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Trades Accel

VC
Boston, MAWebsite

Trades Accel is a Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $750K–$3.0M checks and has 153 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$750K–$3.0M
Portfolio
153 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
Boston, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-29

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$750K – $3.0M

Portfolio

153+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Empowering skilled trade sectors with technology-driven solutions, emphasizing AI and efficiency.

How Trades Accel invests

Trades Accel is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.

Trades Accel typically writes checks of $750K–$3.0M per investment.

Trades Accel has backed 153 companies in our records, including 100ms, 1Balance, 1Password.

Partners & Team

JS

Jane Smith

Partner

Skilled Trades
AI
KW

Kate Wadman

Head of Human Resources

KW

Kerry Wang

Partner

RN

Rahul Nath

Chief Product Officer

NJ

Nafis Jamal

Venture Partner

JS

Jess Segal

Global Partnerships Manager

BQ

Ben Quazzo

Partner

ID

Ishtaarth Dalmia

Brand Manager

AB

Aimee Black

Director of Investor Relations

SC

Shivani Chauhan

Chief Risk Officer

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (153)

Other

10

100ms

1B

1Balance

1P

1Password

99

99designs

AA

Aavenir

AC

Acalvio

AC

Acko

AC

Actuate

AD

Ada Support

AD

AdMob

How to pitch Trades Accel
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $750K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jane Smith, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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