Do Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners invest together?

Yes — Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners appear together in 12 tracked portfolio companies, including 1Password, Acko, Anthropic, Bachatt, Beek.

How do Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners compare on check size?

Accel typically writes checks of $1.6M – $70M, while Lightspeed Venture Partners writes $1.7M – $87M.

Two firms that co-invest: side by side on stage, sector, check size, and track record, from public filings and the firms' own sites.

	Accel	Lightspeed Venture Partners
Type	Venture capital	Venture capital
HQ	Palo Alto	Menlo Park
Founded	1983	2000
Check size	$1.6M – $70M	$1.7M – $87M
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage	Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage
Sectors	AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic	AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic
AUM	$38B	$50B
Tracked investments	245	491
Exits (acquired/public)	7	16
Led rounds on record	23	20
Dated deals, last 24 mo	15	13

Do Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners invest together?: Yes — Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners appear together in 12 tracked portfolio companies, including 1Password, Acko, Anthropic, Bachatt, Beek.
How do Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners compare on check size?: Accel typically writes checks of $1.6M – $70M, while Lightspeed Venture Partners writes $1.7M – $87M.