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Seed through growth \u00b7 US, EU, India

Accel pitch deck — what they look for.

Multi-stage global fund — Facebook, Slack, Spotify investor.

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What Accel actually looks for

  • "Prepared mind" thesis — the firm prefers founders working in spaces Accel has been studying.

  • Strong reference customers willing to talk to partners during diligence.

  • A repeatable GTM motion shown with cohort math.

How to format the deck for Accel

  1. 1

    Add a cohort retention slide — Accel’s SaaS investments consistently surface this.

  2. 2

    Show ARR by month for the last 12 months on one chart; growth shape matters more than absolute number at seed/A.

  3. 3

    Include a single named partner you’ve mapped your thesis to in the close — Accel partners notice.

Source: www.accel.com

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