Slideshow: Accel-erating Returns at the Top-Tier VC
Accel Partners has hit some serious, major home runs. Until the mid-1990s, the venture capital firm included healthcare plays in its investing strategy that focused on tech startups; just as the dot-com bubble began to inflate, Accel shifted its strategy into a more Internet-centric focus. After a lull last decade cost the venture capital firm some of its limited partners, including, reportedly, Harvard, the top-tier VC proved to its critics why it’s the cream of the crop among early-stage investors. But, in fact, Accel has always been a backer of some of America’s biggest businesses since its 1983 founding. From Wal-Mart to Facebook, Accel identified early-stage prowess at some of the most successful enterprises of the last 30 years....
22 June 2011•3 mins read
