Venture capital

Accel

Fit 80Cold inbound OK

Sample data — verify thesis, stage focus, and contact info before reaching out.

Multi-stage global fund. Facebook, Slack, Atlassian, Dropbox, Spotify, Vercel.

Stages

SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth stage

Geographies

useuglobal

Industries

saasdeveloper-toolsfintechaiconsumermarketplace

Business models

saasmarketplaceenterpriseconsumer-subscription

Check size

$1,000,000 to $50,000,000

Founder segments

technical-founderdomain-expertsecond-time-founder

Portfolio anchors

FacebookSlackAtlassianDropboxSpotifyVercel

How to reach them

Submit via the Accel contact form (filterable by stage + sector). Warm intros via portfolio CEOs accelerate the process.

Submission link
Apply or pitch ↗

Outreach starter

Pick a material kind or ask AI to rewrite with your voice.

Venture capital cold email
Subject: {{idea name}}: {{one-line description}}

Hi Accel,

I'm {{founder name}}, building {{idea name}}.

In one line: {{one-line description}}

Where we are today: {{1-2 sentences of traction}}

We are raising {{ask amount}}. Saw your work with Facebook, the closest analog to what we're building, which is why I'm reaching out to you specifically.

Deck and demo: {{website url}}

Worth a 20-minute conversation?

{{founder name}}

Fill in: idea name, one-line description, founder name, 1-2 sentences of traction, ask amount, website url

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Links

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