Where does Ping Li work?

Ping Li is Partner at Accel and Board director at Stacklok and Board director at ConductorOne and Board director at Heptio.

What check size does Ping Li write?

Ping Li typically writes checks of $15M – $70M.

What boards does Ping Li sit on?

Ping Li holds tracked board seats at Ermetic Tenable, Snyk.

Where did Ping Li go to school?

Ping Li studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (mba); Harvard University (BA); Cherry Hill High School East.

Does Ping Li lead rounds?

Yes — Ping Li has led 1 tracked investment.

Ping Li

Investor

Partner at Accel · Board director at Stacklok · Board director at ConductorOne · Board director at Heptio

Bay Area

Writes $15M – $70M checks · typically $25M

Midas 2020 · #94 Midas 2019 · #81 Midas 2018 · #98 Midas 2017 · #78 Midas 2016 · #64 Midas 2015 · #67 Midas 2014 · #49

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Adam ValkinunlockedPing: together at Harvard University (1992–1994)

×2Ping: together at McKinsey & Company

×3Ping: together at Accel

×3Ping: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business

About

Early- and late-stage investor focused on AI, cloud/SaaS and security.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at Stacklok

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Stacklok's investors · 2

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2023 Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Stacklok

Craig McLuckieFounder and CEO

Joe BedaCTO

Luke HindsExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at ConductorOne

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ConductorOne's investors · 8

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2025 Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025 Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025 Garuda VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checks Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025 Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checks Oregon Venture FundPortland · $500K – $5M checks

Co-founders at ConductorOne

Paul QuernaExecutive Officer, Director

Alexander BoveeExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Heptio

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Heptio's investors · 3

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2016 Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2016 Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Heptio

Joseph BedaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Craig McLuckieExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

AccelPartnercurrent2004 — present
Juniper NetworksDirector2000 — 2004
McKinsey & CompanyAssociate1998 — 1999
Singapore Telecommunications Pte LtdDirector1996 — 1997
Goldman SachsAnalyst1994 — 1996

Deals · 1

SnykBoard seat

via Accel · filed Jun 2021 · $24.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Armadin

Board seats

Ermetic Tenable

Investor

AptlyArista NetworksArmadin SecurityBittorrentBlueJeans NetworkC1 (formerly ConductorOne)Cloudera Code42 Cognite Commercetools DataGravity Demisto Heavybit Heptio Illumio JellyfishKlaviyoLookoutMochi MediaMoonfishMu DynamicsNimble StorageNimbulaOrigami LogicOtterTunePrimary DataRaptrSalesforceIQ (formerly RelateIQ),ScaleXtremeSemmleSplit SoftwareStacklok Sumo Logic Sysdig TailscaleTenableTrifactaYuMeZebrium

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Accel

Barath Shankar Subramanian

Partner at Accel

Ben Fletcher

Investor at Accel

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ping Li?: Early- and late-stage investor focused on AI, cloud/SaaS and security.
Where does Ping Li work?: Ping Li is Partner at Accel and Board director at Stacklok and Board director at ConductorOne and Board director at Heptio.
What does Ping Li invest in?: Ping Li invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Ping Li write?: Ping Li typically writes checks of $15M – $70M.
What boards does Ping Li sit on?: Ping Li holds tracked board seats at Ermetic Tenable, Snyk.
What companies has Ping Li invested in?: Investments tracked here include Armadin, Aptly, Arista Networks, Armadin Security, Bittorrent, BlueJeans Network, C1 (formerly ConductorOne), Cloudera, Code42, Cognite, Commercetools, DataGravity, and 29 more.
Where did Ping Li go to school?: Ping Li studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (mba); Harvard University (BA); Cherry Hill High School East.
Does Ping Li lead rounds?: Yes — Ping Li has led 1 tracked investment.