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 Peer to Peer

Zepz

Series F in 2024
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

FreeUp

Series A in 2023
Pan-India social marketplace for peer-to-peer transaction

Lydia

Series C in 2021
Lydia is a mobile payment platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in Paris, France. The company provides a peer-to-peer payments application that simplifies financial transactions by linking phones with cards, allowing users to make payments to anyone using a single app. Lydia's service enables customers to manage their funds efficiently, offering features such as setting aside money for specific purposes and associating payment cards with various accounts. This innovative mobile wallet system eliminates the need for carrying checks or ATM cards, facilitating seamless and convenient payment experiences.

Zepz

Series E in 2021
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

Vokal

Series A in 2021
https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is a diverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.

Lydia

Series B in 2020
Lydia is a mobile payment platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in Paris, France. The company provides a peer-to-peer payments application that simplifies financial transactions by linking phones with cards, allowing users to make payments to anyone using a single app. Lydia's service enables customers to manage their funds efficiently, offering features such as setting aside money for specific purposes and associating payment cards with various accounts. This innovative mobile wallet system eliminates the need for carrying checks or ATM cards, facilitating seamless and convenient payment experiences.

Vinted

Series E in 2019
Vinted operates an online marketplace intended to make second-hand the first choice. Its platform offers a peer-to-peer marketplace for girls and women to buy, sell, and swap clothes with an online chatting feature, enabling users to shop with ease at low cost.

Zepz

Series D in 2019
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

Zepz

Series D in 2019
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

Vokal

Series A in 2018
https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is a diverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.

Vokal

Series A in 2018
https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is a diverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.

Zepz

Series C in 2017
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

Zepz

Series C in 2017
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

Vokal

Seed Round in 2016
https://www.vokal.in - Share Knowledge with Indians through Questions & Answers and Opinions about various topics - using voice - and in Indian languages. Visit https://www.vokal.in or get the Vokal App. Learn from others. Vokal bridges the knowledge gap for Indians that don't speak English (~90% of India). India is a diverse country with 100+ languages and 22 official languages. With the internet largely in English, content availability is a big gap. Vokal solves that by enabling peer to peer knowledge sharing using multiple formats like Questions & Answers, Opinions, Chatting with Experts, Live sessions etc.

Opinio

Series A in 2015
Opinio is a fast growing start-up that builds next generation last mile delivery service for food, grocery, bakery, peer-to-Peer and more. Founded by IIT Kanpur Computer Science graduates, company started its operations on 15th of June, 2015. They recently got funded by India's biggest VC firm, Accel Partners (Portfolio Companies: Facebook, Flipkart, Myntra etc.) Operating on a B2B model, they partner with local merchants to help them deliver goods to the customer through our fast expanding fleet of Ground Pilot's.

BlaBlaCar

Series D in 2015
BlaBlaCar is a leading long-distance carpooling platform that connects drivers with available seats to passengers seeking rides. By facilitating shared journeys, it enables users to save on travel costs while also reducing their carbon footprint. The platform emphasizes security and trust, featuring verified member profiles and the unique ability for users to indicate their preferred level of conversation during rides. Operating in 22 countries, including nations across Europe, Russia, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, and India, BlaBlaCar fosters a global network of drivers and passengers. The company is headquartered in Paris and offers both a website and mobile applications to streamline the connection process between users.

Opinio

Seed Round in 2015
Opinio is a fast growing start-up that builds next generation last mile delivery service for food, grocery, bakery, peer-to-Peer and more. Founded by IIT Kanpur Computer Science graduates, company started its operations on 15th of June, 2015. They recently got funded by India's biggest VC firm, Accel Partners (Portfolio Companies: Facebook, Flipkart, Myntra etc.) Operating on a B2B model, they partner with local merchants to help them deliver goods to the customer through our fast expanding fleet of Ground Pilot's.

Dasher

Seed Round in 2015
Dasher is a United States-based company established in 2013 that develops and operates a messaging platform designed to enhance communication among users. The application offers a variety of features, including live location sharing, map sharing, and the ability to share multimedia such as GIFs and photos. Users can engage in group polling with yes-or-no questions and have the option to delete sent messages. Additionally, Dasher facilitates peer-to-peer payments through an integration with Venmo, allowing users to seamlessly transact with one another. The platform aims to keep individuals connected with friends and family by providing tools for sharing venues, locations, music, and videos across devices.

Zepz

Series B in 2015
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

Zepz

Series B in 2015
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

BlaBlaCar

Series C in 2014
BlaBlaCar is a leading long-distance carpooling platform that connects drivers with available seats to passengers seeking rides. By facilitating shared journeys, it enables users to save on travel costs while also reducing their carbon footprint. The platform emphasizes security and trust, featuring verified member profiles and the unique ability for users to indicate their preferred level of conversation during rides. Operating in 22 countries, including nations across Europe, Russia, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, and India, BlaBlaCar fosters a global network of drivers and passengers. The company is headquartered in Paris and offers both a website and mobile applications to streamline the connection process between users.

Zepz

Series A in 2014
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

Zepz

Series A in 2014
Zepz is an online service that facilitates international money transfers, allowing users to send funds to friends and family living abroad through various digital platforms such as computers, smartphones, or tablets. It provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional money transfer methods, which often involve high fees and in-person agents. Zepz enables recipients to receive money through several options, including bank deposits, cash pickups, mobile money accounts, or mobile airtime top-ups. The service is accessible to senders in 50 countries and supports transfers to over 140 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas, effectively catering to a global customer base.

Vinted

Series B in 2014
Vinted operates an online marketplace intended to make second-hand the first choice. Its platform offers a peer-to-peer marketplace for girls and women to buy, sell, and swap clothes with an online chatting feature, enabling users to shop with ease at low cost.

Prosper Marketplace

Series A in 2013
Prosper Marketplace Inc. is a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2005. The company facilitates connections between individuals seeking consumer loans and those willing to invest in these loans, including both individuals and institutions. Prosper’s platform offers a range of fixed-rate, amortizing, and unsecured personal loans, all characterized by transparency, low fees, and no prepayment penalties. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables borrowers to access affordable loans while providing investors with the opportunity to earn competitive returns. The marketplace aims to create financial benefits for both borrowers and investors in a straightforward and efficient manner.

Vinted

Series A in 2013
Vinted operates an online marketplace intended to make second-hand the first choice. Its platform offers a peer-to-peer marketplace for girls and women to buy, sell, and swap clothes with an online chatting feature, enabling users to shop with ease at low cost.

BlaBlaCar

Series B in 2012
BlaBlaCar is a leading long-distance carpooling platform that connects drivers with available seats to passengers seeking rides. By facilitating shared journeys, it enables users to save on travel costs while also reducing their carbon footprint. The platform emphasizes security and trust, featuring verified member profiles and the unique ability for users to indicate their preferred level of conversation during rides. Operating in 22 countries, including nations across Europe, Russia, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, and India, BlaBlaCar fosters a global network of drivers and passengers. The company is headquartered in Paris and offers both a website and mobile applications to streamline the connection process between users.

Prosper Marketplace

Series E in 2011
Prosper Marketplace Inc. is a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2005. The company facilitates connections between individuals seeking consumer loans and those willing to invest in these loans, including both individuals and institutions. Prosper’s platform offers a range of fixed-rate, amortizing, and unsecured personal loans, all characterized by transparency, low fees, and no prepayment penalties. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables borrowers to access affordable loans while providing investors with the opportunity to earn competitive returns. The marketplace aims to create financial benefits for both borrowers and investors in a straightforward and efficient manner.

Prosper Marketplace

Series D in 2010
Prosper Marketplace Inc. is a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2005. The company facilitates connections between individuals seeking consumer loans and those willing to invest in these loans, including both individuals and institutions. Prosper’s platform offers a range of fixed-rate, amortizing, and unsecured personal loans, all characterized by transparency, low fees, and no prepayment penalties. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables borrowers to access affordable loans while providing investors with the opportunity to earn competitive returns. The marketplace aims to create financial benefits for both borrowers and investors in a straightforward and efficient manner.

Prosper Marketplace

Venture Round in 2010
Prosper Marketplace Inc. is a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2005. The company facilitates connections between individuals seeking consumer loans and those willing to invest in these loans, including both individuals and institutions. Prosper’s platform offers a range of fixed-rate, amortizing, and unsecured personal loans, all characterized by transparency, low fees, and no prepayment penalties. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables borrowers to access affordable loans while providing investors with the opportunity to earn competitive returns. The marketplace aims to create financial benefits for both borrowers and investors in a straightforward and efficient manner.

BitTorrent

Series C in 2008
BitTorrent, Inc. is an Internet technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing technologies for efficient content delivery and file sharing. Founded in 2004, the company is best known for its original BitTorrent software and the widely used µTorrent client, which together serve over 150 million users. The BitTorrent Protocol, created by founder Bram Cohen in 2001, allows for the rapid transfer of large files by downloading pieces from multiple sources simultaneously. BitTorrent also offers a suite of products, including BitTorrent DNA for content delivery, BitTorrent Live for streaming video, and the BitTorrent Now application for accessing music and video content. Additionally, it provides tools for consumer electronics manufacturers through the BitTorrent Certified program, which aims to enhance the user experience across various devices. The company is recognized for its innovative approach to digital media sharing and continues to contribute to global standards for data transfer.

Prosper Marketplace

Series C in 2007
Prosper Marketplace Inc. is a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2005. The company facilitates connections between individuals seeking consumer loans and those willing to invest in these loans, including both individuals and institutions. Prosper’s platform offers a range of fixed-rate, amortizing, and unsecured personal loans, all characterized by transparency, low fees, and no prepayment penalties. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables borrowers to access affordable loans while providing investors with the opportunity to earn competitive returns. The marketplace aims to create financial benefits for both borrowers and investors in a straightforward and efficient manner.

BitTorrent

Series B in 2006
BitTorrent, Inc. is an Internet technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing technologies for efficient content delivery and file sharing. Founded in 2004, the company is best known for its original BitTorrent software and the widely used µTorrent client, which together serve over 150 million users. The BitTorrent Protocol, created by founder Bram Cohen in 2001, allows for the rapid transfer of large files by downloading pieces from multiple sources simultaneously. BitTorrent also offers a suite of products, including BitTorrent DNA for content delivery, BitTorrent Live for streaming video, and the BitTorrent Now application for accessing music and video content. Additionally, it provides tools for consumer electronics manufacturers through the BitTorrent Certified program, which aims to enhance the user experience across various devices. The company is recognized for its innovative approach to digital media sharing and continues to contribute to global standards for data transfer.

Prosper Marketplace

Series B in 2006
Prosper Marketplace Inc. is a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2005. The company facilitates connections between individuals seeking consumer loans and those willing to invest in these loans, including both individuals and institutions. Prosper’s platform offers a range of fixed-rate, amortizing, and unsecured personal loans, all characterized by transparency, low fees, and no prepayment penalties. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables borrowers to access affordable loans while providing investors with the opportunity to earn competitive returns. The marketplace aims to create financial benefits for both borrowers and investors in a straightforward and efficient manner.

Prosper Marketplace

Series A in 2005
Prosper Marketplace Inc. is a peer-to-peer online credit marketplace based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2005. The company facilitates connections between individuals seeking consumer loans and those willing to invest in these loans, including both individuals and institutions. Prosper’s platform offers a range of fixed-rate, amortizing, and unsecured personal loans, all characterized by transparency, low fees, and no prepayment penalties. By utilizing a data-driven underwriting model, Prosper enables borrowers to access affordable loans while providing investors with the opportunity to earn competitive returns. The marketplace aims to create financial benefits for both borrowers and investors in a straightforward and efficient manner.
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