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Accel, formerly known as Accel Partners, is a global venture capital firm. Accel works with startups in seed, early and growth-stage investments. The company has offices in Palo Alto, California and San Francisco, California , with additional operating funds in London , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and India .
Yelp's website, Yelp.com, is a crowd-sourced local business review and social networking site. [8] The site has pages devoted to individual locations, such as restaurants or schools, where Yelp users can submit a review of their products or services [ 93 ] using a one to five stars rating scale . [ 16 ]
Venture capital firm Accel said on Tuesday it has raised a $650 million fund to invest in early-stage companies in Europe and Israel with a focus on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The ...
In 2005, Breyer led Accel Partners' $12.7 million deposit at a $98 million valuation in the then ten-employee startup Facebook. [13] In 2000, Breyer also established Accel-KKR, a joint venture between Accel Partners and the private equity firm KKR. [16] Breyer also led the 2004 management buyout of BBN Technologies from Verizon. [17]
The website launched in February 2005. [2] In December 2007, Kayak raised $196 million in financing from a group of investors including General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, and Oak Investment Partners. Using that funding, Kayak acquired SideStep, another online travel agency. [10] [11]
The Palo Alto, California-based firm, was founded in 1999 with sponsorship from Accel Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Worldview Technology Partners. [2] Since 2003, however, Meritech has independently operated and invested in later-stage technology companies.
She worked at Bain & Company, Release Software and Accel Partners before co-founding Aspect Ventures, a female-led venture capital firm, in 2014. [1] According to Forbes, Gouw is the richest female venture capitalist, with a net worth of approximately $500 million, primarily due to her involvement with Accel's early investment in Facebook. [2] [3]
The company was able to acquire $23.5 million in venture capital from Accel Partners, NEA, and Norwest Venture Partners, and launched its commercial service on June 29, 2011 [7] [17] [18] [19] with Ramakrishnan as CEO.