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Accel (Enterprise/Cloud) — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$70.0M Checks)

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Palo Alto, California, USAWebsite

Accel (Enterprise/Cloud) is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, USA investing in SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$70.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$70.0M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
AUM
$18B
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors
SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools
HQ
Palo Alto, California, USA

Last verified: 2026-09-11

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $70.0M

AUM

$18.3B

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Accel invests globally in early- through growth-stage enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools and AI-native companies, backing founders from seed through late stages wherever impactful.

How Accel (Enterprise/Cloud) invests

Accel (Enterprise/Cloud) is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools.

Accel (Enterprise/Cloud) typically writes checks of $1.0M–$70.0M per investment, backed by approximately $18B in assets under management.

Accel (Enterprise/Cloud) has backed 3 companies in our records, including Slack, Atlassian, Dropbox.

Partners & Team

KW

Kate Wadman

Chief Human Resources Officer

KK

Katie Kruyff

Community Manager

PS

Prayank Swaroop

Partner

PJ

Paula Judge

Vice President of Talent

PC

Peter Clarke

Talent Acquisition Partner

AB

Aimee Black

Director of Investor Relations

JS

Jess Segal

Partner

CE

Christine Esserman

Partner

PP

Prashanth Prakash

Partner

VN

Vas Natarajan

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Enterprise
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

SL

Slack

Enterprise SaaS
AT

Atlassian

B2B SaaS
DR

Dropbox

Enterprise SaaS
How to pitch Accel (Enterprise/Cloud)
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $70.0M check.
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kate Wadman, Chief Human Resources Officer.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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