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.

Casey Aylward

Partner

Nir Blumberger

Venture Partner

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Philippe Botteri

Partner

Andrew Braccia

Partner

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner

Katie Brown

Investor

Miles Clements

Partner

Adrian Colyer

Venture Partner

Kevin Comolli

Partner

Anand Daniel

Partner

Sonali De Rycker

Partner

Ben Dooley

CFO

Peter Doyle

Investor

Kevin Efrusy

Partner

Christine Esserman

Partner

Ben Fletcher

Partner

Sameer Gandhi

Partner

Martin Gibson

Investor

Bruce Golden

Partner

Graham Hutson

Investor

Sara Ittelson

Partner

Myrel Iturrey

Investor

Siddarth Jain

Analyst

Dinesh Katiyar Ph.D

Partner

Richard Kotite

Vice President

Amit Kumar

Partner

Gagan Kumar

General Partner

Ping Li

Partner

John Locke

Partner

Zhenya Loginov

Partner

Steve Loughlin

Partner

Arun Mathew

Partner

Jonathan Mendelson

Investor

Subrata Mitra

Partner

Gonzalo Mocorrea

Investor

Vasant Natarajan

Partner

Vas Natarajan

Partner

Harry Nelis

Partner

Nate Niparko

Partner

Maya Noeth

Partner

Brian O'Malley

Partner

Rachit Parekh

Principal

Vijaysai Patnaik

Associate

Varun Purandare

Principal and Investor

Ben Quazzo

Partner

Rafael Quintanilla

Investor

Tim Rawlinson

Investor

Matt Robinson

Partner

Sagar Sanghvi

Partner

Tracy Sedlock

Chief Operating Partner

Jess Segal

Partner, Investor Relation

Ajay Sethi Ph.D

Venture Partner

Manasi Shah

Vice President and Investment Team Member

Karan Shah

Investor

Sarthak Singh

Investor

Robert Sternberg

Investor

Barath Shankar Subramanian

Principal

Diksha Sundarka

Investor

Prayank Swaroop

Partner

Ryan Sweeney

General Partner

Charles Tananbaum

Investor

Humza Tariq

Investor

Jonathan Turner

Partner

Cecilia Wang

Vice President

Matt Weigand

Partner

Eric Wolford

Venture Partner

Rich Wong

General Partner

Ivan Zhou

Partner

Candice du Fretay

Investor

Past deals in Embedded Software

Swish Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Embodied Intelligence for the Home

Swan

Series B in 2025
Swan is a Paris-based fintech company founded in 2019 that specializes in embedded finance through its Banking-as-a-Service platform. It enables businesses to create and manage bank accounts, issue cards, and generate IBANs seamlessly using straightforward APIs. Serving more than 60 clients across ten European countries, Swan handles over 200 million euros in transactions monthly. The company is staffed by over 100 employees, led by experts in the fintech sector. As a licensed financial institution regulated by the ACPR, Swan operates as a principal member of Mastercard, positioning itself as a key player in the European financial technology landscape.

Swan

Series B in 2023
Swan is a Paris-based fintech company founded in 2019 that specializes in embedded finance through its Banking-as-a-Service platform. It enables businesses to create and manage bank accounts, issue cards, and generate IBANs seamlessly using straightforward APIs. Serving more than 60 clients across ten European countries, Swan handles over 200 million euros in transactions monthly. The company is staffed by over 100 employees, led by experts in the fintech sector. As a licensed financial institution regulated by the ACPR, Swan operates as a principal member of Mastercard, positioning itself as a key player in the European financial technology landscape.

Swan

Series A in 2021
Swan is a Paris-based fintech company founded in 2019 that specializes in embedded finance through its Banking-as-a-Service platform. It enables businesses to create and manage bank accounts, issue cards, and generate IBANs seamlessly using straightforward APIs. Serving more than 60 clients across ten European countries, Swan handles over 200 million euros in transactions monthly. The company is staffed by over 100 employees, led by experts in the fintech sector. As a licensed financial institution regulated by the ACPR, Swan operates as a principal member of Mastercard, positioning itself as a key player in the European financial technology landscape.

Ubidyne

Series B in 2009
Ubidyne is a technology company founded in 2005, specializing in digital active antenna technology. The company’s innovative Antenna Embedded Radio technology integrates micro-radio systems within wireless antennas, revolutionizing mobile communications by eliminating the need for coaxial feeder cables, remote electrical tilt, and additional amplifiers. Ubidyne's products are designed to support a wide range of mobile communication standards, including GSM, UMTS, HSPA+, and LTE, and are compatible with both CPRI and OBSAI optical interfaces. This advanced technology enables efficient deployment of multi-standard wireless services, enhancing coverage, capacity, and energy efficiency of mobile networks globally. Ubidyne's solutions cater to various applications, from pico cells to smart macro cells and distributed in-building systems.

Sansa Security

Series C in 2007
Sansa Security is a provider of comprehensive embedded security solutions tailored for the Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile devices. The company delivers unified and scalable security features that extend from silicon chipsets to cloud-based secret provisioning. Sansa Security's products encompass both hardware and software technologies, including security co-processors, subsystems, modules, and cryptographic accelerators, ensuring robust protection against threats such as malware, fraud, and data theft. By enabling secure interactions through a configurable trust model, Sansa facilitates new business models among customers, suppliers, and technology partners. The company serves leading semiconductor and device manufacturers, consistently ranking among the foremost entities in the embedded security market. Its solutions cater to various sectors, including automotive, networking, and industrial applications, while maintaining transparency for end-users.

Ubidyne

Series A in 2005
Ubidyne is a technology company founded in 2005, specializing in digital active antenna technology. The company’s innovative Antenna Embedded Radio technology integrates micro-radio systems within wireless antennas, revolutionizing mobile communications by eliminating the need for coaxial feeder cables, remote electrical tilt, and additional amplifiers. Ubidyne's products are designed to support a wide range of mobile communication standards, including GSM, UMTS, HSPA+, and LTE, and are compatible with both CPRI and OBSAI optical interfaces. This advanced technology enables efficient deployment of multi-standard wireless services, enhancing coverage, capacity, and energy efficiency of mobile networks globally. Ubidyne's solutions cater to various applications, from pico cells to smart macro cells and distributed in-building systems.

Sansa Security

Series B in 2004
Sansa Security is a provider of comprehensive embedded security solutions tailored for the Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile devices. The company delivers unified and scalable security features that extend from silicon chipsets to cloud-based secret provisioning. Sansa Security's products encompass both hardware and software technologies, including security co-processors, subsystems, modules, and cryptographic accelerators, ensuring robust protection against threats such as malware, fraud, and data theft. By enabling secure interactions through a configurable trust model, Sansa facilitates new business models among customers, suppliers, and technology partners. The company serves leading semiconductor and device manufacturers, consistently ranking among the foremost entities in the embedded security market. Its solutions cater to various sectors, including automotive, networking, and industrial applications, while maintaining transparency for end-users.
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