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.
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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 EdTech
Speak
Series C in 2024
Speak is an AI-powered language-learning mobile application focused on helping users improve their English skills. The app employs advanced speech recognition technology, allowing users to engage in conversations about real-world scenarios. This approach enables individuals to better understand English words, even when spoken with strong accents, and facilitates a more intuitive learning experience. By providing personalized and interactive lessons, Speak aims to make the process of learning English accessible and efficient for users of varying proficiency levels.
Eruditus Executive Education
Series F in 2024
Eruditus collaborates with top universities to make executive education accessible globally. Eruditus has partnered with more than 30 universities to date, including MIT, Columbia, Harvard, Cambridge, INSEAD, Wharton, UC Berkeley, INCAE, IIT, IIM, NUS, and HKUST, launching more than 100 courses and serving students from more than 80 countries. Many courses are offered and facilitated in multiple languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Eruditus was founded in 2010 and is based in Singapore with offices in six countries, 650+ employees, and more than 50,000 student enrolments.
Synthesia
Series C in 2023
Synthesia Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in an artificial intelligence-driven video production platform. Founded in 2017, the company offers a service that transforms text into professional-quality videos featuring customizable avatars and voiceovers in over 140 languages. Its innovative video synthesis technology allows users to create high-end videos for various applications, including personalized advertising, corporate communications, e-learning, and marketing. By synchronizing lip movements with new dialogue tracks, the platform facilitates the translation of video content into different languages, thereby enhancing distribution channels. Users can quickly create, edit, and share studio-quality videos directly in their browser, utilizing fully cloneable AI video templates to streamline production and meet diverse content needs.
Openhouse
Series A in 2022
Openhouse is a community learning center focused on fostering active and holistic education both inside and outside the classroom. Founded by Stanford graduates and headquartered in Bangalore, the organization aims to create a social learning platform that enhances the educational experience by emphasizing collaboration and interaction among students and teachers. Unlike traditional online education, which often lacks engagement, Openhouse seeks to transform learning into an immersive and community-driven experience. The center provides a physical space where individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together to exchange skills, ideas, and knowledge, ultimately nurturing critical thinking and leadership skills among students. Backed by notable investors, Openhouse is committed to redefining the boundaries of educational technology by emphasizing the importance of social learning and a supportive culture within its organization.
Eruditus Executive Education
Series E in 2021
Eruditus collaborates with top universities to make executive education accessible globally. Eruditus has partnered with more than 30 universities to date, including MIT, Columbia, Harvard, Cambridge, INSEAD, Wharton, UC Berkeley, INCAE, IIT, IIM, NUS, and HKUST, launching more than 100 courses and serving students from more than 80 countries. Many courses are offered and facilitated in multiple languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Eruditus was founded in 2010 and is based in Singapore with offices in six countries, 650+ employees, and more than 50,000 student enrolments.
SplashLearn
Series C in 2021
SplashLearn is an EdTech startup company providing game-based math and reading courses to students in pre-kindergarten to grade five. It is available across platforms the Web, App Store, and Play Store. The company aims to replace books and videos with game-based learning and offers more than 4,000 games in its system. With data from 3+ billion completed activities, SplashLearn's adaptive algorithm offers each child a personalized learning experience that is fun and immersive. SplashLearn's platform gives 15 to 20 minutes of personalized studying expertise to every learner each day and charges only $12 a month to parents for its service. Alternatively, the service is free for schools. Backed by Accel Partners and OWL Ventures, SplashLearn has bagged prestigious ed-tech awards such as the NASSCOM Emerge50, Parents Choice, and Best App Ever and has been consistently featured among the best apps on the App Store. It was launched in San Francisco, California by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduates Arpit Jain, Joy Deep Nath, Mayank Jain, and Umang Jain in 2011.
Eagle Eye Networks
Series E in 2020
Eagle Eye Networks, Inc. specializes in cloud-based video surveillance solutions that integrate both cloud and on-premise recording capabilities. The company offers a range of services, including secure recording, camera management, mobile viewing, and alert notifications, all managed through a cloud platform. Its products include a comprehensive video management system that allows users to access live and archived footage, manage camera settings, and employ advanced analytics for business intelligence. The platform features a robust API for seamless integration with other business processes and supports a variety of applications across sectors such as education, retail, government, and residential. Eagle Eye Networks also provides consultation, system design, training, and support services to ensure effective implementation. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company has established partnerships to enhance its offerings and reach a broader market through reseller channels.
Wisboo
Seed Round in 2020
Wisboo is an Estonia-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in digital education solutions. The company provides a platform for content creators and small to midsize educational businesses to easily develop and sell online courses. Its offerings include customizable templates, tools for content digitization, and multi-device course delivery, ensuring a modern learning experience. Wisboo also facilitates payment processing and back-office operations, allowing educators to focus on teaching while maximizing revenue potential. By enabling the reuse of existing content and adding a digital distribution channel, Wisboo helps educators reach a broader audience with minimal investment, thereby enhancing business margins and fostering growth in the digital learning landscape.
Vedantu
Series C in 2020
Vedantu is an e-learning company that offers a live online tutoring platform designed to connect students with qualified teachers for real-time, one-on-one instruction. The platform facilitates personalized learning experiences through its custom-built technology, which includes features such as a digital whiteboard, audio, and video capabilities. This approach enables students, including those in remote areas, to access quality education and various test preparation courses, helping them enhance their academic performance. By focusing on interactive and personalized teaching methods, Vedantu aims to foster effective learning outcomes for students.
Openhouse
Series A in 2019
Openhouse is a community learning center focused on fostering active and holistic education both inside and outside the classroom. Founded by Stanford graduates and headquartered in Bangalore, the organization aims to create a social learning platform that enhances the educational experience by emphasizing collaboration and interaction among students and teachers. Unlike traditional online education, which often lacks engagement, Openhouse seeks to transform learning into an immersive and community-driven experience. The center provides a physical space where individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together to exchange skills, ideas, and knowledge, ultimately nurturing critical thinking and leadership skills among students. Backed by notable investors, Openhouse is committed to redefining the boundaries of educational technology by emphasizing the importance of social learning and a supportive culture within its organization.
Vedantu
Series C in 2019
Vedantu is an e-learning company that offers a live online tutoring platform designed to connect students with qualified teachers for real-time, one-on-one instruction. The platform facilitates personalized learning experiences through its custom-built technology, which includes features such as a digital whiteboard, audio, and video capabilities. This approach enables students, including those in remote areas, to access quality education and various test preparation courses, helping them enhance their academic performance. By focusing on interactive and personalized teaching methods, Vedantu aims to foster effective learning outcomes for students.
VoiceOps
Series A in 2019
VoiceOps is a pioneering coaching enablement solution designed specifically for call centers, focusing on enhancing the effectiveness of coaches to achieve higher return on investment. Established in 2016, the company provides a platform that drives significant behavior change among sales representatives, resulting in improved conversion rates, decreased attrition, and reduced ramp-up time. VoiceOps integrates artificial intelligence tools to analyze high-volume calls, identify successful behaviors, and implement necessary improvements, thereby facilitating a more consultative customer experience. Its impact is notable, with clients experiencing substantial increases in close rates and significant reductions in compliance violations and post-call work. VoiceOps serves a diverse clientele across industries such as financial services, education, and insurance, and continues to grow rapidly, positioning itself as a leader in call center efficiency and performance enhancement.
SplashLearn
Series B in 2019
SplashLearn is an EdTech startup company providing game-based math and reading courses to students in pre-kindergarten to grade five. It is available across platforms the Web, App Store, and Play Store. The company aims to replace books and videos with game-based learning and offers more than 4,000 games in its system. With data from 3+ billion completed activities, SplashLearn's adaptive algorithm offers each child a personalized learning experience that is fun and immersive. SplashLearn's platform gives 15 to 20 minutes of personalized studying expertise to every learner each day and charges only $12 a month to parents for its service. Alternatively, the service is free for schools. Backed by Accel Partners and OWL Ventures, SplashLearn has bagged prestigious ed-tech awards such as the NASSCOM Emerge50, Parents Choice, and Best App Ever and has been consistently featured among the best apps on the App Store. It was launched in San Francisco, California by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduates Arpit Jain, Joy Deep Nath, Mayank Jain, and Umang Jain in 2011.
Vedantu
Series B in 2018
Vedantu is an e-learning company that offers a live online tutoring platform designed to connect students with qualified teachers for real-time, one-on-one instruction. The platform facilitates personalized learning experiences through its custom-built technology, which includes features such as a digital whiteboard, audio, and video capabilities. This approach enables students, including those in remote areas, to access quality education and various test preparation courses, helping them enhance their academic performance. By focusing on interactive and personalized teaching methods, Vedantu aims to foster effective learning outcomes for students.
VoiceOps
Seed Round in 2017
VoiceOps is a pioneering coaching enablement solution designed specifically for call centers, focusing on enhancing the effectiveness of coaches to achieve higher return on investment. Established in 2016, the company provides a platform that drives significant behavior change among sales representatives, resulting in improved conversion rates, decreased attrition, and reduced ramp-up time. VoiceOps integrates artificial intelligence tools to analyze high-volume calls, identify successful behaviors, and implement necessary improvements, thereby facilitating a more consultative customer experience. Its impact is notable, with clients experiencing substantial increases in close rates and significant reductions in compliance violations and post-call work. VoiceOps serves a diverse clientele across industries such as financial services, education, and insurance, and continues to grow rapidly, positioning itself as a leader in call center efficiency and performance enhancement.
Funding Circle
Series F in 2017
Funding Circle Limited operates an online marketplace that connects small and medium-sized businesses seeking loans with individual and institutional investors. Founded in 2009 and based in London, the platform allows various lenders, including individuals, banks, local councils, and financial organizations, to provide unsecured and secured loans for various business needs, such as working capital, asset purchases, and property development. By facilitating direct lending, Funding Circle offers businesses fast access to financing while providing investors with the opportunity to earn attractive returns. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including software, retail, energy, healthcare, construction, e-commerce, and industrial sectors, aiming to foster growth, create jobs, and support local communities.
Grovo
Series C in 2016
Grovo is a leading provider of Microlearning solutions, offering an adaptive and customizable learning experience platform designed for employee training and development. Established in 2010, Grovo's platform features a rich library of media content, including video lessons that cover a range of professional topics such as soft skills, management, and digital tools. This science-backed approach to learning is tailored to meet modern educational needs, allowing employees to access training anytime, anywhere, on any device. Grovo is utilized by numerous progressive companies, including PepsiCo and the National Basketball Association, to enhance employee skills and foster a more capable workforce. The company operates from offices in New York City and San Francisco and is supported by prominent investors in the tech industry.
EduK
Series B in 2015
EduK is an online teaching platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, that focuses on providing professional courses across a wide range of subjects. Founded in May 2013 by Eduardo Lima and Robson Catalan, the platform offers various online courses and tutorials on topics such as gastronomy, beauty, fashion, photography, craft, business, and dentistry. EduK aims to help users enhance their skills and knowledge, enabling them to learn quickly and pursue opportunities for personal and professional growth. Through a subscription model, EduK makes its extensive catalog of courses accessible to individuals looking to improve their competencies and change their lives.
Vedantu
Series A in 2015
Vedantu is an e-learning company that offers a live online tutoring platform designed to connect students with qualified teachers for real-time, one-on-one instruction. The platform facilitates personalized learning experiences through its custom-built technology, which includes features such as a digital whiteboard, audio, and video capabilities. This approach enables students, including those in remote areas, to access quality education and various test preparation courses, helping them enhance their academic performance. By focusing on interactive and personalized teaching methods, Vedantu aims to foster effective learning outcomes for students.
Grovo
Series B in 2015
Grovo is a leading provider of Microlearning solutions, offering an adaptive and customizable learning experience platform designed for employee training and development. Established in 2010, Grovo's platform features a rich library of media content, including video lessons that cover a range of professional topics such as soft skills, management, and digital tools. This science-backed approach to learning is tailored to meet modern educational needs, allowing employees to access training anytime, anywhere, on any device. Grovo is utilized by numerous progressive companies, including PepsiCo and the National Basketball Association, to enhance employee skills and foster a more capable workforce. The company operates from offices in New York City and San Francisco and is supported by prominent investors in the tech industry.
Lynda
Series B in 2015
Lynda, an online learning platform, offers educational training courses in the fields of business, software, technology, and creative skills. It offers courses in the areas of 3D/animation, audio/music, business, CAD, design, developer, education and e-learning, photography, information technology, marketing, video, and web to individual, corporate, nonprofit, government, library, higher education, and K-12 subscribers through its instructional video tutorials. Lynda provides a basic and premium membership and German, French, and Spanish-language content for its courses. It offers its courses through mobile applications and individual memberships. Lynda's enterprise members include Fortune 500 companies, advertising agencies, media companies, U.S. colleges and universities, state governments, and various branches of the U.S. military, business customers that include corporate and nonprofit clients, and academic customers that include K-12 and higher education, and U.S. House of Representatives, NASA-JPL, CIA, FAA, USPS, and the executive office of the President of the United States, and cabinet-level departments that include the Department of Defense and State Department. Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman founded it in 1995. Lynda has its headquarters in Carpinteria in California with satellite offices throughout in the United States, United Kingdom, Austria, and Australia. It operates as a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation.
Funding Circle
Series D in 2014
Funding Circle Limited operates an online marketplace that connects small and medium-sized businesses seeking loans with individual and institutional investors. Founded in 2009 and based in London, the platform allows various lenders, including individuals, banks, local councils, and financial organizations, to provide unsecured and secured loans for various business needs, such as working capital, asset purchases, and property development. By facilitating direct lending, Funding Circle offers businesses fast access to financing while providing investors with the opportunity to earn attractive returns. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including software, retail, energy, healthcare, construction, e-commerce, and industrial sectors, aiming to foster growth, create jobs, and support local communities.
Funding Circle
Series C in 2013
Funding Circle Limited operates an online marketplace that connects small and medium-sized businesses seeking loans with individual and institutional investors. Founded in 2009 and based in London, the platform allows various lenders, including individuals, banks, local councils, and financial organizations, to provide unsecured and secured loans for various business needs, such as working capital, asset purchases, and property development. By facilitating direct lending, Funding Circle offers businesses fast access to financing while providing investors with the opportunity to earn attractive returns. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including software, retail, energy, healthcare, construction, e-commerce, and industrial sectors, aiming to foster growth, create jobs, and support local communities.
Grovo
Series A in 2013
Grovo is a leading provider of Microlearning solutions, offering an adaptive and customizable learning experience platform designed for employee training and development. Established in 2010, Grovo's platform features a rich library of media content, including video lessons that cover a range of professional topics such as soft skills, management, and digital tools. This science-backed approach to learning is tailored to meet modern educational needs, allowing employees to access training anytime, anywhere, on any device. Grovo is utilized by numerous progressive companies, including PepsiCo and the National Basketball Association, to enhance employee skills and foster a more capable workforce. The company operates from offices in New York City and San Francisco and is supported by prominent investors in the tech industry.
Lynda
Series A in 2013
Lynda, an online learning platform, offers educational training courses in the fields of business, software, technology, and creative skills. It offers courses in the areas of 3D/animation, audio/music, business, CAD, design, developer, education and e-learning, photography, information technology, marketing, video, and web to individual, corporate, nonprofit, government, library, higher education, and K-12 subscribers through its instructional video tutorials. Lynda provides a basic and premium membership and German, French, and Spanish-language content for its courses. It offers its courses through mobile applications and individual memberships. Lynda's enterprise members include Fortune 500 companies, advertising agencies, media companies, U.S. colleges and universities, state governments, and various branches of the U.S. military, business customers that include corporate and nonprofit clients, and academic customers that include K-12 and higher education, and U.S. House of Representatives, NASA-JPL, CIA, FAA, USPS, and the executive office of the President of the United States, and cabinet-level departments that include the Department of Defense and State Department. Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman founded it in 1995. Lynda has its headquarters in Carpinteria in California with satellite offices throughout in the United States, United Kingdom, Austria, and Australia. It operates as a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation.
Educreations
Series A in 2012
Educreations is a global community where anyone can teach what they know and learn what they don't. They''re on a mission to democratize learning by extending the reach of great teaching.
Mind Lab
Series C in 2012
Mind Lab creates strategy games to develop the thinking abilities and life skills of K-12 students. It aims to teach children through its three pillars: thinking games, metacognitive methods, and teacher mediators. The company’s Methodology is an educational tool that supports the development of skills and helps young people deal with cognitive, emotional, social, and ethical challenges that transcend the classroom environment. Mind Lab was co-founded by Tzvika Feldfogel, Valmir J Pereira, and Ehud Shachar in 1994 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Grovo
Seed Round in 2011
Grovo is a leading provider of Microlearning solutions, offering an adaptive and customizable learning experience platform designed for employee training and development. Established in 2010, Grovo's platform features a rich library of media content, including video lessons that cover a range of professional topics such as soft skills, management, and digital tools. This science-backed approach to learning is tailored to meet modern educational needs, allowing employees to access training anytime, anywhere, on any device. Grovo is utilized by numerous progressive companies, including PepsiCo and the National Basketball Association, to enhance employee skills and foster a more capable workforce. The company operates from offices in New York City and San Francisco and is supported by prominent investors in the tech industry.
Mind Lab
Series B in 2011
Mind Lab creates strategy games to develop the thinking abilities and life skills of K-12 students. It aims to teach children through its three pillars: thinking games, metacognitive methods, and teacher mediators. The company’s Methodology is an educational tool that supports the development of skills and helps young people deal with cognitive, emotional, social, and ethical challenges that transcend the classroom environment. Mind Lab was co-founded by Tzvika Feldfogel, Valmir J Pereira, and Ehud Shachar in 1994 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Global Shiksha
Pre Seed Round in 2011
Global Shiksha provides supplementary educational products and services for children. They prepared with care to ensure that children develop in-depth conceptual understanding in all subjects while having fun.
Lightspan
Venture Round in 2001
Lightspan, Inc. provides curriculum-based educational software, and online products and services, which are used in school and at home. The company’s products and services include K-8 Software, K-12 Online, Lightspan Early Reading Program, The Lightspan Network, Lightspan Reading Center, and Online Assessment. Lightspan Achieve Now, a product for students of kindergarten through eighth grade, or K-8, is a series of interactive software programs that covers the core curriculum of language arts, reading, and mathematics. It includes school and home learning activities, teacher materials, on-site and technology based professional development, and student assessment. K-12 online subscription products and services provide teachers, students, and parents with various online learning resources. The company offers a suite of tools and resources helps to simplify a teacher’s instructional planning and supports ongoing professional growth. Lightspan Reading Center is an online reading program that supports student achievement; and provides tools to help educators make informed instructional decisions. The company offers a combination of online assessment products, Lightspan eduTest Assessment, and Lightspan Assessment Builder, with proprietary test questions covering language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Lightspan, Inc. was formerly known as The Lightspan Partnership, Inc. and changed its name to Lightspan, Inc. in April, 2000. Lightspan, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in San Diego, California. As of November 17, 2003, Lightspan Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Plato Inc.
HelloBrain
Series B in 2000
Outsourcing your projects can be an effective means of growing your product offerings or expanding your business. With HelloBrain’s proprietary bidding and matching systems, you get the convenience of prescreened providers which are carefully selected for your project, while still saving over dedicated employees. Our independent providers have received world-class educations at the finest universities and many have been key contributors for Fortune 500 projects and startups. HelloBrain also provides tutoring services through an independent network of providers across the U.S. From elementary school to college and adult learners, we have tutors that can help you get ahead.
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