Accel — 2015 Investments
19 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
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)
BoardLee Fixel(Director)
Board seatShekhar Kirani· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed May 2015
Co-investorsTiger Global Management
San Francisco, US
Jonathan Aizen(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Knegten(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatBruce Golden· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Aug 2015
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCSeven Peaks Ventures
San Francisco, US
Rod Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Ryan Day(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Skok(Director)
Board seatKevin Efrusy· per SEC Form D · $22.4M raise · filed Nov 2017
New York, US
Marc Ecko(Director)Brian Kelley(Executive Officer)Richard Sheldon(Executive Officer)Richard Antoniello(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Blumberg(Director)
Board seatKevin Efrusy· per SEC Form D · $21.2M raise · filed Sep 2015
New York-based digital product design and prototyping platform, founded 2011, that shut down its service on 31 December 2024.
New York, US
Clark Valberg(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Nadel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLee Fixel(Director)Amish Jani(Director)in
Board seatVas Natarajan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBattery VenturesFirstMark CapitalTiger Global Management
San Jose, US
Rajesh Setty(Director)Hariprasad Shetty(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTodd Tyler(Director)Nima Shahian(Director)
Board seatShekhar Kirani· per SEC Form D · $9M raise · filed Feb 2017
Mobile-focused ticket platform for sports, concert, and theater events.
New York, US
Russell D'Souza(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inEric Waller(Founder)inJon Groetzinger(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Arie Abecassis(Director)
BoardDavid Frankel(Director)
Board seatJohn Locke· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCauseway PartnersEntrée CapitalFelicis VenturesFlyover CapitalFounder CollectiveFoundry+6 more
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)Peyman Mestchian(Director)
BoardMark Beeston(Director)inMasaru Nakachi(Executive Officer, Director)Lawrence Lenihan(Director)
Board seatBruce Golden· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDawn CapitalFirstMark CapitalIlluminate Financial
Boston, US
Edward McNamara(Executive Officer)Cheryl Kaplan(Executive Officer)Benjamin Fischman(Executive Officer, Director)EDWARD M. MCNAMARA(Executive Officer, Director)BENJAMIN D. FISCHMAN(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDennis Baldwin(Director)
Board seatHarry Nelis· per SEC Form D · $16M raise · filed Jun 2017
San Carlos, US
Kedar Samant(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rahul Pangam(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Uttam Phalnikar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSteve O'Hara(Director)
Board seatDinesh Katiyar· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsKortschak Investments L.P.
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
Shohet Howie(Executive Officer)Hitesh Sheth(Executive Officer, Director)Brad Gillespie(Director)Shirish Sathaye(Director)Mark Abene(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEric Wolford· per SEC Form D · $43.8M raise · filed Mar 2016
Co-investorsDag VenturesKhosla VenturesTCV
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(Executive Officer, Director)inAmy Jain(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardEllie Wheeler(Director)Marisa Gardini(Director)Howard Socol(Director)
Co-investorsAspect VenturesBurda Principal InvestmentsComcast VenturesFounder CollectiveGreycroftLerer Hippeau+2 more
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(Executive Officer, Director)inSergio ÁlvarezLuis Sanz(CEO)
Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalKibo VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURES
Code42 (now part of Mimecast) offers Incydr, a data loss prevention product that detects and stops data exfiltration across work channels, with a focus on shadow AI use, source code, and IP protection.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMinneapolis, US
Matthew Dornquast(Director)Mitch Coopet(Founder)inElizabeth Fortier(Executive Officer)Joseph Payne(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Paynein
BoardHarry Gruner(Director)in
Co-investorsJMI EquityNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalSecond Alpha PartnersSplit Rock Partners
Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Co-founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)Humam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)Ben Shanken(VP of Product)
Co-investorsAccess IndustriesAcquire FiAcrew CapitalAppWorks VenturesArcane GroupArrington Capital+38 more
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)Barry Mainz(Chief Executive Officer)inRob Gillespie(Chief Financial Officer)Rob Amezcua(Chief Revenue Officer)J.P. Asta(Chief Customer Officer)Edward Brown(Chief Legal Officer)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalOwl CapitalToba Capital+2 more
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)Jim Gochee(Executive Officer)Mark Sachleben(Executive Officer)Hilarie Koplow-McAdams(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCapitalGDag VenturesFrancisco PartnersGolub GrowthInsight PartnersPJC+4 more
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)Alon Maor(Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director)Yoav Gressel(Vice President, Research & Development)Greg Callanan(Vice President, Americas Sales)Nimrod Cohen(Vice President, Customer Care)Udi Lerner(Vice President, Product Management)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsMarkerWing
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
Rodney Drury(Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director)Rod Drury(Founder)inAndy Lark(Chief Marketing Officer)Angus Norton(Chief Product Officer)Douglas Jeffries(Chief Financial Officer)Ross Jenkins(Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsValar Ventures Llc
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.



