Investors
Accel Partners is a venture capital firm that has been dedicated for over 25 years to supporting entrepreneurs who possess the unique insight to define new categories and build world-class companies. These entrepreneurs have led fundamental industry transformations rather than followed predefined market trends. Accel deeply shares the entrepreneur's passion for fundamental uniqueness and their courage to be first.
This emphasis on leadership has engendered category defining companies that have reshaped their industries and in many cases created entirely new sectors. Accel-backed companies have sparked many of the most significant revolutions in technology businesses, such as: Veritas Software, RealNetworks, UUNet, Macromedia, PictureTel, Foundry Networks, Walmart.com, and many others. Visit their website at www.accel.com.
Mayfield Fund is venture capital firm with over $2.8 billion under management. Since its founding in 1969, it has raised 13 U.S. funds, one India fund, and assisted its partners at GSR Ventures in raising three China-focused funds. Mayfield Fund invested in more than 500 companies, taken more than 100 public, and nearly 100 have merged or were acquired. The key sectors of investment include: consumer, enterprise, energy tech, communication service provider and chips and components. Mayfield Fund invest across all stages of a company life cycle, from incubation and Series A, through growth and later stages.
Our team has a global perspective combined with a hands-on approach and is committed to partnering with entrepreneurs to help drive their success. We’ve learned over the last four decades that unless you constantly adapt - you will die. That is why we are encouraging our companies to find the hidden opportunities in the latest macroeconomic and market changes. In fact, our vision, curiosity, financial strength and commitment helped create some of the household names in Silicon Valley. Visit our website at www.mayfield.com.
SAP Ventures partners with outstanding entrepreneurs worldwide to build industry-leading businesses. We seek innovative, disruptive and proven companies and help fuel their growth by adding our expertise, relationships, geographic reach and capital.
Over the last 15 years, we have supported more than a hundred companies on 5 continents. We are currently investing out of a 2011 vintage $353M Fund. We are affiliated with SAP AG, the leading global enterprise software company, and leverage our relationship with SAP AG and its ecosystem for the benefit of our portfolio companies. Our goal is to generate superior financial returns, and our corporate partner also benefits from the exposure to innovative and disruptive companies and trends. Visit their website at www.sapventures.com.
