INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Every time Accel invests in a startup, it an instant positive sign in the startup community
The venture capital firm has a rich history with decades of investments in successful startups
That why we&re excited to have four partners at Accel on stage at Disrupt Berlin.Philippe Botteri, Sonali De Rycker, Luciana Lixandru and
Harry Nelis will all relocate their partner meeting to our stage.Accel is a different VC firm for many reasons
First, while the firm started in Silicon Valley, the team bet early on the European startup scene, back in 2001
With an office in London, the team keeps an eye on the entire continent for investment opportunities.The firm has invested in Deliveroo,
BlaBlaCar, Supercell, Spotify and so many others
With such a good track record, it clear that some recent investments are also going to become massive companies — nobody has realized it
just yet.In November, we will have four Accel partners on stage to discuss the firm investment thesis, each partner current obsessions and
their collective thoughts on the startup scene in Europe.It going to be a great way to hear the granularity of a team with strong beliefs
I&m sure they don&t always agree on everything, but somehow they manage to invest together as a firm.TechCrunch is coming back to Berlin to
talk with the best and brightest people in tech from Europe and the rest of the world
In addition to fireside chats and panels, new startups will participate in the Startup Battlefield Europe to win the coveted cup.Grab your
ticket to Disrupt Berlin before August 1st as prices will increase after that
The conference will take place on November 29-30.Philippe Botteri, Partner, AccelPhilippe Botteri focuses on SaaS, enterprise and
marketplace businesses.Philippe led Accel investments in DocuSign (IPO), PeopleDoc, Qubit, Algolia, BlaBlaCar, Doctolib and Zenaton
He also works closely with the team at Fiverr and CrowdStrike
Prior to joining Accel, Philippe was with Bessemer, where he worked with the firm SaaS and Ad Tech investments including Cornerstone
OnDemand (public), Eloqua (public) and Criteo (public).Philippe is from Paris and graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, where he is a member
of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, and Ecole des Mines.Sonali De Rycker, Partner, AccelSonali De Rycker focuses on consumer, software
and financial services businesses.She led Accel investments in Avito (acquired by Naspers), Lyst, Spotify (IPO), Wallapop, KupiVIP,
Calastone, Catawiki, JobToday, Shift Technology, SilverRail (acquired by Expedia)​, Kry and Soldo
Prior to Accel, Sonali was with Atlas Ventures.Sonali grew up in Mumbai and graduated from Bryn Mawr College and Harvard Business
School.Luciana Lixandru, Partner, AccelLuciana Lixandru focuses on consumer internet, software and marketplace businesses.She helped lead
Accel investments and ongoing work in UiPath, Deliveroo, Framer, Avito, Catawiki, Vinted and others
She is also an independent director of Showroomprive (public)
Prior to Accel, Luciana was with Summit Partners.Luciana is from Romania and graduated from Georgetown University.Harry Nelis, Partner,
AccelHarry Nelis focuses on consumer internet, financial services and software companies.He led Accel investments in CHECK24, Funding
Circle, KAYAK (IPO; acquired by Priceline), Showroomprive (IPO), WorldRemit, Celonis, Callsign, Instana and others.Harry started his career
as an engineer at Hewlett-Packard before founding the venture-backed software company E-motion.Harry is from the Netherlands and graduated
from Delft University of Technology and Harvard Business School.
