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Accel-KKR

Private equity

Menlo Park · 111 people tracked

Also known as AKKR FUND II MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LP

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Investment thesis

Accel-KKR pursues a methodical, disciplined approach to investing in software and tech-enabled services companies. The firm believes that deep specialization in this sector yields superior returns and provides distinctive market insights. The investment philosophy centers on partnering with founders who share the firm's core values of integrity, teamwork, humility, and transparency, while proactively adapting to market changes to achieve shared long-term vision.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

HQ
Menlo Park, IL, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1999
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$23.8B
Tracked investments
176

Team · 111 people

from the firm's website
Andrew Zbella· Managing Director
Andy Rich· Managing Director
Ann McCloskey· Managing Director
David D. King· Managing Director, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Dean Jacobson· Managing Director
Gordon MacNeill· Managing Director
Greg Williams· Managing Director
Holly Reneau· Managing Director
Maurice Hernandez· Managing Director
Rachel Spasser· Managing Director
Rob Palumbo· Co-Managing Partner
Samantha Shows· Managing Director
Adam Malinowski· Principal
Alifya Moskowitz· Principal
Ankur Patel· Principal
Brooks Robinson· Principal
Chad Garrett· Principal
Dave Moore· Principal
Johnny Van Siclen· Principal
Jonathan Hill· Principal
Lizzie Wolf· Principal, Co-Head of Capital Solutions
Neil Kimber· Principal
Neil Patel· Principal
Scotty Lu· Principal
Sheilja Patel· Principal
Steve Siwinski· Principal
Tucker Moon· Principal
Andrew Fluevog· Senior Associate
Brandon Law· Vice President
Chris McMullan· Vice President
Derek Orji· Associate
Emilio Vilar· Analyst
Eric Sathy· Associate
Faisal Turkistani· Associate
Graham Seagroves· Senior Associate
Grant Walker· Associate
Hansaka Fernando· Vice President
Ian Lehn· Associate
Isabelle Mallet· Associate
Jack Williams· Associate
Jake Miller· Associate
James Norwood· Senior Advisor
Jason Klein· Senior Advisor
Jason Kurtz· Senior Advisor
Joaquin Trucco· Senior Associate
Julian Kulkarni· Senior Advisor
Karna Patel· Associate
Kate Yules· Vice President
Katherine Ward· Associate
Kerry Neville· Associate
Kris Shrestha· Vice President
Lamine Thiam· Associate
Larry Mock· Director of Tax
Lex Waters· Senior Associate
Lucas Schenke· Senior Associate
Luke Guthrie· Analyst
Madeline Vergura· Associate
Marin Lefas· Analyst
Matti Copeland· Entrepreneur in Residence-Nordics
Michael Oboite· Associate
Nick Iannone· Associate
Nick Korompilas· Senior Associate
Peter Nalle· Associate
Peter Tagliaferri· Senior Associate
Phillip Robertson· Senior Associate
Rowland Lewis· Associate
Ryan Snyder· Vice President
Sandra Lynne Fryhofer· Vice President
Shannon Wollner· Vice President
Stephanie Mastorakos· Senior Associate
Steve Mandell· Vice President
Stone Godi· Associate
Ted Murray· Director of IT
Trent Schweizer· Analyst
Vivek Murthy· Associate
Will Guo· Associate
Wyatt Lewis· Associate

What they invest in

from 75 of 176 portfolio companies

SaaS ×70Enterprise Software ×30AI & Machine Learning ×25Fintech ×15Logistics & Supply Chain ×11HR Tech ×10Healthtech ×8Marketing Tech ×6

HQs:United States×16United Kingdom×3Colombia×1Ireland×1Norway×1New Zealand×1

Investments · 176 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 12017 · 12015 · 22014 · 12011 · 28 dated

N Ablen-able.comNYSE: NABL

N-able provides IT management and cyber resilience software combining endpoint management (N-central), security operations and threat detection (Adlumin), and cloud-native backup and disaster recovery (Cove Data Protection).

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS

John Pagliucain

Co-investorsBankTech VenturesSilver Lake Partners

Paymentuspaymentus.comNYSE: PAY

Paymentus provides electronic bill presentment and payment technology that lets billers offer consumers multiple ways to pay — web portals, one-time quick pay, IVR/phone, in-person, account-to-account, peer-to-peer, and payments by text, email, and chatbot.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Contasticin𝕏✓ verifiedacquired by SugarCRM

SugarAI (formerly SugarCRM) provides an AI-driven sales CRM platform for B2B companies, supporting sales, marketing, and customer service teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

David Roberts(Chief Executive Officer)Becca Toth(Chief Marketing Officer)Avner Alkhas(Chief Financial Officer)Bob Hackney(Chief Technology Officer)Lyndsey Valin(Chief Customer Officer)Shana Sweeney(Chief Human Resources Officer)

Co-investorsDreamers VCEntrée CapitalMillennium Technology Value PartnersOpen Field CapitalSocial StartsTech Square Ventures+2 more

Safeguard Globalsafeguardglobal.comin✓ verified

Safeguard Global provides an Employer of Record (EOR) platform and workforce tools for hiring, paying, and managing international employees without a local legal entity.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Bjorn Reynolds(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsMMC Ventures

SugarCRMsugarcrm.com✓ verified

Sugar Sell is a CRM platform that guides sales reps toward the highest-impact accounts, opportunities, and next actions by combining CRM data with ERP data such as order history and using AI to surface account risk and expansion opportunities.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechCupertino, US

Clint Oram(Founder)inLarry Augustin(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Valenzuela(Executive Officer)Andrew Chmyz(Executive Officer)David Roberts(Chief Executive Officer)Steve Boss(Chief Sales Officer)

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Runa CapitalThreshold VenturesDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Gold HillWalden International

Vendorpanelvendorpanel.comin𝕏✓ verified

VendorPanel is a source-to-contract procurement platform that helps organizations manage spend visibility and control across the source-to-pay lifecycle.

Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS

Co-investorsFive V Capital

4human4human.no

4human provides an HR and payroll software system covering the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, along with a quality/management system built on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Abila
Abrigo
Accertifyaccertify.com

Accertify provides fraud management and prevention technology that helps merchants approve more legitimate customers while reducing fraud, account takeover, and first-party abuse across the customer journey.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

AccessPayaccesspay.comin

AccessPay provides a cloud-based bank integration platform that connects ERP, payroll, and back-office systems to banks to automate payments, collections, and bank statement retrieval.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsBeringeaBeringea ProVen VCTRoute 66 Ventures

Acumaticaacumatica.comin𝕏

Acumatica provides all-in-one cloud ERP software with industry-specific solutions covering business workflows, dashboards, reporting, and mobile access.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsRuna CapitalAlmaz Capital

Agilence
Airship
Alias
Appspaceappspace.comin𝕏

Appspace is a workplace experience platform that combines intranet, digital signage, space reservation, and visitor management into a single system.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)

Appspace
APT
Arbiter
Baswarebasware.com

Basware provides AI-driven Invoice Lifecycle Management software for enterprise accounts payable teams, handling inbound and outbound invoicing with automated processing, compliance, and controls.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Birdeye
Blue Mountain Quality Resources
Captifycaptifytechnologies.com

Captify uses machine learning and semantic models to turn first-party search behaviour data into what it calls Search Intelligence, applied to audience targeting, campaign reach, and measurement without third-party cookies.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Cendyn
Cielo
Clavis Insight
Clevestclevest.comin𝕏

Clevest, now part of IFS, provides Mobile Workforce Management (MWM) software for field service operations, offering intelligent scheduling, real-time visibility, and mobile access to field data.

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsEnergy Impact Partners

Clevest
ClickDimensionsclickdimensions.com

Click (ClickDimensions) provides marketing automation tools built natively for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and CRM, covering email marketing, campaign automation, lead scoring, web intelligence, surveys, web forms, landing pages, and reporting.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsCircadian Ventures

Cloud 9 Software
Continuity
CRS Retail Systems
CXT Softwarecxtsoftware.com

CXT Software develops logistics software focused on last-mile delivery, including business intelligence and analytics tools for logistics operations.

Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Daletdalet.comin𝕏

Dalet develops content management and workflow software for media and broadcast organizations, using AI and data tools to manage, distribute, and monetize video and media assets.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsTitanium Ventures

Datapipe
Delta Data
Dripsdrips.com

Drips provides a "Conversations as a Service" outreach platform that uses AI and natural language processing to engage consumers through personalized, two-way text and messaging campaigns.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Duett As
Efreightsolutions
Ektron
Eletiveeletive.com

Eletive offers an AI-powered people intelligence platform that collects employee feedback through surveys (including lifecycle and engagement surveys) and turns it into insights and recommended actions.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Endaliaendalia.com

Endalia offers integrated HR and payroll software, delivered as a configurable digital platform with a companion app that automates human resources processes for organizations.

HR TechSaaS

Endurance International Group
Engagewareengageware.com

Engageware offers an AI-powered customer engagement platform that combines agentic AI, appointment scheduling, and knowledge retrieval to automate and route customer interactions for organizations in regulated industries.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Enmark
Entersektentersekt.comin𝕏

Entersekt provides a context-aware platform for digital banking and payment authentication, offering adaptive authentication, 3-D Secure payment security, and risk intelligence that uses behavior, device, and transaction signals to prevent fraud.

CybersecurityFintechSaaS

Co-investorsConvergence PartnersHAVAICEndeavor Catalyst

Enverusenverus.comin𝕏

Enverus provides a mineral rights management and oil and gas investment platform for tracking wells, revenue, and mineral assets across portfolios.

Data & InfrastructureEnergyFintechSaaS

Manuj Nikhanjin

Co-investorsCross Creek AdvisorsGenstarInsight PartnersLighthouse Network Ventures Llc

Envizi
EpiServer

Co-investorsNorthzoneVolition Capital

ESG
ESO
ESTELA
Evaran
Exxatexxat.comJan 2026

Exxat provides a platform for managing clinical and experiential education, including curriculum, fieldwork assessments, competency-based education, credentialing, placement coordination, and accreditation.

EdTechHealthtechSaaSWarren, US

Aarti Vaishnav(Executive Officer, Director)inVaibhav Bora(Founder)inKunal Vaishnav(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMike Salfity(Director)

FastSpring

Co-investorsLLR

FM:Systemsfmsystems.com

FM:Systems provides an integrated workplace management system (IWMS) for space planning, facility maintenance, hybrid workspace scheduling, visitor management, and workplace analytics.

Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS

Forcura
FRISSfriss.com

FRISS provides SaaS solutions that automate risk assessment for property and casualty (P&C) insurance carriers, analyzing policy applications, renewals, and claims to flag potential misrepresentation or fraud.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

GPS Insightgpsinsight.comin𝕏

GPS Insight provides GPS fleet tracking and field service management (FSM) software offering vehicle and asset visibility, alerts, maintenance tracking, camera footage management, reporting, and regulatory compliance tools.

IoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBregal Sagemount

Green Mountain Technology

Exits · 3

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

N AbleNYSE: NABLPaymentusNYSE: PAYContasticacq. by SugarCRM

Portfolio news

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 15

as of Sep 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Accel-KKR Capital Partners VII, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Florida State Board of Administration +4 more2023-83.9%0.49x0.00x
Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV IV LPLPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association202210.4%1.29x0.45x
Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV IV Strategic Fund LPLPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association202214.4%1.41x0.49x
Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners IVLPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System, Orange County Employees Retirement System20221.4%1.03x0.00x
Accel-KKR Emerging Buyout Partners, L.P.LPs: San Diego City Employees' Retirement System202011.6%1.29x0.27x
Accel - KKR Capital Partners VI, LPLPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Orange County Employees Retirement System, Florida State Board of Administration +2 more20195.5%1.15x0.13x
Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, L.P.LPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association201816.9%2.12x2.12x
Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LPLPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System, Orange County Employees Retirement System20188.9%1.30x0.33x
Accel-KKR Capital Partners V LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System201729.8%2.68x1.27x
Accel-KKR Capital Partners V Strategic Fund, L.P.LPs: District of Columbia Retirement Board201729.9%2.88x1.45x
Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System201528.4%2.34x1.87x
Accel-KKR Capital Partners IV, LPLPs: Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System, Nebraska Investment Council, North Carolina Retirement Systems201339.0%3.58x3.58x
Accel-KKR Capital Partners III, L.P.LPs: Nebraska Investment Council200823.9%3.13x3.13x
Accel-KKR Structured Capital Partners II, LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration200132.8%2.36x1.53x
Accel-KKR Company LLCLPs: Washington State Investment Board20008.2%2.30x2.32x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Accel-KKR made?
Accel-KKR has 167 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What sectors does Accel-KKR focus on?
Accel-KKR focuses on Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where is Accel-KKR located?
Accel-KKR is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Who does Accel-KKR co-invest with?
Accel-KKR most often shares deals with LLR, MMC Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, among 63 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 185

Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Both backed · 1
Contastic
$1.7M – $87M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

Both backed · 1
$1.6M – $70M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

Both backed · 1
$200K – $40M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

Both backed · 1
$120M – $350M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders building across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, energy and resilience, and health and bio.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $15M
True Ventures

True Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2005 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with operations based in Silicon Valley.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $3M
Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.

Both backed · 1
$5M – $20M
Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $100M
Northzone

Northzone is a technology-focused venture capital firm investing across AI and deep tech on both sides of the Atlantic, backing companies from early stage through growth.

Both backed · 1
EpiServer
$1M – $50M
Entrée Capital

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Both backed · 1
Contastic
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Greenoaks

Greenoaks is a venture capital firm that makes extremely concentrated bets, famously putting ~40% of its initial $50M fund into a single company (Coupang) that returned roughly $8B, and continues to hold and grow public equity positions in its breakout companies rather than exiting after IPO like most VCs. The firm backs only ~15 companies per fund with $25-75M initial checks and operates as a registered investment adviser with a lean team focused on contrarian, high-conviction investments that they partner with for decades.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $50M
Endeavor Catalyst

Endeavor is a global nonprofit network supporting high-impact entrepreneurs across 45+ markets, and runs Endeavor Catalyst, a rules-based co-investment fund that invests alongside the same founders Endeavor supports.

Both backed · 1
$5.5M – $200M
173 more co-investors

Andreessen HorowitzSequoia CapitalGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)Founders FundCraft VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesAlumni VenturesRedpoint VenturesNotable CapitalBenchmarkFJ LabsBain Capital VenturesUnknown VenturesUberKleiner PerkinsFoundation CapitalCoatue ManagementSpark CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Norwest Venture PartnersDST GlobalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Tiger Global ManagementBalderton CapitalEniac VenturesQuiet CapitalACME CapitalFirstMark CapitalOffline VenturesSlow VenturesHCVCAME Cloud VenturesForerunner VenturesHeadlineScale Venture PartnersKapor CapitalSoftBank Vision FundAdditionPICUS CAPITALFloodgateMeritech Capital PartnersBond Capital ManagementInovia CapitalStride VCBullpen CapitalRed Swan VenturesRevolutionNext47Ribbit CapitalLowercase CapitalPoint NineRidge VenturesAtlas VentureGoodwater CapitalHarrison MetalHanabi CapitalQueensBridge Venture PartnersUpfront VenturesBAM VenturesCreandumTq Ventures LlcMatrixUncorrelated VenturesSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.CyberstartsTribe Capital FirstlookDell Technologies CapitalBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcCiti VenturesGeneral AtlanticStandard CapitalHV CapitalNext Play VenturesTenaya CapitalInspired CapitalPelion Venture PartnersMarch Capital Partners468 CapitalICONIQ CapitalTCVTeamworthy VenturesCherry VenturesLakestarQualcomm VenturesHeartcore CapitalFreigeist CapitalLead Edge CapitalPeakThird Point VenturesHighland Capital PartnersFELIX CAPITALThe Finger GroupKohlberg Kravis RobertsMango CapitalMosaic VenturesStorm VenturesPrefix CapitalFormation GroupNewView CapitalCommerce VenturesJackson Square VenturesLocalGlobeDig Ventures Management LimitedHoxton VenturesSarona VenturesAltimeter Capitalfirstminute capitalFuture Perfect VenturesMotier VenturesNGP CapitalYes VCStageOne VenturesDawn CapitalBasis Set VenturesSilverton PartnersVertex Ventures IsraelHighbury HoldingsMorado Venture PartnersThomvest VenturesKaszek VenturesProject A Ventures20VCLCXMantis CapitalVisionaries Club14WGlilot Capital PartnersRace CapitalWestWave CapitalH.I.G. Growth PartnersPaladin Capital GroupSquare Peg CapitalBackedMoonfire VenturesOpenView Venture PartnersUnderscore VCActon CapitalPlayfair CapitalS CapitalCrane Venture PartnersDragoneer Investment GroupMVP VenturesLigature VCAlpine VenturesWorld FundFlint CapitalEight Roads VenturesLOWERCARBONCusp CapitalWellington ManagementDag VenturesThayer VenturesBACKGROUND CAPITALAlbum VCBlisceBlossom CapitalHippo InsuranceAnsa CapitalIlluminate FinancialIndico Capital PartnersTarget PartnersOpenspace VenturesSamaipataRumbo VenturesThird PointOperator StackMintPrehypeBallast Point Ventures

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