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Steve Loughlin

Investor

Partner at Accel · Board director at Autonymy · Board director at Code Metal · Board Member at Clockwise

Bay Area

Writes $1M – $30M checks · typically $15.5M

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About

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

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaS

Board director at Autonymy

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Autonymy's investors · 1

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2025

Board director at Code Metal

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Code Metal's investors · 10

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026B CapitalGeneva · since 2026B Capital GroupSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2026B4 Capital$10M – $50M checksBosch VenturesStuttgart · $27M checks · since 2025Fulcrum VentureSanta MonicaJ2 VenturesBoston · since 2026Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Shield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Smith Point CapitalSan Francisco

Co-founders at Code Metal

PMPeter Morales
Peter MoralesCo-Founder & CEO
ASAlex Showalter-Bucher
Alex Showalter-BucherCo-Founder & SVP of Technology

Board Member at Clockwise

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Clockwise's investors · 10

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2022Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checks · since 2022Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2019Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2022Michael OvitzLos Angeles · since 2019Slack FundSan Francisco · since 2020SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2019TMVNew York · $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Clockwise

MMMatt Martin
Matt MartinCo-Founder & CEO
GLGary Lerhaupt
Gary LerhauptCo-Founder & CTO
MGMike Grinolds
Mike GrinoldsFormer Co-Founder & CTO

Experience

  1. AccelPartnercurrent2016 — present
  2. SalesforceCEO SalesforceIQ2015 — 2016
  3. RelateIQCo-Founder and CEO2011 — 2015
  4. Palantir TechnologiesAdviser2009 — 2011
  5. Affinity CirclesPresident and CEO2004 — 2009
  6. Affinity CirclesBoard Member2004 — 2009
  7. Affinity CirclesSales2004

Skills & more

Team Leadership46Strategic Thinking35

From Steve's professional profile.

Deals · 3

Code MetalBoard seat

via Accel · filed Jul 2026

AutonymyBoard seat

via Accel · filed Dec 2025 · $15.1M raise

IroncladBoard seat

via Accel · filed Feb 2019 · $22.8M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Airkit.aiAnySoftAscend.ioAssembly AIAstralCentaur LabsCHAOSClearGraphClockwiseDecagonGustoMattermarkMonte CarloNinesPoggio LabsProductivRoam AnalyticsScratchpadSpindle AISplit SoftwareStairwellSwish RoboticsVivunVorlon

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Accel

Abhinav Chaturvedi
Partner at Accel
Amit Kumar
Investor at Accel
Anand Daniel
Partner at Accel
Andrei Brasoveanu
Investor at Accel
Andrew Braccia
Partner at Accel
Arun Mathew
Investor at Accel
Barath Shankar Subramanian
Partner at Accel
Ben Fletcher
Investor at Accel

Network1

Alexander Harstrick
Managing Partner, Co-Founder at J2 Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve Loughlin?
Early-stage investor focused on AI, cloud/SaaS and security.
Where does Steve Loughlin work?
Steve Loughlin is Partner at Accel and Board director at Autonymy and Board director at Code Metal and Board Member at Clockwise.
What does Steve Loughlin invest in?
Steve Loughlin invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Steve Loughlin write?
Steve Loughlin typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.
What boards does Steve Loughlin sit on?
Steve Loughlin holds tracked board seats at Autonymy, Code Metal, Ironclad.
What companies has Steve Loughlin invested in?
Investments tracked here include Airkit.ai, AnySoft, Ascend.io, Assembly AI, Astral, Centaur Labs, CHAOS, ClearGraph, Clockwise, Code Metal, Decagon, Gusto, and 14 more.
Where did Steve Loughlin go to school?
Steve Loughlin studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Stanford University (BA, Public Policy); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Certificate, Accounting and Finance).

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