Accel
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
Accel has backed 199 European tech companies across 315 funding rounds between 2005 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €16B. Most active in Software and Fintech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Accel Capital · Accel fund · Accel Partners · Accel Ventures
Deals
315
distinct rounds
Companies
199
backed
Active span
2005–2026
22 yrs
Total round €
€16B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearAccel — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Accel — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Top sectors
by dealsAccel — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Accel — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 92 |
| Fintech | 62 |
| E-commerce | 27 |
| Cybersecurity | 24 |
| Consumer | 14 |
| Marketing | 13 |
| AI | 13 |
| Travel | 13 |
| Healthtech | 13 |
| Gaming | 13 |
Stages
by dealsAccel — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Accel — stages | |
|---|---|
| Series A | 73 |
| Series B | 73 |
| Series C | 46 |
| Other | 43 |
| Seed | 29 |
| Series D+ | 27 |
| Growth/Late | 12 |
| Pre-Seed | 7 |
| Early VC | 4 |
| Grant | 1 |
Countries
by dealsAccel — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Accel — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 125 |
| France | 43 |
| Germany | 40 |
| Israel | 19 |
| Sweden | 16 |
| Netherlands | 14 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Finland | 6 |
| Ireland | 5 |
| Lithuania | 5 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Index Ventures22
- Balderton Capital19
- Insight Partners14
- General Catalyst13
- Creandum11
- Atomico10
- Salesforce Ventures10
- Northzone9
- Project A Ventures9
- Sequoia Capital9
- Atlas Venture8
- Bessemer Venture Partners8
- Point Nine Capital8
- Eight Roads Ventures7
- Amadeus Capital Partners6
- Eurazeo6
- Guillermo Rauch6
- GV6
- Kima Ventures6
- Lakestar6
- Y Combinator6
- Advent Venture Partners5
- Benchmark5
- Coatue5
- Felicis Ventures5
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legora | Sweden | 2 | €1.0B |
| Trade Republic | Germany | 2 | €800M |
| Snyk | UK | 4 | €782M |
| Zepz | UK | 5 | €765M |
| MessageBird | Netherlands | 2 | €714M |
| Nebius | Netherlands | 1 | €666M |
| Sorare | France | 2 | €579M |
| Monzo | UK | 2 | €538M |
| Deliveroo | UK | 4 | €502M |
| Kry | Sweden | 4 | €492M |
| Celonis | Germany | 3 | €468M |
| Helsing | Germany | 1 | €450M |
| Remote | United States | 2 | €400M |
| Miro | Netherlands | 1 | €353M |
| Vinted | Lithuania | 4 | €299M |
| Algolia | France | 3 | €275M |
| PayFit | France | 2 | €268M |
| Cambridge Aerospace | UK | 1 | €260M |
| BlaBlaCar | France | 3 | €259M |
| Letgo | Spain | 2 | €247M |
| Shift technology | France | 3 | €215M |
| H | France | 1 | €205M |
| Fractile | UK | 1 | €188M |
| Tines | Ireland | 2 | €176M |
| Genesis | UK | 1 | €176M |
| Lovable | Sweden | 1 | €173M |
| UiPath | Romania | 2 | €155M |
| N8N | Germany | 1 | €155M |
| Soldo | UK | 1 | €153M |
| Wallapop | Spain | 3 | €130M |