Accel — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($500K–$3.0M Checks)
Accel is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, United States investing in SaaS, Consumer, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 3 companies on record
- Partners
- 21 listed
- AUM
- $18B
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- SaaS, Consumer, Developer Tools
- HQ
- Palo Alto, California, United States
Last verified: 2026-09-18
Seed, Series A
$500K – $3.0M
$18.0B
3+ companies
21 partners
Investment Thesis
Accel backs exceptional founders at the earliest stages—seed and early growth—investing globally across US, Europe, Israel, and India, especially in breakthrough technology themes like AI, developer tools, enterprise software and deep tech, staying with teams from inception through larger stages.
How Accel invests
Accel is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, California, United States. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on SaaS, Consumer, Developer Tools.
Accel typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $18B in assets under management.
Accel has backed 3 companies in our records, including Ikwe.ai (Visible Healing Inc.), New Day Therapeutics, CodeGuardian.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (3)
Other
Ikwe.ai (Visible Healing Inc.)
Behavioral safety and compliance layer for AI used in regulated healthcare settings
New Day Therapeutics
AI-guided daily low-dose ketamine therapy to prevent veteran suicide at scale.
CodeGuardian
Revit-native advisory layer that scans BIM models for permit-readiness and code-risk signals.
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Consumer, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ping Li, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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