Accel

Founded in 1983, Accel is a venture capital firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build world-class technology-focused companies. It invests in early and growth-stage startups across sectors such as software, cloud technologies, mobile, consumer services, and 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

Ben Dooley

CFO

Peter Doyle

Investor

Kevin Efrusy

Partner

Christine Esserman

Partner

Ben Fletcher

Partner

Candice du Fretay

Investor

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

Sonali De Rycker

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

Past deals in Virtualization

Strattic

Seed Round in 2020
Strattic Ltd. is a technology company based in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 2016. It specializes in providing a hosted website security and optimization platform that focuses on converting CMS-based websites, particularly those built on WordPress, into static versions. This transformation enhances website performance by making them faster, more scalable, and significantly more secure, effectively reducing vulnerabilities associated with dynamic sites. Strattic's platform operates on a serverless architecture, allowing site owners to manage their WordPress content seamlessly while the dynamic aspects are isolated behind authentication measures. With a simple one-click deployment, site owners can publish their websites as static sites, which consist of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, ensuring a secure online presence without compromising functionality or ease of use.

Strattic

Seed Round in 2019
Strattic Ltd. is a technology company based in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 2016. It specializes in providing a hosted website security and optimization platform that focuses on converting CMS-based websites, particularly those built on WordPress, into static versions. This transformation enhances website performance by making them faster, more scalable, and significantly more secure, effectively reducing vulnerabilities associated with dynamic sites. Strattic's platform operates on a serverless architecture, allowing site owners to manage their WordPress content seamlessly while the dynamic aspects are isolated behind authentication measures. With a simple one-click deployment, site owners can publish their websites as static sites, which consist of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, ensuring a secure online presence without compromising functionality or ease of use.

CoreOS

Series B in 2016
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

CoreOS

Series A in 2015
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

SimpliVity

Series D in 2015
SimpliVity Corporation is a provider of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed to enhance the deployment of resources and workloads in data centers. The company offers several products, including OmniCube, a 2U rack-mounted system that integrates server, storage, and networking services, thereby improving the management, protection, and performance of virtualized workloads. Additionally, its OmniCube Hyperconverged Infrastructure platform addresses data efficiency and global management needs in virtualized and cloud environments. SimpliVity's solutions also include OmniView, a web-based support dashboard featuring predictive analytics, and OmniStack Hyperconverged Infrastructure, which integrates with Cisco UCS to consolidate multiple core data center functions. The company's technology is utilized across various sectors, including energy, education, financial services, government, and telecommunications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, SimpliVity has support centers in Cork, Ireland, and Raleigh, North Carolina. As of February 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

ClusterHQ

Series A in 2015
Cluster HQ is a Saas service to make container virtualisation (eg Docker) useful for database driven services. The company is based in Bristol, UK but is global in its ambitions.

DataGravity

Series C in 2014
DataGravity, Inc. is a software company based in Nashua, New Hampshire, specializing in data management solutions tailored for information technology, virtualization, and security professionals. Founded in 2012, the company offers a platform that enhances data visibility, security, and availability. Its primary products include DataGravity for Availability and DataGravity for Virtualization, both of which focus on identifying and protecting sensitive data from exposure, loss, and regulatory noncompliance. These solutions also facilitate monitoring and analysis of user activity and data usage over time, providing insights that help IT managers optimize their data security strategies. As of July 2017, DataGravity operates as a subsidiary of HyTrust, Inc.

SimpliVity

Series C in 2013
SimpliVity Corporation is a provider of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed to enhance the deployment of resources and workloads in data centers. The company offers several products, including OmniCube, a 2U rack-mounted system that integrates server, storage, and networking services, thereby improving the management, protection, and performance of virtualized workloads. Additionally, its OmniCube Hyperconverged Infrastructure platform addresses data efficiency and global management needs in virtualized and cloud environments. SimpliVity's solutions also include OmniView, a web-based support dashboard featuring predictive analytics, and OmniStack Hyperconverged Infrastructure, which integrates with Cisco UCS to consolidate multiple core data center functions. The company's technology is utilized across various sectors, including energy, education, financial services, government, and telecommunications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, SimpliVity has support centers in Cork, Ireland, and Raleigh, North Carolina. As of February 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

MobileSpaces

Series B in 2013
MobileSpaces, established in 2011 by former McAfee and Check Point Software executives, specializes in enterprise mobility management. Headquartered near Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Israel, the company enables businesses to securely mobilize their applications while governing data and respecting employee privacy. MobileSpaces offers a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy-managed workspace that safeguards mobile enterprise apps and data against loss or leakage. The company is backed by Accel Partners and Marker LLC.

SimpliVity

Series B in 2012
SimpliVity Corporation is a provider of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed to enhance the deployment of resources and workloads in data centers. The company offers several products, including OmniCube, a 2U rack-mounted system that integrates server, storage, and networking services, thereby improving the management, protection, and performance of virtualized workloads. Additionally, its OmniCube Hyperconverged Infrastructure platform addresses data efficiency and global management needs in virtualized and cloud environments. SimpliVity's solutions also include OmniView, a web-based support dashboard featuring predictive analytics, and OmniStack Hyperconverged Infrastructure, which integrates with Cisco UCS to consolidate multiple core data center functions. The company's technology is utilized across various sectors, including energy, education, financial services, government, and telecommunications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, SimpliVity has support centers in Cork, Ireland, and Raleigh, North Carolina. As of February 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

MobileSpaces

Series A in 2012
MobileSpaces, established in 2011 by former McAfee and Check Point Software executives, specializes in enterprise mobility management. Headquartered near Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Israel, the company enables businesses to securely mobilize their applications while governing data and respecting employee privacy. MobileSpaces offers a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy-managed workspace that safeguards mobile enterprise apps and data against loss or leakage. The company is backed by Accel Partners and Marker LLC.

SimpliVity

Series A in 2012
SimpliVity Corporation is a provider of hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed to enhance the deployment of resources and workloads in data centers. The company offers several products, including OmniCube, a 2U rack-mounted system that integrates server, storage, and networking services, thereby improving the management, protection, and performance of virtualized workloads. Additionally, its OmniCube Hyperconverged Infrastructure platform addresses data efficiency and global management needs in virtualized and cloud environments. SimpliVity's solutions also include OmniView, a web-based support dashboard featuring predictive analytics, and OmniStack Hyperconverged Infrastructure, which integrates with Cisco UCS to consolidate multiple core data center functions. The company's technology is utilized across various sectors, including energy, education, financial services, government, and telecommunications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, SimpliVity has support centers in Cork, Ireland, and Raleigh, North Carolina. As of February 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

ScaleXtreme

Series B in 2011
ScaleXtreme is a provider of cloud-based server automation products designed for modern distributed datacenters. The company focuses on simplifying and scaling server management across various environments, including physical servers, virtual machines, and public cloud infrastructures. Its unified automation platform enables customers to efficiently manage and control their server deployments, transforming the management processes for technologies such as Amazon EC2 and VMware. Through its innovative solutions, ScaleXtreme aims to enhance operational efficiency and streamline systems management for organizations.

ScaleXtreme

Series A in 2010
ScaleXtreme is a provider of cloud-based server automation products designed for modern distributed datacenters. The company focuses on simplifying and scaling server management across various environments, including physical servers, virtual machines, and public cloud infrastructures. Its unified automation platform enables customers to efficiently manage and control their server deployments, transforming the management processes for technologies such as Amazon EC2 and VMware. Through its innovative solutions, ScaleXtreme aims to enhance operational efficiency and streamline systems management for organizations.

Nimbula

Series B in 2010
Nimbula is a cloud infrastructure software company that enables enterprises and service providers to construct private, public, or hybrid clouds. Founded by industry veterans Chris Pinkham and Willem van Biljon, who previously developed Amazon EC2, Nimbula offers its flagship product, Nimbula Director, which is designed to be scalable, highly automated, and user-friendly while providing complete control over cloud environments. The company’s solutions combine the flexibility and operational efficiencies typically associated with public clouds with the control and security of traditional data centers. Nimbula is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with a development team located in South Africa. It has participated in the OpenStack Foundation to further advance cloud software technologies. Nimbula was acquired by Oracle Corporation, reflecting its impactful role in the cloud software market.

Versly

Seed Round in 2010
Versly is a company that specializes in enhancing collaboration within widely used applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. By providing seamless integration with email and other tools, Versly facilitates a more efficient workflow for users. The company focuses on enabling a cohesive experience across desktop and mobile platforms, ensuring that individuals can collaborate effectively regardless of their device. Acquired by Cisco in 2011, Versly continues to develop solutions that improve productivity and collaboration in both web and mobile environments.

Altor Networks

Series B in 2010
Altor Networks specializes in providing virtualization security solutions that enhance the security of virtualized environments, particularly in data centers and internal clouds. The company's flagship product, the Altor VF virtual firewall, delivers granular control and visibility over virtual network traffic, significantly improving the security posture of virtual servers while minimizing administrative burdens. This technology is designed to support multiple virtualization platforms, allowing enterprises to maintain flexibility in their technology choices. Key features of Altor's solutions include the enforcement of rule-based security policies on individual or groups of virtual machines, protection of virtual machines during migration events without disrupting connections, and the ability to monitor traffic for intrusion detection purposes. By automatically applying default security policies to new or rogue virtual machines, Altor Networks empowers organizations to safeguard their virtualized networks effectively against potential threats.

Altor Networks

Series A in 2008
Altor Networks specializes in providing virtualization security solutions that enhance the security of virtualized environments, particularly in data centers and internal clouds. The company's flagship product, the Altor VF virtual firewall, delivers granular control and visibility over virtual network traffic, significantly improving the security posture of virtual servers while minimizing administrative burdens. This technology is designed to support multiple virtualization platforms, allowing enterprises to maintain flexibility in their technology choices. Key features of Altor's solutions include the enforcement of rule-based security policies on individual or groups of virtual machines, protection of virtual machines during migration events without disrupting connections, and the ability to monitor traffic for intrusion detection purposes. By automatically applying default security policies to new or rogue virtual machines, Altor Networks empowers organizations to safeguard their virtualized networks effectively against potential threats.

Azul Systems

Series F in 2007
Azul Systems, Inc., established in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in designing and developing Java runtime solutions. The company offers two primary products: Zing, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) optimized for enterprise applications requiring low latency, high transaction rates, and consistent response times; and Zulu, a family of certified, open-source builds of OpenJDK with flexible commercial support options, catering to various enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT deployments. Azul serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises across industries such as capital markets, digital advertising, and telecom, selling its products in the United States and EMEA countries. Additionally, Azul provides open-source tools for latency reporting, application profiling, and Java environment analysis.

XenSource

Series C in 2006
XenSource, Inc. is a developer of enterprise-grade virtualization solutions, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in open-source hypervisor technology, notably its flagship product, Xen 3.0, which offers essential features for servers in enterprise environments. Additionally, XenSource provides the Xen Optimiser, a software management solution for multi-server virtualization infrastructure, and a subscription-based support service for its products. These offerings are designed to help organizations enhance server utilization, consolidate resources, and improve data center efficiency, ultimately aiming to reduce server infrastructure complexity and total cost of ownership. In 2007, XenSource was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc.

Azul Systems

Series E in 2006
Azul Systems, Inc., established in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in designing and developing Java runtime solutions. The company offers two primary products: Zing, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) optimized for enterprise applications requiring low latency, high transaction rates, and consistent response times; and Zulu, a family of certified, open-source builds of OpenJDK with flexible commercial support options, catering to various enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT deployments. Azul serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises across industries such as capital markets, digital advertising, and telecom, selling its products in the United States and EMEA countries. Additionally, Azul provides open-source tools for latency reporting, application profiling, and Java environment analysis.

XenSource

Series B in 2005
XenSource, Inc. is a developer of enterprise-grade virtualization solutions, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in open-source hypervisor technology, notably its flagship product, Xen 3.0, which offers essential features for servers in enterprise environments. Additionally, XenSource provides the Xen Optimiser, a software management solution for multi-server virtualization infrastructure, and a subscription-based support service for its products. These offerings are designed to help organizations enhance server utilization, consolidate resources, and improve data center efficiency, ultimately aiming to reduce server infrastructure complexity and total cost of ownership. In 2007, XenSource was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc.

Azul Systems

Series D in 2005
Azul Systems, Inc., established in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in designing and developing Java runtime solutions. The company offers two primary products: Zing, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) optimized for enterprise applications requiring low latency, high transaction rates, and consistent response times; and Zulu, a family of certified, open-source builds of OpenJDK with flexible commercial support options, catering to various enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT deployments. Azul serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises across industries such as capital markets, digital advertising, and telecom, selling its products in the United States and EMEA countries. Additionally, Azul provides open-source tools for latency reporting, application profiling, and Java environment analysis.

Transitive

Series C in 2004
Transitive is a technology company specializing in cross-platform virtualization, enabling the seamless execution of software applications across different hardware and operating systems. The company has developed pioneering solutions that allow applications compiled for one CPU architecture to operate on platforms utilizing different CPUs without requiring modifications to source code or binaries. This innovative hardware virtualization technology facilitates the transportability of legacy enterprise applications, allowing IT managers to efficiently replicate and run these applications on modern, standardized platforms. By doing so, Transitive helps organizations avoid the costs and delays associated with traditional software porting projects, delivering performance comparable to native applications.

Azul Systems

Series C in 2004
Azul Systems, Inc., established in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in designing and developing Java runtime solutions. The company offers two primary products: Zing, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) optimized for enterprise applications requiring low latency, high transaction rates, and consistent response times; and Zulu, a family of certified, open-source builds of OpenJDK with flexible commercial support options, catering to various enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT deployments. Azul serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises across industries such as capital markets, digital advertising, and telecom, selling its products in the United States and EMEA countries. Additionally, Azul provides open-source tools for latency reporting, application profiling, and Java environment analysis.

Topspin Communications

Series C in 2003
Topspin Communications is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in server networking equipment. Founded in 2000, it focuses on providing server fabric switches, a type of networking device that facilitates the connection of servers into a grid architecture. This technology supports grid and utility computing, clustered enterprise applications, and server virtualization. Additionally, Topspin offers solutions for virtualizing enterprise data centers, enabling dynamic matching of CPU, I/O, and storage resources to evolving business requirements. Their innovative approach allows for faster integration and deployment of data center resources compared to competitors.

Azul Systems

Series B in 2003
Azul Systems, Inc., established in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in designing and developing Java runtime solutions. The company offers two primary products: Zing, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) optimized for enterprise applications requiring low latency, high transaction rates, and consistent response times; and Zulu, a family of certified, open-source builds of OpenJDK with flexible commercial support options, catering to various enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT deployments. Azul serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 enterprises across industries such as capital markets, digital advertising, and telecom, selling its products in the United States and EMEA countries. Additionally, Azul provides open-source tools for latency reporting, application profiling, and Java environment analysis.

Topspin Communications

Series B in 2002
Topspin Communications is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in server networking equipment. Founded in 2000, it focuses on providing server fabric switches, a type of networking device that facilitates the connection of servers into a grid architecture. This technology supports grid and utility computing, clustered enterprise applications, and server virtualization. Additionally, Topspin offers solutions for virtualizing enterprise data centers, enabling dynamic matching of CPU, I/O, and storage resources to evolving business requirements. Their innovative approach allows for faster integration and deployment of data center resources compared to competitors.
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