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 Automotive

Spinny

Venture Round in 2025
Founded in 2015, Spinny is an Indian used car platform that facilitates trustworthy transactions. It operates a full-stack model to provide transparency, simplicity, and value to customers. The company offers handpicked cars with detailed information and a five-day money-back guarantee.

Spyne

Series A in 2025
Spyne, founded in 2018 by Sanjay Kumar and Deepti Prasad and headquartered in Gurgaon, is a Deep Tech startup focused on revolutionizing the production of high-quality product images and videos for businesses and marketplaces through artificial intelligence. The company has developed a unique AI platform that automates image processing workflows, allowing businesses to create stunning catalogs without the need for physical studios, thus achieving up to 40% better conversion rates. Spyne's technology enables users to shoot, edit, and publish product visuals at a fraction of the cost and time. With a team of over 100 employees, Spyne serves more than 80 clients, including major players like Amazon India and Flipkart, across various sectors such as automotive, food, and retail in over 15 countries. The company has recently launched Spyne AI – Cars, aimed at the automotive industry, and plans to extend its innovative solutions to e-commerce, fashion, and real estate. Additionally, Spyne is exploring advancements in augmented and virtual reality technologies to develop products for the Metaverse and Omniverse.

carwow

Venture Round in 2024
Carwow is an online platform that connects car buyers directly with dealerships, facilitating transparent comparisons of offers on configured cars. It provides comprehensive buying advice and enables seamless transactions between consumers and official dealers.

Spyne

Series A in 2022
Spyne, founded in 2018 by Sanjay Kumar and Deepti Prasad and headquartered in Gurgaon, is a Deep Tech startup focused on revolutionizing the production of high-quality product images and videos for businesses and marketplaces through artificial intelligence. The company has developed a unique AI platform that automates image processing workflows, allowing businesses to create stunning catalogs without the need for physical studios, thus achieving up to 40% better conversion rates. Spyne's technology enables users to shoot, edit, and publish product visuals at a fraction of the cost and time. With a team of over 100 employees, Spyne serves more than 80 clients, including major players like Amazon India and Flipkart, across various sectors such as automotive, food, and retail in over 15 countries. The company has recently launched Spyne AI – Cars, aimed at the automotive industry, and plans to extend its innovative solutions to e-commerce, fashion, and real estate. Additionally, Spyne is exploring advancements in augmented and virtual reality technologies to develop products for the Metaverse and Omniverse.

carwow

Venture Round in 2022
Carwow is an online platform that connects car buyers directly with dealerships, facilitating transparent comparisons of offers on configured cars. It provides comprehensive buying advice and enables seamless transactions between consumers and official dealers.

Spinny

Series B in 2019
Founded in 2015, Spinny is an Indian used car platform that facilitates trustworthy transactions. It operates a full-stack model to provide transparency, simplicity, and value to customers. The company offers handpicked cars with detailed information and a five-day money-back guarantee.

carwow

Corporate Round in 2019
Carwow is an online platform that connects car buyers directly with dealerships, facilitating transparent comparisons of offers on configured cars. It provides comprehensive buying advice and enables seamless transactions between consumers and official dealers.

Spinny

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2015, Spinny is an Indian used car platform that facilitates trustworthy transactions. It operates a full-stack model to provide transparency, simplicity, and value to customers. The company offers handpicked cars with detailed information and a five-day money-back guarantee.

Wicked Ride Adventure Services

Venture Round in 2018
Wicked Ride Adventure Services Private Limited is a premium bike and scooter rental company based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2014. It specializes in renting out luxury motorcycles such as Harley Davidson, Triumph, and Royal Enfield in several cities, including Bengaluru, Jaipur, Udaipur, Mysore, Bhuj, Ahmedabad, Hampi, Belagavi, Jaisalmer, and Delhi. In addition to rentals, Wicked Ride offers bike accessories through its retail and online platforms and conducts biking lessons aimed at promoting biking culture, particularly among women. The company also designs and executes biking expeditions to cater to the interests of the biking community. Furthermore, through its subsidiary, Metro Bikes, Wicked Ride provides an urban commute solution, enabling users to rent bikes from one location and return them to another, thereby facilitating efficient first and last-mile transportation.

Wicked Ride Adventure Services

Venture Round in 2018
Wicked Ride Adventure Services Private Limited is a premium bike and scooter rental company based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2014. It specializes in renting out luxury motorcycles such as Harley Davidson, Triumph, and Royal Enfield in several cities, including Bengaluru, Jaipur, Udaipur, Mysore, Bhuj, Ahmedabad, Hampi, Belagavi, Jaisalmer, and Delhi. In addition to rentals, Wicked Ride offers bike accessories through its retail and online platforms and conducts biking lessons aimed at promoting biking culture, particularly among women. The company also designs and executes biking expeditions to cater to the interests of the biking community. Furthermore, through its subsidiary, Metro Bikes, Wicked Ride provides an urban commute solution, enabling users to rent bikes from one location and return them to another, thereby facilitating efficient first and last-mile transportation.

Blue Vision Labs

Series A in 2018
Blue Vision Labs Inc. is a company specializing in augmented reality and machine perception technologies aimed at enhancing self-driving cars and collaborative AR applications. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, California, Blue Vision Labs has developed a cloud platform that generates a three-dimensional map of urban environments, allowing users' devices to determine their positions using visual information from cameras. This innovative approach enables developers to create immersive augmented reality experiences where users can interact with digital content in real time and in the correct spatial context. The founding team comprises engineers and researchers with backgrounds from prestigious institutions such as Oxford, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, collectively bringing extensive expertise in robotics, computer vision, and advanced technology development. Since October 2018, Blue Vision Labs has operated as a subsidiary of Lyft, Inc.

carwow

Series C in 2017
Carwow is an online platform that connects car buyers directly with dealerships, facilitating transparent comparisons of offers on configured cars. It provides comprehensive buying advice and enables seamless transactions between consumers and official dealers.

Campanda

Series B in 2017
Campanda is an online booking platform specializing in the rental and sharing of recreational vehicles (RVs). Catering to camping enthusiasts, the platform allows users to search, compare, and book RV rental deals from both commercial and private suppliers across more than 40 countries. Campanda offers a diverse selection of recreational vehicles, ensuring that users can find well-maintained and competitively priced options that meet their holiday needs. By streamlining the rental process, the platform aims to provide a convenient solution for individuals looking to enhance their travel experiences with RV rentals.

Blue Vision Labs

Seed Round in 2016
Blue Vision Labs Inc. is a company specializing in augmented reality and machine perception technologies aimed at enhancing self-driving cars and collaborative AR applications. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, California, Blue Vision Labs has developed a cloud platform that generates a three-dimensional map of urban environments, allowing users' devices to determine their positions using visual information from cameras. This innovative approach enables developers to create immersive augmented reality experiences where users can interact with digital content in real time and in the correct spatial context. The founding team comprises engineers and researchers with backgrounds from prestigious institutions such as Oxford, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, collectively bringing extensive expertise in robotics, computer vision, and advanced technology development. Since October 2018, Blue Vision Labs has operated as a subsidiary of Lyft, Inc.

Pearl

Series A in 2016
Pearl is dedicated to bringing the latest advanced driver assistance features to all drivers on the road today. Products created by the team at Pearl leverage the very same technologies that are the building blocks of the autonomous vehicle. By deploying these features in the aftermarket, Pearl enables more consumers to have access to these key technologies.

carwow

Series B in 2016
Carwow is an online platform that connects car buyers directly with dealerships, facilitating transparent comparisons of offers on configured cars. It provides comprehensive buying advice and enables seamless transactions between consumers and official dealers.

Campanda

Series A in 2015
Campanda is an online booking platform specializing in the rental and sharing of recreational vehicles (RVs). Catering to camping enthusiasts, the platform allows users to search, compare, and book RV rental deals from both commercial and private suppliers across more than 40 countries. Campanda offers a diverse selection of recreational vehicles, ensuring that users can find well-maintained and competitively priced options that meet their holiday needs. By streamlining the rental process, the platform aims to provide a convenient solution for individuals looking to enhance their travel experiences with RV rentals.

Avito

Series B in 2012
Avito, established in 2007 by Jonas Nordlander and Filip Engelbert, is Russia's leading online classifieds platform. It facilitates the buying and selling of a wide array of items, including used cars, clothing, real estate, and collectibles, as well as services and event tickets. The platform connects buyers and sellers, enabling transactions without charging fees for ad placement, and caters primarily to small and medium-sized businesses.

Dealer.com

Venture Round in 2011
Dealer.com, a Dealertrack Technologies Solution (NASDAQ: TRAK), provides an integrated platform of Inventory, Advertising, Website and CRM products which allow OEMs, dealer groups, retailers and agencies to leverage advanced digital technology and data to better engage and connect with their customers. Based in Burlington, Vermont, Dealer.com, representing the Digital Marketing Solutions group within Dealertrack, practices a deep commitment to its culture of innovation, with a focus on health and wellness, making it one of the most desirable places to work, and a valuable partner for automotive retailers. About Us Great companies start with an idea and an inspiration. Our idea was to make the car buying process better, faster and simpler. And our inspiration was technology. In 1997 that spark led Mark Bonfigli, Rick Gibbs, Mike Lane, Jamie LaScolea and Ryan Dunn to found Dealer.com and begin redefining the expectations of the auto industry. By bringing a full suite of digital marketing tools to OEMs and dealers, coupled with direct consultation to make those tools work harder for customers, we helped to change the digital face of the industry. But we didn’t just focus on the world outside – we looked inward, to see how we could create a work environment that was unlike any other – where the desire to be creative, innovative, healthy, expressive and fun were nurtured and appreciated at a whole new level. It was the collective fostering of these missions that made Dealer.com what it is today: an 850-person strong company with bi-coastal offices serving 40 percent of the auto industry’s marketing needs; all made possible through a culture rich in openness, wellness, development, community engagement, and individuality.

UberMedia

Series B in 2011
UberMedia is a technology company headquartered in Pasadena, California, that specializes in targeted mobile advertising. It processes billions of social, demographic, and location signals daily to provide businesses with insights that enhance decision-making and consumer engagement. By delivering dynamic advertising solutions, UberMedia helps Fortune 500 companies across various sectors, including retail, automotive, entertainment, and consumer markets, achieve specific business goals such as increasing customer visits and boosting sales. The company is recognized as a pioneer in its field and has received accolades for its innovative approach.

Autoquake

Venture Round in 2010
Autoquake.com is a UK-based e-commerce company specializing in the remarketing of used cars on behalf of corporate fleet and leasing companies directly to consumers. As the leading online used car retailer in the UK, Autoquake.com allows customers to browse and purchase vehicles through its website without interacting with salespeople. Each car undergoes a 141-point inspection, is presented with over 40 high-resolution pictures, and comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee. The platform provides comprehensive information for informed purchasing decisions from home, along with transparent financing options and optional home delivery. Autoquake.com sources cars directly from UK fleet operators, prepares them for retail, and sells them via its website. By streamlining the value chain, the company offers higher returns for fleets while providing cost savings to consumers through advanced internet marketing tools and pricing technology adapted from industries like travel.

High Gear Media

Series B in 2009
High Gear Media is an innovative automotive publisher that specializes in connecting car-buying audiences with valuable content and tools designed to enhance their decision-making processes. It owns and operates several prominent automotive websites, including TheCarConnection.com, which simplifies car research, MotorAuthority.com, focused on luxury and performance vehicles, and GreenCarReports.com, a leading source for information on electric and hybrid cars. With a robust monthly audience exceeding 7 million visitors, High Gear Media provides a comprehensive array of automotive news, reviews, specifications, ratings, and coverage of auto shows. Its editorial team consists of experienced contributors who have previously worked with reputable publications in the automotive field.

Autoquake

Series B in 2008
Autoquake.com is a UK-based e-commerce company specializing in the remarketing of used cars on behalf of corporate fleet and leasing companies directly to consumers. As the leading online used car retailer in the UK, Autoquake.com allows customers to browse and purchase vehicles through its website without interacting with salespeople. Each car undergoes a 141-point inspection, is presented with over 40 high-resolution pictures, and comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee. The platform provides comprehensive information for informed purchasing decisions from home, along with transparent financing options and optional home delivery. Autoquake.com sources cars directly from UK fleet operators, prepares them for retail, and sells them via its website. By streamlining the value chain, the company offers higher returns for fleets while providing cost savings to consumers through advanced internet marketing tools and pricing technology adapted from industries like travel.

High Gear Media

Series A in 2007
High Gear Media is an innovative automotive publisher that specializes in connecting car-buying audiences with valuable content and tools designed to enhance their decision-making processes. It owns and operates several prominent automotive websites, including TheCarConnection.com, which simplifies car research, MotorAuthority.com, focused on luxury and performance vehicles, and GreenCarReports.com, a leading source for information on electric and hybrid cars. With a robust monthly audience exceeding 7 million visitors, High Gear Media provides a comprehensive array of automotive news, reviews, specifications, ratings, and coverage of auto shows. Its editorial team consists of experienced contributors who have previously worked with reputable publications in the automotive field.

Autoquake

Series A in 2006
Autoquake.com is a UK-based e-commerce company specializing in the remarketing of used cars on behalf of corporate fleet and leasing companies directly to consumers. As the leading online used car retailer in the UK, Autoquake.com allows customers to browse and purchase vehicles through its website without interacting with salespeople. Each car undergoes a 141-point inspection, is presented with over 40 high-resolution pictures, and comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee. The platform provides comprehensive information for informed purchasing decisions from home, along with transparent financing options and optional home delivery. Autoquake.com sources cars directly from UK fleet operators, prepares them for retail, and sells them via its website. By streamlining the value chain, the company offers higher returns for fleets while providing cost savings to consumers through advanced internet marketing tools and pricing technology adapted from industries like travel.

Moatable

Venture Round in 2006
Renren Inc. operates primarily as a used automobile retailer in the People's Republic of China, offering a range of vehicles from brands such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover, and Porsche. The company facilitates financing options for customers through partnerships with financial services and provides credit financing to used car dealers. Additionally, Renren offers value-added services, including warranties, insurance, and after-sale support. The company leverages its online platforms, including the Kaixin Auto app and other vertical channels, to reach customers. Beyond the automotive sector, Renren also develops the Chime platform, which provides lead generation and customer relationship management solutions tailored for real estate professionals in the United States. Furthermore, it offers online and mobile services for the trucking industry. Originally founded in 2002 as Oak Pacific Interactive, the company rebranded to Renren Inc. in 2010, and is headquartered in Beijing.
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