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Firm Overview
®My background: from Europe to Silicon Valley… and back!
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1998-2006Paris – Silicon Valley
2006-2011Silicon Valley
Since 2011London
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Our Experience
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• Founded in 1983
• Actively managing over $9 billion in capital
• Investments- Seed- Early Stage- Growth Equity
• Over 400 investments made internationally- 125+ public offerings- 125+ mergers or sales- Over $175 billion in market value generated
• Technology Focus Areas- Software and Service / SaaS- Networking and Infrastructure- Internet / Digital Media and Consumer Technologies
With a 30-year history, Accel has the accumulated knowledge, resources and connections to help accelerate your growth and market leadership
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ACCELBANGALORE - 2007
ACCELPALO ALTO - 1983
ACCELBEIJING - 2005
ACCELLONDON - 2000
ACCELSHANGHAI - 2005
ACCELNEW YORK - 2011
A Global Firm
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Our Unique Positioning
Accel combines the innovative spirit of a venture capital firm with the patient approach of a late-stage investor
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Key trends we are betting on
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Software& Cloud Services
Gaming
Mobile
Social
Next Generation ecommerce & marketplaces
Emerging Geographies
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• Storage: flash, cloud & converged infrastructure• Software-Defined Networking: software to intelligently manage
networks• Next-Generation Data Frameworks: open-source data
frameworks to compute across large, complex data sets • Data Products: applications to collect, cleanse, and analyze data• Accel has raised Big Data Fund I (Nov 2011) and Big Data Fund II
(June 2013 - focusing on data driven software)
• Data Driven Applications: next-gen visualization tools and apps leveraging data to increase productivity
• Mobile Driven Applications: next-gen apps taking full advantage of mobility
• Vertical solutions: in sectors requiring specific workflow and mobile solutions
Three Key Areas of Focus in Software
SaaS & Cloud
Big Data
Security
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• Perimeter Protection: technologies to disrupt the traditional security stack
• Behavioral Threat Recognition: new “sandbox” tools and other remediation products
• Incident Response: a new generation of services & data players in threat intelligence and remediation
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• Assist with key relationships with strategic acquirers in Europe and the US (e.g., helped Playfish establish a relationship with John Riccitiello at EA)
• Help recruit key board members and bankers in preparation for an IPO
• Assist in identifying potential M&A opportunities (key relationships with bankers and internal sourcing)
• Work with portfolio on select M&A strategy (e.g., organised 5-day workshop with Docusign to meet potential partners and acquisition candidates
• Share expertise in areas such as customer acquisition, brand building, distribution partnerships, social engagement and mobile (e.g., Qliktech rethink its sales model and take sales from $10M to $200M in 5 years )
• Assist with recruiting, partnerships and M&A (particularly B2B)• Advise & share best practices in areas such as market prioritization,
financial & tax optimization, payment processing, systems scaling, marketing and PR
• Leverage network of contacts to help recruit key managers (e.g., Hired best of breed talent for Facebook, Atlassian, Playfish in the early days)
• Leverage Accel’s strong brand to attract best talents
How We Help Our Portfolio
Recruiting
Internationalization
Commercial Expertise
M&A
Exit Optimization
• Leverage Accel’s network of contacts amongst all major tech partners and potential partners (Cisco, SalesForce, Oracle, Google etc.)
• Help with partnership opportunities across wide-range of Accel portfolio companies
Partnerships
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