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Accel — 2015 Investments

33 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

FreshDeskNASDAQ: FRSHApr 2015

Cloud customer-support software firm founded in Chennai as Freshdesk, renamed Freshworks in 2017 and now Nasdaq-listed.

San Francisco, US

Rathnagirish Mathrubootham(Executive Officer, Director)Shanmugan Krishnaswamy(Executive Officer, Director)Shanmugam Krishnaswamy(Executive Officer, Director)Dennis Woodside(Chief Executive Officer, President and Director)

BoardLee Fixel(Director)in

Board seatShekhar Kirani· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCapitalGTiger Global Management

AmitreeinAug 2015 · $7M

San Francisco, US

Jonathan Aizen(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Knegten(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatBruce Golden· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCSeven Peaks VenturesVertical Venture Partners

AtomistinNov 2015

San Francisco, US

Rod Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Ryan Day(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Skok(Director)in

Board seatKevin Efrusy· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMatrix

OpenGammaopengamma.cominMar 2015 · $13.3MAcquired

OpenGamma provides a cash and collateral management platform for firms trading derivatives, helping buy-side clients manage margin, reduce risk, and improve operational efficiency.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon

David Kirk Wylie(Executive Officer, Director)Cris Conde(Founder)Elaine McLeod(Founder)Jim Moores(Founder)Jonathan Senior(Founder)Kirk Wylie(Founder)

Board seatBruce Golden· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAllianz XDawn CapitalFirstMark CapitalCME VenturesIlluminate Financial

SeatGeekseatgeek.comMar 2015

Mobile-focused ticket platform for sports, concert, and theater events.

New York, US

Russell D'Souza(Founder)inEric Waller(Founder)inJon Groetzinger(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Arie Abecassis(Director)Jack Groetzinger(Founder)Russ D'Souza(Founder)

Board seatJohn Locke· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCauseway PartnersDreamit VenturesEntrée CapitalFelicis VenturesFJ LabsFlyover Capital+13 more

Similitysimility.cominAug 2015 · $17.5M

San Carlos, US

Kedar Samant(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rahul Pangam(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inUttam Phalnikar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardSteve O'Hara(Director)

Board seatDinesh Katiyar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKortschak Investments L.P.PayPal VenturesThe Valley FundTrinity Ventures

Vectra AIvectranetworks.comin𝕏Sep 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

Vectra AI provides behavioral threat detection and response platform for identifying and containing cyber attacks across hybrid networks, cloud environments, identity systems, and IoT/OT infrastructure using AI-driven analytics without requiring traffic decryption.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Mark Abene(Executive Officer, Director)Shohet Howie(Executive Officer)Hitesh Sheth(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardKevin Dillon(Director)inBruce Armstrong(Director)in

Board seatEric Wolford· per SEC Form D · $43.8M raise · filed Mar 2016

Co-investorsDag VenturesKhosla VenturesAtlantic Bridge VenturesTCV

99designs99designs.comin𝕏Apr 2015 · $10M

99designs operates a marketplace that connects businesses and organizations with freelance designers through crowdsourced design competitions and contests.

Creator EconomyMarketplacesSaaSMelbourne, AU

Matt Mickiewicz(Founder)inPatrick Llewellyn(Founder)inMark Harbottle(Founder)

Co-investorsRecruit Strategic Partners

Awayawaytravel.com𝕏Nov 2015

Away Travel sells luggage and travel accessories directly to consumers online.

Direct to ConsumerTravel & Hospitality

Jen Rubio(Founder)inJennifer Rubio(Founder)inSteph Korey(Founder)Steph Korey Goodwin(Founder)in

Co-investorsBAM VenturesComcast VenturesForerunner VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalTactile VenturesTorch Capital+5 more

Bauble Barbaublebar.comDec 2015

BaubleBar designs and sells jewelry and accessories including beaded necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, and personalized items, serving consumers who want affordable on-trend pieces.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Daniella Yacobovsky(Founder)inAmy Jain(Founder)in

BoardEllie Wheeler(Director)Marisa Gardini(Director)Howard Socol(Director)

Co-investorsAspect VenturesBurda Principal InvestmentsComcast VenturesFounder CollectiveGreycroftLerer Hippeau+3 more

Cartodb Inccarto.comin𝕏Mar 2015

CARTO is a cloud-based location intelligence and GIS platform for spatial analysis, designed to run on cloud data warehouses such as BigQuery without moving the data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Javier de la Torre(Founder)inSergio Álvarez(Founder)inLuis Sanz(CEO)Luis Sanz (CEO)(Founder)Sergio Álvarez Leiva(Founder)

Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalKibo VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESHearst VenturesInsight Partners

Code 42code42.comOct 2015

Code42 (now part of Mimecast) offers Incydr, a data loss prevention and insider risk management tool that detects and blocks data exfiltration across work channels, including uploads to unsanctioned generative AI tools.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSMinneapolis, US

Matthew Dornquast(Founder)Mitch Coopet(Founder)inElizabeth Fortier(Executive Officer)Joe Payne(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Bispala(Founder)Joe Payne (CEO)(Founder)

Co-investorsJMI EquityNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalRealization Capital PartnersSecond Alpha PartnersSplit Rock Partners

Discorddiscord.comin𝕏May 2015

Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US

Jason Citron(Founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(CTO)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in

Co-investors1024 Venture1435 Capital1802 VenturesAccess IndustriesAccess Technology VenturesAcrew Capital+46 more

ForeScout Technologies, Inc.forescout.comin𝕏Nov 2015Acquired

Forescout provides cyber-physical systems security and network access control solutions for IoT, OT, and medical device environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTMedical DevicesPlano, US

Yehezkel Yeshurun(Director)inBarry Mainz(Chief Executive Officer)inRob Gillespie(Chief Financial Officer)inRob Amezcua(Chief Revenue Officer)inJ.P. Asta(Chief Customer Officer)Edward Brown(Chief Legal Officer)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalOwl CapitalToba Capital+4 more

GoFundMegofundme.comin𝕏Jun 2015

GoFundMe is an online fundraising platform, launched in 2010, that lets individuals and organizations raise money and support each other.

ConsumerFintechImpact & Social GoodSocialRedwood City, US

Brad Damphousse(Founder)inAndrew Ballester(Founder)Tim Cadogan(Chief Executive Officer)inJuan Benitez(President)Margaret Richardson(Chief Corporate Affairs Officer)inAndy Ballester(Founder)

Co-investorsCollaborative FundGreylock PartnersHinge CapitalICONIQNorwest Venture PartnersStripes+4 more

HelloTechhellotech.comJan 2015

HelloTech provides in-home and online technical support for consumer computers, printers, networking, mobile devices, and other household electronics.

ConsumerSaaSLos Angeles, US

Richard Wolpert(Founder)Sascha Linn(Executive Officer, Director)Minah Oh(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardLen Jordan(Director)

Co-investorsAmplify.LABaroda VenturesCollaborative FundCrosscut VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalIdealab+7 more

Joyusjoyus.com𝕏Jun 2015

An online deal marketplace selling discounted consumer products including software licenses, electronics, refurbished Apple devices, memberships, and AI app subscriptions.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesAtlanta, US

Deanna C. Brown(Executive Officer, Director)Gordon Roth(Director)Christopher Brown(Executive Officer, Director)Ted Roth(Director)Keith B. Rabin(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsMilliways VenturesMarkerSteamboat Ventures Asia Management, Ltd.

Neumobneumob.comSep 2015

Sunnyvale, US

Jeff Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Jun Ho Choi(Executive Officer)

BoardRichard Wong(Director)

Co-investorsEniac VenturesLightbankMenlo VenturesPlug and Play VenturesShasta Ventures

New Relicnewrelic.comin𝕏Oct 2015

New Relic provides a full-stack observability platform that allows engineering teams to monitor and troubleshoot software systems across their entire stack.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Lewis Cirne(Executive Officer, Director)Robin Schulman(Executive Officer)Chris Cook(Executive Officer)inJim Gochee(Executive Officer)inMark Sachleben(Executive Officer)inHilarie Koplow-McAdams(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCapitalGDag VenturesFrancisco PartnersGolub GrowthInsight PartnersPJC+5 more

Origami Logicorigamilogic.cominSep 2015 · $15M

Brand marketing intelligence platform

Menlo Park, US

Ofer Shaked(Executive Officer, Director)inOpher Kahane(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTom Rikert(Director)Jake Flomenberg(Director)Jeb Miller(Director)in

Co-investorsDag VenturesIcon VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSaban VenturesViola Ventures

Owners Circleownerscircle.cominSeed · Mar 2015Defunct

Owners Circle provides a platform for aircraft owners to track flights, manage maintenance, and organize records.

FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Matthew Christen(Founder)inBroderick McClinton(Founder)inEric Sonnier(Founder)inRobert Solomon(Director)

Co-investorsY CombinatorDorm RoomGeneral CatalystVenture Investment Associates

PillPackpillpack.cominJun 2015 · $50M

PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that organizes and delivers medications to customers, managing automatic refills and coordinating directly with doctors and insurance providers.

Digital HealthHealthtechManchester, US

Timothy Parker(Chief Executive Officer, Director)inElliot Cohen(Chief Technology Officer, Director)inTJ Parker(Founder)in

BoardDavid Frankel(Director)inJon Karlen(Director)Fred Destin(Director)

Co-investorsAccompliceACME CapitalBoxGroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)Entrée CapitalEPIC VENTURES+12 more

Qwiltqwilt.comin𝕏May 2015 · $70M

Qwilt operates an "Open Edge" edge cloud built with service provider partners, offering over 2,000 embedded nodes accessible through a single programmatic API for low-latency, hyper-local delivery.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureMedia & EntertainmentRedwood City, US

Dan Sahar(Vice President, Product Marketing)inAlon Maor(Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director)inYoav Gressel(Vice President, Research & Development)inGreg Callanan(Vice President, Americas Sales)inNimrod Cohen(Vice President, Customer Care)inUdi Lerner(Vice President, Product Management)in

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsMarkerWingBessemer Venture PartnersDisruptiveInnovation Endeavors+1 more

Savi Technologysavi.comin𝕏Nov 2015

Savi provides in-transit supply chain visibility using IoT sensors, active RFID tags, and machine learning to track cargo location, condition, and ETA in real time, including ocean shipments.

AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainAlexandria, US

James Costello(Executive Officer)William Clark(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Daum(Executive Officer)in

BoardSean McGuiness(Director)Francois Marti(Director)Charles Meyer(Director)

Co-investorsEastward Capital Partners

Shuddleshuddle.usinMar 2015 · $9.6MDefunct

Shuddle was a San Francisco ride-hailing service that drove children and seniors, shutting down in April 2016.

San Francisco, US

Nick Allen(Executive Officer, Director)inRodrigo Prudencio(President, CEO, Secretary, Board Member)in

BoardSteve Schlafman(Director)Kirsten Green(Director)

Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalComcast VenturesForerunner VenturesRRE LeadersRRE Ventures

SimpliVitysimplivity.cominMar 2015

Westborough, US

Doron Kempel(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMatt Murphy(Director)Bruce Sachs(Director)inKevin Comolli(Director)inDavid Lemont(Director)Paul Milbury(Director)

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsMenlo VenturesAccel-KKRCRV (Charles River Ventures)Meritech Capital PartnersWaypoint Capital

Sumo Logicsumologic.comin𝕏May 2015Acquired

Sumo Logic provides an AI-powered cloud-native log analytics platform that unifies and analyzes enterprise data for development, security, and operations teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureRedwood City, US

Christian Beedgen(Founder)inKumar Saurabh(Founder)inBruno Kurtic(Founding VP of Product / Chief Strategy Officer)inMark Ties(Chief Executive Officer)inChris DeBiase(Chief Financial Officer)Nello Franco(Chief Customer Officer)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFrancisco PartnersFranklin TempletonGlynn Capital ManagementGreatPoint Ventures+10 more

Xeroxero.comin𝕏Mar 2015

Xero provides cloud-based accounting software for small businesses and their advisors, serving around 5 million customers across 180+ countries including Australia, the UK, the US, and New Zealand.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechSaaSWellington, NZ

Rod Drury(Founder)inAndy Lark(Chief Marketing Officer)inAngus Norton(Chief Product Officer)inDouglas Jeffries(Chief Financial Officer)Ross Jenkins(Chief Operating Officer)Duncan Ritchie(Chief Platform Officer)in

Co-investorsGlitch CapitalValar Ventures LlcTCV

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Complex MediaInVisionAppiPolipoRCWEmergent VR

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.