Partner at Accel - venture capital and growth equity firm
Palo Alto, CA
Joined October 2009
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I'm deeply saddened by the passing of my friend, Amit Yoran. His visionary leadership in the cybersecurity industry over decades was matched only by his genuine kindness. It was an honor to work alongside someone who could inspire, lead, and innovate with equal passion. I learned so much from working with him at Tenable.
This phrase is often overused, but it couldn’t be more true for Amit: He was genuinely humble. He cared deeply about others and instilled his own values of hard work and integrity in all the teams he successfully led and helped build.
My sincerest thoughts are with your family, friends, and Tenable team. You will be profoundly missed.
Critical ingredients for building a high-growth startup are a founding team with grit, a good idea, and great timing. @ConductorOneInc has all three.
CEO @alexbovee and I discuss early iteration phases, challenging large incumbents, and more. @Accel
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1/3 Big day today. We are announcing Harness’ acquisition of Split, the company I co-founded 9+ years ago with the mission of changing how software releases were done. split.io/blog/split-joins-fo…
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Last week, @Accel hosted a gathering for over 200 developers working in open source tooling and frameworks. It was inspiring to bring together the creators and contributors of some of the largest, most widely-used oss projects in the world.
We’re thankful to those who spoke and contributed - and are excited to continue the tradition of bringing this community together :)
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I've known @SysdigSuresh for at least a decade and can vouch for his ability to step into a CEO role and quickly build trust. We reflect on lessons he has learned building @sysdig into a leading cloud security company in this Spotlight On episode: accel.com/spotlight-on/episo… @Accel
Always a pleasure catching up with @abialecki, who we’ve been fortunate enough to work with at @Accel. We explored the @Klaviyo story, from bootstrapping in its early days to becoming one of the biggest tech companies in Boston. Watch Spotlight On: accel.com/spotlight-on/episo…
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Spotlight On is back. This season, we'll share weekly conversations with today's most important tech leaders. First up: @Klaviyo's @abialecki and @Accel’s @ping_accel unpack Klaviyo’s growth story, from bootstrapping in Boston to its celebrated 2023 IPO. accel.com/spotlight-on/episo…
It was great to sit down with @renehaas237, a true veteran in the semiconductor space, and reflect on the history of @Arm, building a great team, Arm’s IPO, interesting areas of the AI ecosystem & more.
70% of the world now relies on @Arm-powered devices. In this episode, @renehaas237, CEO and semiconductor expert, chats with @ping_accel about the enduring significance of Arm and what comes next as #AI shapes the future. Watch here: bit.ly/spotlighton-arm
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Founded and scaled in Boston, the @Klaviyo team created the most comprehensive platform to create and deliver highly personalized consumer experiences for eCommerce merchants and beyond. Congratulations from all of us at Accel! #AccelFamily
accel.com/noteworthy/congrat…
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🎧 Get ready for the most enlightening hour you’ll experience today!
Hear Snyk Founder @guypod share his angel investment and founder lessons with @HarryStebbings (@20VC_Tok). #20VC
Listen to the full show: thetwentyminutevc.com/guy-po…
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[WE DID IT] 1.5 years after reaching #Unicorn status, we are delighted to announce that @commercetools has scaled new heights! We are proud to have achieved #Centaur status, surpassing the $100M ARR milestone! 🚀
Read more, here: commercetools.com/press-rele…
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Today, we're excited to release a new open source project 2 years in the making - Baton. 🎶
#Baton is an open source SDK & command line interface for extracting and auditing identity and access data from any of your apps and resources.
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It was a privilege to partner with @cmcluck and @jbeda from @Heptio’s earliest days, to advance kubernetes. I could not be more excited to work closely with Craig once again, as EIR at @Accel.
Excited to share that I have joined Accel as an Entrepreneur in Residence.
medium.com/@craig.mcluckie/j…
Should be fun!
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We partnered with Ajay, Rod and @stochastimus for a second time with our seed in @ZebriumAI. We're thrilled for the entire team as they join forces with @ScienceLogic #AccelFamily
It's official! We're excited to announce we will be a part of @ScienceLogic to bring the world's most advanced #AIOps solution to thousands of customers world-wide. We will continue to provide unparalleled support to our growing customer base through this acquisition.
Welcome to the team, Jonathan!
We've had the privilege of working with Jonathan Turner for nearly two decades across several capacities, and we’re delighted to now welcome him to Accel’s global investment team. Learn more: accel.com/noteworthy/welcome…
The history of Accel is a story of both premeditated execution and serendipity. Great to hear Arthur and Jim share the journey.
thetwentyminutevc.com/jim-sw…
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This week, @skg_accel sat down with @HarryStebbings to unpack the incredible journey of @CrowdStrike and Accel’s early investment. Check it out on @twentyminutevc ⤵️
thetwentyminutevc.com/sameer…
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.@Klaviyo democratized the intelligent data and marketing stack of big tech players and put it in the hands of merchants of all sizes. We’re excited to continue to support the team as they help merchants own their customer relationships.
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