Accel

Accel is an American venture capital company that invests in startups of all stages, including seed, early, and growth stages. It has two offices in California (Palo Alto and San Francisco), with extra funds in London. In India and China, it operates through a partnership with International Data Group and serves startups at every stage. In 1983, Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz founded Accel. In 1983, Jim Swartz and Arthur Patterson formed Accel. They started the "Prepared Mind," a Louis Pasteur's investment strategy, "Chance favors a prepared mind." Preparation requires deep concentration", and a(29) disciplined and knowledgeable approach to investments. Accel became a joint venture with technology-focused private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 2000 by Jim Swartz and Rob Theis. Accel-KKR invests in control investments for tech companies. Accel's London office, founded in 2001, is an independent fund investing in European technology firms. Accel has invested in the London office, making it one of the most successful venture capital companies in Europe, with investments including Avito, Acquired by Naspers for $1.2billions, [36] BlaBlaCar and Deliveroo,[37] HopIn.[39] Spotify, Supercell and Uipath- just to mention a few [40].