By any benchmark, Accel is among the top venture firms in India. With nearly two dozen Indian unicorn startups, including several category leaders, Accel’s track record speaks for itself. Yet the partners leading the firm’s early-stage accelerator program, called Atoms, are uncharacteristically introspective about their learnings and the changes they have been implementing to improve […]
Early-stage UK VC Episode 1 closes $95M third fund
London firm builds ‘data-driven deal sourcing tools’ Paul Sawers 10 hours Early stage European venture capital (VC) firm Episode 1 has closed its third fund at £76 million ($ 95 million), as the London-based investor turns to in-house “data-driven deal sourcing tools” to find the next big thing. Founded in 2013, Episode 1 has a […]
BoxGroup closes on $425M for two funds to back early-stage startups
As the year comes to a close, early-stage venture capital investment continues its slowdown, according to data from Crunchbase. However, BoxGroup is one VC firm that is keeping the investment train rolling. TechCrunch learned exclusively that the firm, based in New York and San Francisco, quietly closed on $ 425 million in capital commitments across […]