Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in early and growth-stage investments, focusing primarily on technology startups in sectors such as cloud computing, software, digital media, and fintech. With additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore, Accel employs localized strategies to identify and support entrepreneurs capable of building category-defining businesses. The firm has a notable portfolio featuring companies like Facebook, Spotify, and Slack, reflecting its commitment to fostering innovation across various industries. Accel manages several funds, targeting investments ranging from $5 million to $15 million, and has a robust global presence that includes partnerships in India and China.

Radhika Ananth

Vice President

Radhika Ananth

Vice President

Yudi Anugrah

Investor

Casey Aylward

Partner

Julien Bek

Principal

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Andrew Braccia

General Partner

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner

Katie Brown

Investor

Miles Clements

Partner

Adrian Colyer

Venture Partner

Kevin Comolli

Founding Partner

Anand Daniel

Partner

Ben Dooley

CFO

Peter Doyle

Investor

Christine Esserman

Partner

C. Alex Estevez

Venture Partner

Candice du Fretay

Investor

Rohit Ganapathy

Investor

Sameer Gandhi

Partner

Rishika Garg

Vice President

Martin Gibson

Technology Investor

Praachi Goenka

Investor

Bruce Golden

Partner

Graham Hutson

Investor

Sara Ittelson

Partner

Myrel Iturrey

Investor

Tanay Jagani

Investor

Chitranjan Jain

Investor

Dinesh Katiyar

Partner

Sanjay Khatri

Investor

Richard Kotite

Vice President

Gagan Kumar

General Partner

Ping Li

Partner

John Locke

Partner

Zhenya Loginov

Partner

Steve Loughlin

Partner

Eknoor Malhotra

Investor

Arun Mathew

Partner

Jonathan Mendelson

Investor

Gonzalo Mocorrea

Investor

Vasant Natarajan

Partner

Vas Natarajan

Partner

Harry Nelis

Partner

Nate Niparko

Partner

Maya S. Noeth

Partner

Rachit Parekh

Principal

Vijaysai Patnaik

Associate

Anagh Prasad

Investor

Varun Purandare

Principal and Investor

Ben Quazzo

Partner

Rafael Quintanilla

Investor

Aman Rai

Investor

Tim Rawlinson

Investor

Sagar Sanghvi

Partner

Antra Saxena

Investor

Tracy Sedlock

Chief Operating Partner

Jess Segal

IR Partner

Karan Shah

Investor

Manasi Shah

Investor

Sarthak Singh

Investor

Robert E. Sternberg

Investor

Diksha Sundarka

Investor

Prayank Swaroop

Partner

Ryan Sweeney

General Partner

Charles Tananbaum

Investor

Humza Tariq

Investor

Yuvraj Wadhwa

Investor

Cecilia Wang

Vice President

Matt Weigand

Partner

Eric Wolford

Venture Partner

Richard Wong

General Partner

Ivan Zhou

Partner

Hendrik Nelis Ph.D

Partner

Past deals in Retail

Astro

Series B in 2022
Astro Indonesia is a quick commerce start-up that specializes in on-demand grocery delivery. The platform offers a wide range of products, including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, seafood, medicines, stationery, and snacks, allowing consumers to purchase essential items conveniently. By focusing on delivering groceries within a specified timeframe, Astro aims to provide an affordable and efficient shopping experience for its customers.

DSLR Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
DSLR Technologies is creating a video-led, social-first e-commerce platform that focuses on the requirements and behavior of one such neglected client category. DSLR Technologies is headquartered in Bangalore, India and was founded in 2021.

CityMall

Series C in 2022
CityMall is a social e-commerce platform that facilitates the sale of lifestyle and essential products through peer-to-peer referrals on WhatsApp. The company aims to provide customers with a convenient and affordable shopping experience, offering a diverse range of products, including groceries and fashion items, at competitive prices. CityMall enhances the customer experience with services such as free home delivery and easy returns, allowing users to save time and money while shopping. The platform has attracted funding from notable angel investors, including industry figures from Citrus Pay and Xiaomi.

RetainIQ

Seed Round in 2022
RetainIQ is an e-commerce marketing company that specializes in enhancing online sales for global brands. The company offers a platform that allows businesses to effectively segment their customer base and deliver personalized messages using artificial intelligence. By leveraging AI technology, RetainIQ helps brands create tailored experiences for their customers, facilitating both customer conversion and retention. This approach enables brands to engage with their audience at scale, ultimately driving growth in their online sales.

Minoan Experience

Seed Round in 2022
Minoan Experience help short-term rentals and boutique hotels enhance their appeal using our customizable, curated retail platform.

Astro

Series A in 2022
Astro Indonesia is a quick commerce start-up that specializes in on-demand grocery delivery. The platform offers a wide range of products, including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, seafood, medicines, stationery, and snacks, allowing consumers to purchase essential items conveniently. By focusing on delivering groceries within a specified timeframe, Astro aims to provide an affordable and efficient shopping experience for its customers.

Commercetools

Series C in 2021
commercetools GmbH, founded in 2006 and based in Munich, Germany, is a software technology company that specializes in Commerce-as-a-Service. The company provides a cloud commerce platform that allows retailers to build unique and engaging digital commerce experiences through an API-driven approach. Their offerings include solutions for cart and order management, marketing, internationalization, integration, and cloud hosting, catering to various industries such as fashion, beauty, sports, and food and beverage. Commercetools aims to enhance profitability by reducing the time and resources needed for businesses to adopt modern commerce technologies. The company serves both B2C and B2B clients globally, including notable brands like Audi and Lego. Commercetools operates additional offices in Berlin, Jena, Amsterdam, London, and Durham, North Carolina, and is backed by investment from Insight Partners and the REWE Group.

CityMall

Series B in 2021
CityMall is a social e-commerce platform that facilitates the sale of lifestyle and essential products through peer-to-peer referrals on WhatsApp. The company aims to provide customers with a convenient and affordable shopping experience, offering a diverse range of products, including groceries and fashion items, at competitive prices. CityMall enhances the customer experience with services such as free home delivery and easy returns, allowing users to save time and money while shopping. The platform has attracted funding from notable angel investors, including industry figures from Citrus Pay and Xiaomi.

CityMall

Series A in 2021
CityMall is a social e-commerce platform that facilitates the sale of lifestyle and essential products through peer-to-peer referrals on WhatsApp. The company aims to provide customers with a convenient and affordable shopping experience, offering a diverse range of products, including groceries and fashion items, at competitive prices. CityMall enhances the customer experience with services such as free home delivery and easy returns, allowing users to save time and money while shopping. The platform has attracted funding from notable angel investors, including industry figures from Citrus Pay and Xiaomi.

CityMall

Seed Round in 2020
CityMall is a social e-commerce platform that facilitates the sale of lifestyle and essential products through peer-to-peer referrals on WhatsApp. The company aims to provide customers with a convenient and affordable shopping experience, offering a diverse range of products, including groceries and fashion items, at competitive prices. CityMall enhances the customer experience with services such as free home delivery and easy returns, allowing users to save time and money while shopping. The platform has attracted funding from notable angel investors, including industry figures from Citrus Pay and Xiaomi.

Wrogn

Series F in 2020
Universal Sportsbiz is a youth-focused fashion brand house. Its brand portfolio includes brands, across men’s wear and women’s wear, like Wrogn, Imara, Ms.Taken, Single, and Wrogn Active. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Mason

Funding Round in 2019
eCommerce storefronts today are distributed - from webstore & app to social. This requires a 24/7 operations to run right shopping experience across all channels. Mason is a nocode, headless content-toolkit that powers commerce content across distributed storefronts.

STOQO

Series A in 2018
STOQO Technology operates an online marketplace tailored for small restaurant and hotel owners in Indonesia, facilitating the bulk sourcing of raw materials at competitive prices directly from manufacturers. Founded in 2016 and based in Jakarta, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that streamlines procurement processes for food and beverage businesses. Through its application, culinary enterprises can efficiently purchase and manage a wide range of supplies, including food ingredients, fresh produce, and cleaning products, all in one place. This innovative approach allows food industry players to access quality goods at wholesale prices, enabling them to concentrate on their customers and enhance their operational efficiency.

Wrogn

Series E in 2018
Universal Sportsbiz is a youth-focused fashion brand house. Its brand portfolio includes brands, across men’s wear and women’s wear, like Wrogn, Imara, Ms.Taken, Single, and Wrogn Active. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

GOAT

Series C in 2018
GOAT is a global marketplace specializing in authentic sneakers, apparel, and accessories from contemporary luxury brands. Founded in 2015 by Daishin Sugano and Eddy Lu in Culver City, California, the platform provides users with access to exclusive drops, the ability to make offers on desired items, and a selection that spans from iconic styles of the past to future classics. GOAT operates both online and through thirteen physical locations across the United States, Asia, and Europe, including distribution and authentication centers that serve 170 international markets. The platform features over 350 brands and has built a community of over 20 million members across 164 countries. By leveraging innovative technology, GOAT has transformed sneaker commerce, ensuring the authenticity of products while bridging the gap between primary and resale markets. Strategic backing from investors such as Foot Locker and prominent venture capital firms underscores its significant presence in the fashion and sneaker industries.

Wrogn

Venture Round in 2017
Universal Sportsbiz is a youth-focused fashion brand house. Its brand portfolio includes brands, across men’s wear and women’s wear, like Wrogn, Imara, Ms.Taken, Single, and Wrogn Active. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

ServiceChannel

Venture Round in 2017
ServiceChannel transforms facilities management for brands that want to deliver a great customer experience across their physical locations with peak operational performance. Executives and facilities leaders at more than 500 global brands like Bloomin’ Brands, Cole Haan, CVS Health, Louis Vuitton, and Under Armour, love the ServiceChannel platform for its marketplace of 50,000 service provider companies, cloud applications, analytics, and intelligence into their multi-billion annual repair and maintenance spend. ServiceChannel is a privately held company funded by Accel, with offices in New York City, Pleasanton, Calif., North Andover, Mass., and London.

GOAT

Series B in 2017
GOAT is a global marketplace specializing in authentic sneakers, apparel, and accessories from contemporary luxury brands. Founded in 2015 by Daishin Sugano and Eddy Lu in Culver City, California, the platform provides users with access to exclusive drops, the ability to make offers on desired items, and a selection that spans from iconic styles of the past to future classics. GOAT operates both online and through thirteen physical locations across the United States, Asia, and Europe, including distribution and authentication centers that serve 170 international markets. The platform features over 350 brands and has built a community of over 20 million members across 164 countries. By leveraging innovative technology, GOAT has transformed sneaker commerce, ensuring the authenticity of products while bridging the gap between primary and resale markets. Strategic backing from investors such as Foot Locker and prominent venture capital firms underscores its significant presence in the fashion and sneaker industries.

Lightspeed POS

Series C in 2015
Lightspeed believes that commerce belongs to everyone. It belongs to the entrepreneurs who realize their dreams of starting a business, the storefronts and restaurants that project new perspectives onto city streets and the communities that are shaped by those businesses. Providing restaurateurs and retailers with the simplest way to run their businesses at full potential, Lightspeed helps entrepreneurs offer their customers positive and memorable experiences by taking care of the day-to-day management aspect of their business. More than 36,000 businesses processing over $13 billion in annual transactions use Lightspeed’s restaurant POS software and omnichannel retail solution to manage inventory, customer preferences, sales and reporting — all from one centralized platform. Believing that with the right technology, restaurateurs can better serve their customers and keep them coming back for seconds, Lightspeed has created an all-in-one point of sale, table management and analytics platform for restaurants and bars of all sizes. The company also offers end-to-end commerce solutions that help retailers build, manage and grow their businesses. Successful retailers around the world have chosen Lightspeed’s retail POS software, Lightspeed Retail, for its intuitive product and inventory management systems, built-in CRM and advanced reporting. Lightspeed eCom, the company’s eCommerce platform, is what bridges the gap between the in-store and online shopping experience. The platform was founded on the principle that marketing should be the primary concern of online merchants, rather than the technical maintenance of their website. Those who use Lightspeed eCom benefit from a platform that is flexible, scalable, ready to use within minutes and that comes with a built-in suite of marketing tools that help drive site traffic and sales. By combining Lightspeed eCom with Lightspeed Retail, retailers can provide their customers with omnichannel: a seamless shopping experience, whether they want to browse or buy in-store or online.

Wrogn

Series B in 2015
Universal Sportsbiz is a youth-focused fashion brand house. Its brand portfolio includes brands, across men’s wear and women’s wear, like Wrogn, Imara, Ms.Taken, Single, and Wrogn Active. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Joyus

Series C in 2015
Joyus is a startup focused on transforming the online shopping experience by utilizing short-form videos to help consumers discover and purchase appealing products. The company offers a video shopping platform that features curated selections of apparel, beauty items, and lifestyle products. Each week, curators showcase their favorite finds, providing viewers with insights on how to utilize these items. Products are available for a limited time through the platform, facilitating easy purchasing. Joyus emphasizes the importance of sharing authentic enthusiasm for products, enabling users to share videos with friends across social media platforms. The platform not only informs consumers about the latest trends but also delivers expert tips and lifestyle content, creating an engaging shopping experience tailored primarily for women.

Shopmonk

Venture Round in 2015
Developer of an online marketplace intended to offer a global assortment of brands dealing with technology. The company's marketplace engages in a wide portfolio of digital equipment like smartphones, watches and music players, enabling customers to access global brands with reliable deals.

Lightspeed POS

Series B in 2014
Lightspeed believes that commerce belongs to everyone. It belongs to the entrepreneurs who realize their dreams of starting a business, the storefronts and restaurants that project new perspectives onto city streets and the communities that are shaped by those businesses. Providing restaurateurs and retailers with the simplest way to run their businesses at full potential, Lightspeed helps entrepreneurs offer their customers positive and memorable experiences by taking care of the day-to-day management aspect of their business. More than 36,000 businesses processing over $13 billion in annual transactions use Lightspeed’s restaurant POS software and omnichannel retail solution to manage inventory, customer preferences, sales and reporting — all from one centralized platform. Believing that with the right technology, restaurateurs can better serve their customers and keep them coming back for seconds, Lightspeed has created an all-in-one point of sale, table management and analytics platform for restaurants and bars of all sizes. The company also offers end-to-end commerce solutions that help retailers build, manage and grow their businesses. Successful retailers around the world have chosen Lightspeed’s retail POS software, Lightspeed Retail, for its intuitive product and inventory management systems, built-in CRM and advanced reporting. Lightspeed eCom, the company’s eCommerce platform, is what bridges the gap between the in-store and online shopping experience. The platform was founded on the principle that marketing should be the primary concern of online merchants, rather than the technical maintenance of their website. Those who use Lightspeed eCom benefit from a platform that is flexible, scalable, ready to use within minutes and that comes with a built-in suite of marketing tools that help drive site traffic and sales. By combining Lightspeed eCom with Lightspeed Retail, retailers can provide their customers with omnichannel: a seamless shopping experience, whether they want to browse or buy in-store or online.

URX

Series A in 2014
URX empowers publishers to monetize mobile content and enables advertisers to drive mobile commerce. The world's most forward-thinking companies use URX to connect users directly to relevant commerce experiences.

Vinculum Group

Series B in 2014
Vinculum Group is a global SaaS company based in Noida, India, specializing in retail technology solutions that facilitate omni-channel retailing for brands and retailers. Founded in 2007, the company offers a suite of products, including Vin eRetail, Vin MDM, and Vin SIM, which together enable effective order management, inventory management, and master data consistency across various sales channels. With over 150 integrations and a network of more than 70 partners, Vinculum provides comprehensive solutions that allow businesses to create a unified view of product and customer data, manage inventory in real-time, and fulfill orders efficiently. The platform supports brands in syndicating product data across online marketplaces and stores, ultimately driving growth and improving customer satisfaction. Vinculum's services extend to supply chain management and marketplace setup, positioning it as a key player in enhancing retail operations for clients in over 30 countries.

Nomi

Series A in 2013
Nomi's Marketing Platform helps businesses optimize their brick and mortar stores just like their website.

Joyus

Series B in 2013
Joyus is a startup focused on transforming the online shopping experience by utilizing short-form videos to help consumers discover and purchase appealing products. The company offers a video shopping platform that features curated selections of apparel, beauty items, and lifestyle products. Each week, curators showcase their favorite finds, providing viewers with insights on how to utilize these items. Products are available for a limited time through the platform, facilitating easy purchasing. Joyus emphasizes the importance of sharing authentic enthusiasm for products, enabling users to share videos with friends across social media platforms. The platform not only informs consumers about the latest trends but also delivers expert tips and lifestyle content, creating an engaging shopping experience tailored primarily for women.

Collectabillia.com

Series A in 2012
Collectabillia.com is a celebrity commerce company offering a platform to fans to own memorabilia personally autographed by their icons as well as fan merchandise. It launched its auction platform during the 2012 season of the IPL partnering with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar exclusively to auction limited edition merchandise post his historical ‘hundredth, hundred’. Collectabillia’s objective is to extend the global market of memorabilia into India, allowing the ownership of personalized merchandise along the same lines as that of art, numismatics, and philately. Promoted by Anjana Reddy, a sports enthusiast and national level badminton player, and backed by the Accel Partners of the Angry Birds and Facebook fame, Collectabillia’s goal is to connect celebrities and their ardent fans. Incorporated in 2011, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru.

Lightspeed POS

Series A in 2012
Lightspeed believes that commerce belongs to everyone. It belongs to the entrepreneurs who realize their dreams of starting a business, the storefronts and restaurants that project new perspectives onto city streets and the communities that are shaped by those businesses. Providing restaurateurs and retailers with the simplest way to run their businesses at full potential, Lightspeed helps entrepreneurs offer their customers positive and memorable experiences by taking care of the day-to-day management aspect of their business. More than 36,000 businesses processing over $13 billion in annual transactions use Lightspeed’s restaurant POS software and omnichannel retail solution to manage inventory, customer preferences, sales and reporting — all from one centralized platform. Believing that with the right technology, restaurateurs can better serve their customers and keep them coming back for seconds, Lightspeed has created an all-in-one point of sale, table management and analytics platform for restaurants and bars of all sizes. The company also offers end-to-end commerce solutions that help retailers build, manage and grow their businesses. Successful retailers around the world have chosen Lightspeed’s retail POS software, Lightspeed Retail, for its intuitive product and inventory management systems, built-in CRM and advanced reporting. Lightspeed eCom, the company’s eCommerce platform, is what bridges the gap between the in-store and online shopping experience. The platform was founded on the principle that marketing should be the primary concern of online merchants, rather than the technical maintenance of their website. Those who use Lightspeed eCom benefit from a platform that is flexible, scalable, ready to use within minutes and that comes with a built-in suite of marketing tools that help drive site traffic and sales. By combining Lightspeed eCom with Lightspeed Retail, retailers can provide their customers with omnichannel: a seamless shopping experience, whether they want to browse or buy in-store or online.

Fantasy Shopper

Series A in 2012
Fantasy Shopper is a social shopping platform which integrates online and offline fashion retail in a unique and entertaining environment.

Lot18

Series C in 2011
Lot18 is an exclusive membership-based platform that offers access to premium wines and gourmet products from sought-after producers at competitive prices. The platform focuses on delivering high-quality and hard-to-find wines in limited quantities, making them available to its members at significant discounts. Additionally, Lot18 operates the Tasting Room wine club, which curates personalized quarterly shipments of wine for subscribers. This business model reflects the traditional auction concept, allowing discerning consumers to acquire exceptional products at favorable values.

Joyus

Series A in 2011
Joyus is a startup focused on transforming the online shopping experience by utilizing short-form videos to help consumers discover and purchase appealing products. The company offers a video shopping platform that features curated selections of apparel, beauty items, and lifestyle products. Each week, curators showcase their favorite finds, providing viewers with insights on how to utilize these items. Products are available for a limited time through the platform, facilitating easy purchasing. Joyus emphasizes the importance of sharing authentic enthusiasm for products, enabling users to share videos with friends across social media platforms. The platform not only informs consumers about the latest trends but also delivers expert tips and lifestyle content, creating an engaging shopping experience tailored primarily for women.

Exclusively

Series B in 2011
Exclusively.com a members-only shopping site for fashion, jewelry and home decor from Indian artisans. The site features high-end traditional Indian apparel as well as more modern, Indian-inspired clothing. And the startup includes scarves, jewelry, handbags, crafts, paintings, photography and other home goods made by Indian designers.

LetsBuy.com

Series A in 2011
Letsbuy.com aims to be one of the largest Internet retailers of branded computer technology and digital lifestyle products with more than 5000 products from top international and domestic brands. Our business philosophy is simple: offer consumers and businesses what they want, when they want it. Our direct association with all the major brands means our customers will always find special deals on great products from the biggest names in the industry. And to help our customers choose the right products, we make it easy to find availability, pricing, reviews and ratings. At Letsbuy.com, our focus has always been on helping customers save time and money. This is why we’ve invested in building a website that allows them to securely manage their accounts without intervention. It’s the empowering, 24/7 self service approach that ensures we keep our customers satisfied, and our prices competitive.

Exclusively

Series A in 2010
Exclusively.com a members-only shopping site for fashion, jewelry and home decor from Indian artisans. The site features high-end traditional Indian apparel as well as more modern, Indian-inspired clothing. And the startup includes scarves, jewelry, handbags, crafts, paintings, photography and other home goods made by Indian designers.

Showroomprive

Series A in 2010
Showroomprive.com, SARL is a French company that operates an online platform specializing in private event discount sales of designer brands. Founded in 2006 and based in La Plaine Saint-Denis, it provides a wide range of products, including ready-to-wear clothing for men, women, and children, fashion accessories, beauty products, lingerie, toys, travel items, home appliances, and decor. The company also offers its own brand of ready-to-wear clothing. With a membership base of approximately 3 million, Showroomprive is recognized as a leading player in the European private sales market, claiming the second position after Vente Privee. The company generated significant revenue, reportedly 75 million euros in 2009. Showroomprive was co-founded by Thierry Petit and David Dayan, leveraging their expertise in internet media and offline sales. It operates as a subsidiary of SRP Groupe S.A.
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