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Accel (London)

Venture CapitalUnited KingdomLondonSeed to GrowthGeneralistTechnology
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Accel is one of the world's most active early-stage venture firms and has been the leading transatlantic investor in European technology since opening its London office in 2000. Operating through dedicated Europe & Israel funds — the eighth closed at $650M in May 2024 — the London team writes seed and Series A cheques of $1–20M, targeting up to 30 companies per fund across software, AI, cybersecurity, fintech and consumer internet.

Accel's European track record is unmatched: early bets on Spotify (Sweden), Supercell (Finland, $8.6bn Tencent deal), UiPath (Romania, NYSE IPO 2021), Vinted, Celonis, Monzo, Deliveroo, GoCardless and BlaBlaCar established its reputation for category-defining companies across 20+ countries. Recent deals continue the pattern — Accel led the $200M Series A in Swedish AI app-builder Lovable in 2025, one of the largest Series A rounds in European history. The London partnership includes Sonali De Rycker, Harry Nelis, Luca Bocchio and Philippe Botteri, the last of whom authors Accel's closely watched annual Euroscape report on European cloud and AI.

Portfolio 19

Co-investors 17

Team 4

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