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Meet Chainalysis, the startup that brought down the biggest dark web marketplace
This post was written with my colleague Amit Kumar. We worked closely together on this exciting new investment. ***************** While still very much in its infancy when it comes to development and...
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Spotlight on Engineering Team Building: Lessons learned from Algolia
Team building is top of mind for any start-up founder or exec. Recruiting and retaining top talent is even more challenging for software engineers. To get an insight into how successful start-ups...
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Scaling tips from John Chambers: Part 1 - Spotlight on culture and talent
For the leader of any fast-growing company, every day brings a new challenge. A CEO has to manage issues of strategy, culture, talent, customer service and reputation – often all at once. At VivaTech...
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Scaling tips from John Chambers: Part 2 – Spotlight on acquisitions and...
At VivaTech this year, we were fortunate to be joined in conversation by former Cisco CEO and Executive Chairman John Chambers, who now invests in early-stage tech start-ups around the world. Alongside...
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Fiverr rings the NYSE bell
Micha Kaufman, Fiverr's founder and CEOWhat a great achievement for Micha Kaufman and the whole team at Fiverr, which made its debut on the NYSE today. They have built a company that is changing how...
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The rise of European SaaS: apply now to be included in the Accel Euroscape 2019
-This article was co-authored with my colleague Maxim Filippov and published initially on Tech.eu.Nominations are now open for the 2019 Accel Euroscape, the annual list of the top 100 cloud companies...
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2019 Accel Euroscape – The Rise of Europe
The top 100 SaaS companies in Europe and Israel The European Software-as-a-Service world changed forever when Daniel Dines, the founder of UiPath, made the cover of Forbes as ‘Boss of the Bots’ last...
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5 tips for SaaS businesses fundraising during COVID
As part of SaaStock Remote 2020, I spoke on a panel yesterday about something that’s top of mind for many early-stage SaaS entrepreneurs right now: is it possible to raise money from investors in the...
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I had the chance to share Accel's vision and talk about the evolution of the Tech ecosystem in Europe in the past 10 years. Fun discussion with Florence Klein of Start-up Vision TV.
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UI Path: the first European Decacorn is born
From Bucharest to the WorldAs we boarded our flight back to London in early February 2017, leaving behind the Bucharest winter, our team was incredibly excited by the two days we spent with Daniel and...
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Accel 2020 Euroscape: "Decacorn Unleashed" - Apply Now!
- This article was co-authored with my colleagues Varun Purandare and Candice du Fretay and published initially on Tech.eu. The Accel 2020 Euroscape will be presented at SaaStock in October.Last year,...
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Snyk: How Freemium Can Help Your Start-up Grow from Series A to $2.6B in 30...
Snyk was founded with the mission to help developers make their code secure, providing a platform to automatically assess and remediate open source vulnerabilities. The company’s success has been...
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2020 Accel Euroscape: Decacorn Unleashed
- This article was co-authored with my colleagues Varun Purandare and Candice du Fretay and published initially on Tech.eu. The 2020 Accel Euroscape was unveiled earlier today at SaaStockEMEA. You’ll...
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Brexit deal: What Start-ups Need to Know
On 23 June 2016, despite the betting odds being largely in favour of “Stay”, the UK decided to leave the European Union. Four and half years later, we finally know what this means – or at least have a...
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Meet the new Cloud Unicorn from Israel: Melio raises $110m to transform B2B...
The first time I met Matan, the founder of Melio, he told me that his mission was simple: he wanted to “help small businesses stay in business” by making B2B payments fast, simple and flexible. Coming...
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From humble beginnings to market leadership: UiPath rings the NYSE bell!
UiPath rings the bell at the NYSESometimes the most surprising outcomes originate from unexpected beginnings and we are honored to be part of the UiPath story. Founded in Bucharest, and now...
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Salto - Bringing DevOps to Cloud App Configuration
Team Salto in their Tel Aviv officeAround 10 years ago, I was lucky(!) enough to have the task of configuring Salesforce for our London team. While a great tool for many organizations of all sizes and...
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Gloat: the marketplace unlocking workforce potential for Fortune 500 companies
Fun fact: it seems that I end up investing in a cloud HR company every seven years. The first one in 2007 was Cornerstone OnDemand, the second one was Peopledoc in 2014 and the third one is Gloat in...
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Nicolas Brusson discusses BlaBlaCar’s journey from French success story to...
“It was all about being practical and preserving culture” - BlaBlaCar's Nicolas BrussonLast month, BlaBlaCar announced its $115 million funding round to support its growth strategy and continue its...
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“Growth and scaling are the hardest things to get right” - Chainalysis’...
Earlier this year, Chainalysis announced its $100 million funding round, valuing the company at more than $2 billion and marking the fact that cryptocurrency is now mainstream. Since its Series C in...
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Accel 2021 Euroscape submissions are open - apply now!
- This article was co-authored with my colleagues Lucy Wimmer, Varun Purandare and Candice du Fretay. The Accel 2021 Euroscape will be presented at SaaStock in October.You can now put your company...
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“To build a community, you need to focus much more on the user than on the...
Cybersecurity unicorn Snyk was founded in 2015 with the mission to help developers make their code secure. Just a few years on and Snyk has evolved from being an open source vulnerabilities scanner...
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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?
The Accel 2021 Euroscape was unveiled earlier today at SaaStock EMEA and you can view the full presentation here.*************************The European and Israeli cloud ecosystem is accelerating as...
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“Focus is everything” - Melio's Matan Bar
This post is part of Accel’s Secrets to Scaling series, where leaders from across our portfolio share their learnings and advice with the next generation of European and Israeli entrepreneurs building...
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Your cloud data needs a reality check: our investment in Cyera
Yotam Segev (left) and Tamar Bar-Ilan (right), cofounders of CyeraThe complex equation of data realityWith AWS, Azure and GCP growing 40-50% YoY at massive scale (AWS’ run rate is more than $70B!),...
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