Seed through growth \u00b7 US, EU, India
Accel pitch deck — what they look for.
Multi-stage global fund — Facebook, Slack, Spotify investor.
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
Add a cohort retention slide — Accel’s SaaS investments consistently surface this.
- 2
Show ARR by month for the last 12 months on one chart; growth shape matters more than absolute number at seed/A.
- 3
Include a single named partner you’ve mapped your thesis to in the close — Accel partners notice.
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