson

Technology Investor

Graham Hutson

Investor

Sara Ittelson

Partner

Dinesh Katiyar

Partner

Shekhar Kirani

Partner, India

Richard Kotite

Vice President

Gagan Kumar

General Partner

Daniel Levine

Partner

Ping Li

Partner

John Locke

Partner

Zhenya Loginov

Partner

Arun Mathew

Partner

Jonathan Mendelson

Investor

Subrata Mitra

Founder

Gonzalo Mocorrea

Investor

Vasant Natarajan

Partner

Vas Natarajan

Partner

Harry Nelis

Partner

Nate Niparko

Partner

Rachit Parekh

Investor

Vijaysai Patnaik

Associate

Prashanth Prakash

Co-Founder and Partner, India

Varun Purandare

Principal and Investor

Ben Quazzo

Investor, Venture and Growth

Rafael Quintanilla Loeillet

Early-Stage Investor

Tim Rawlinson

Investor - Growth

Tracy Sedlock

Chief Operating Partner

Manasi Shah

Vice President and Investment Team Member

Sarthak Singh

Investor

Ryan Sweeney

General Partner

Charles Tananbaum

Investor

Humza Tariq

Investor

Jonathan Turner

Partner

Cecilia Wang

Vice President and Investor

Matt Weigand

Partner

Eric Wolford

Venture Partner

Ivan Zhou

Partner

Richard Wong

Partner

Bruce Golden

Partner

Steve Loughlin

Partner

Barath Shankar Subramanian

Senior Analyst

David Waltcher

Investor

Past deals in Agriculture

AgroStar

Venture Round in 2025
AgroStar, founded in 2013, is a leading AgTech start-up in India focused on supporting farmers. The company operates an omnichannel platform that offers comprehensive solutions throughout the crop life-cycle, allowing farmers to enhance their yield and reduce cultivation costs. By leveraging extensive data and agronomy expertise, AgroStar provides a variety of services, including expert advice, personalized content, and access to agricultural inputs such as seeds, nutrients, and hardware products. Farmers can engage with AgroStar through multiple channels, including its Agri Advisory Center, the AgroStar Agri Doctor app, and retail stores. Operating primarily in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, AgroStar aims to empower millions of farmers with the necessary tools and knowledge to improve productivity and income.

Captain Fresh

Venture Round in 2025
Captain Fresh is a Bengaluru-based seafood supply chain platform founded in 2019, specializing in the freshwater fish and seafood market. It operates as a B2B marketplace that connects small fishermen and farmers along the Indian coast with fragmented retail demand across the country. By leveraging technology, including artificial intelligence for demand-supply matching, Captain Fresh aims to streamline the harvest-to-retail process, ensuring efficiency and quality in seafood distribution. The platform also provides digital traceability systems, which assist farmers in negotiating better deals for feed and seed while helping local fishermen and retailers manage their materials and orders more effectively.

FishLog

Seed Round in 2024
FishLog operates a supply chain marketplace focused on developing a cold chain network that encourages community engagement. The company provides digital solutions designed to enhance the utility of cold storage warehouses by facilitating connections between suppliers and buyers. By leveraging technology, FishLog aims to improve processes, promote fair-trade transactions, and support sustainable distribution practices. Its services benefit various stakeholders in the fisheries sector, including fishermen, processing partners, and cold chain logistics providers, ultimately helping them strengthen their distribution networks and increase operational volume.

Captain Fresh

Series C in 2023
Captain Fresh is a Bengaluru-based seafood supply chain platform founded in 2019, specializing in the freshwater fish and seafood market. It operates as a B2B marketplace that connects small fishermen and farmers along the Indian coast with fragmented retail demand across the country. By leveraging technology, including artificial intelligence for demand-supply matching, Captain Fresh aims to streamline the harvest-to-retail process, ensuring efficiency and quality in seafood distribution. The platform also provides digital traceability systems, which assist farmers in negotiating better deals for feed and seed while helping local fishermen and retailers manage their materials and orders more effectively.

FishLog

Seed Round in 2022
FishLog operates a supply chain marketplace focused on developing a cold chain network that encourages community engagement. The company provides digital solutions designed to enhance the utility of cold storage warehouses by facilitating connections between suppliers and buyers. By leveraging technology, FishLog aims to improve processes, promote fair-trade transactions, and support sustainable distribution practices. Its services benefit various stakeholders in the fisheries sector, including fishermen, processing partners, and cold chain logistics providers, ultimately helping them strengthen their distribution networks and increase operational volume.

Deep Rooted

Series A in 2022
Deep Rooted offers freshness, which benchmarks quality. It partner meaningfully with farmers and craft your experience of ‘Eating Fresh’ & ‘Eating Clean.

FishLog

Seed Round in 2022
FishLog operates a supply chain marketplace focused on developing a cold chain network that encourages community engagement. The company provides digital solutions designed to enhance the utility of cold storage warehouses by facilitating connections between suppliers and buyers. By leveraging technology, FishLog aims to improve processes, promote fair-trade transactions, and support sustainable distribution practices. Its services benefit various stakeholders in the fisheries sector, including fishermen, processing partners, and cold chain logistics providers, ultimately helping them strengthen their distribution networks and increase operational volume.

Captain Fresh

Series C in 2022
Captain Fresh is a Bengaluru-based seafood supply chain platform founded in 2019, specializing in the freshwater fish and seafood market. It operates as a B2B marketplace that connects small fishermen and farmers along the Indian coast with fragmented retail demand across the country. By leveraging technology, including artificial intelligence for demand-supply matching, Captain Fresh aims to streamline the harvest-to-retail process, ensuring efficiency and quality in seafood distribution. The platform also provides digital traceability systems, which assist farmers in negotiating better deals for feed and seed while helping local fishermen and retailers manage their materials and orders more effectively.

Captain Fresh

Series B in 2021
Captain Fresh is a Bengaluru-based seafood supply chain platform founded in 2019, specializing in the freshwater fish and seafood market. It operates as a B2B marketplace that connects small fishermen and farmers along the Indian coast with fragmented retail demand across the country. By leveraging technology, including artificial intelligence for demand-supply matching, Captain Fresh aims to streamline the harvest-to-retail process, ensuring efficiency and quality in seafood distribution. The platform also provides digital traceability systems, which assist farmers in negotiating better deals for feed and seed while helping local fishermen and retailers manage their materials and orders more effectively.

AgroStar

Series D in 2021
AgroStar, founded in 2013, is a leading AgTech start-up in India focused on supporting farmers. The company operates an omnichannel platform that offers comprehensive solutions throughout the crop life-cycle, allowing farmers to enhance their yield and reduce cultivation costs. By leveraging extensive data and agronomy expertise, AgroStar provides a variety of services, including expert advice, personalized content, and access to agricultural inputs such as seeds, nutrients, and hardware products. Farmers can engage with AgroStar through multiple channels, including its Agri Advisory Center, the AgroStar Agri Doctor app, and retail stores. Operating primarily in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, AgroStar aims to empower millions of farmers with the necessary tools and knowledge to improve productivity and income.

Clover

Series A in 2020
Clover provides management solutions for fruit and vegetable farmers. They provide supply chain solutions through technology-enabled managed farm networks. They enable greenhouse farmers to get agronomy markets.

Clover

Seed Round in 2019
Clover provides management solutions for fruit and vegetable farmers. They provide supply chain solutions through technology-enabled managed farm networks. They enable greenhouse farmers to get agronomy markets.

Samunnati

Series D in 2019
Samunnati is a company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Established in 2014, it aims to provide underserved households with access to markets, thereby promoting inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial services to stakeholders, enabling them to build better market connections and utilize relevant technology and skills for improved productivity. The company's objective is to create value for all participants in the agricultural value chain, ultimately enhancing their economic prospects.

AgroStar

Series C in 2019
AgroStar, founded in 2013, is a leading AgTech start-up in India focused on supporting farmers. The company operates an omnichannel platform that offers comprehensive solutions throughout the crop life-cycle, allowing farmers to enhance their yield and reduce cultivation costs. By leveraging extensive data and agronomy expertise, AgroStar provides a variety of services, including expert advice, personalized content, and access to agricultural inputs such as seeds, nutrients, and hardware products. Farmers can engage with AgroStar through multiple channels, including its Agri Advisory Center, the AgroStar Agri Doctor app, and retail stores. Operating primarily in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, AgroStar aims to empower millions of farmers with the necessary tools and knowledge to improve productivity and income.

Clover

Seed Round in 2018
Clover provides management solutions for fruit and vegetable farmers. They provide supply chain solutions through technology-enabled managed farm networks. They enable greenhouse farmers to get agronomy markets.

Samunnati

Series C in 2018
Samunnati is a company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Established in 2014, it aims to provide underserved households with access to markets, thereby promoting inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial services to stakeholders, enabling them to build better market connections and utilize relevant technology and skills for improved productivity. The company's objective is to create value for all participants in the agricultural value chain, ultimately enhancing their economic prospects.

AgroStar

Series B in 2017
AgroStar, founded in 2013, is a leading AgTech start-up in India focused on supporting farmers. The company operates an omnichannel platform that offers comprehensive solutions throughout the crop life-cycle, allowing farmers to enhance their yield and reduce cultivation costs. By leveraging extensive data and agronomy expertise, AgroStar provides a variety of services, including expert advice, personalized content, and access to agricultural inputs such as seeds, nutrients, and hardware products. Farmers can engage with AgroStar through multiple channels, including its Agri Advisory Center, the AgroStar Agri Doctor app, and retail stores. Operating primarily in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, AgroStar aims to empower millions of farmers with the necessary tools and knowledge to improve productivity and income.

Samunnati

Series B in 2017
Samunnati is a company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that focuses on enhancing the agriculture value chain through financial intermediation, market linkages, and advisory services. Established in 2014, it aims to provide underserved households with access to markets, thereby promoting inclusive growth within the agricultural ecosystem. By leveraging social and trade capital, Samunnati offers tailored commerce and financial services to stakeholders, enabling them to build better market connections and utilize relevant technology and skills for improved productivity. The company's objective is to create value for all participants in the agricultural value chain, ultimately enhancing their economic prospects.
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