Lead investor
AI funding rounds led by Accel
Latest round October 20, 2026 · Presspool
Accel led or co-led 8 funding rounds at 8 AI companies on Presspool's record, announced between December 4, 2023 and October 20, 2026. The most recent: Arda Industries, Armadin and Dodge AI. The record also names it as an investor in 2 rounds it did not lead.
| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Co-leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arda Industries | $160 million | Series A | October 20, 2026 | Altimeter, Khosla Ventures |
| Armadin | $255.5 million | Series B | October 1, 2026 | Andreessen Horowitz |
| Dodge AI | $2.65 million | Round type not disclosed | September 29, 2026 | Google AI Futures Fund |
| Cognition | $2B | Series E | September 8, 2026 | Andreessen Horowitz |
| RadixArk | $100 million | Seed | May 5, 2026 | Spark Capital |
| Kernel | $22M | Seed and Series A (combined) | October 9, 2025 | None named |
| Synthflow AI | $20M | Series A | June 25, 2025 | None named |
| AssemblyAI | $50M | Series C | December 4, 2023 | None named |
Rounds by year
| Year | Rounds led | Rounds joined | Total led, in dollars | Round types led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | $2.52 billion | Series A, Series B, round type not disclosed, Series E, Seed |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | $42 million | Seed and Series A (combined), Series A |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | $50 million | Series C |
Rounds it joined without leading
Rounds whose entry on the record names Accel as an investor, newest first.
- Kanu AI: $11.7 million, round type not disclosed, announced September 30, 2026. Named as an investor. Led by Trilogy Equity Partners. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for September 28, 2026 – October 3, 2026. Sources: Kanu AI (PR Newswire), The Next Web.
- Ando: $20 million Seed, announced September 24, 2026. Named as an investor. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for September 21–26, 2026. Sources: Ando (GlobeNewswire), TechCrunch.
Maps its companies are on
- On the AI coding map in the weekly sample of November 2, 2026: Cognition, named or cited in 27 of 53 answers.
- On the AI infrastructure map in the weekly sample of November 2, 2026: Kernel, named or cited in 2 of 50 answers; RadixArk, named or cited in 0 of 50 answers.
- On the Voice AI map in the weekly sample of November 2, 2026: Synthflow AI, named or cited in 19 of 54 answers; AssemblyAI, named or cited in 17 of 54 answers.
Co-investors
Investors named with Accel on the rounds above: Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds), 8VC, a16z speedrun, Altimeter, Emergence Capital, Felicis, Google AI Futures Fund, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Spark Capital and Trilogy Equity Partners.
Each round and its sources
Arda Industries: $160 million Series A
Armadin: $255.5 million Series B
Dodge AI: $2.65 million, round type not disclosed
Cognition: $2B Series E
RadixArk: $100 million Seed
Kernel: $22M Seed and Series A (combined)
Synthflow AI: $20M Series A
AssemblyAI: $50M Series C
What this page covers
Presspool records the lead investors of each round, as the company's announcement or the confirming outlets name them, and the other investors the round's entry names. This page lists the rounds this investor led on Presspool's record: every weekly AI startup funding roster, and the latest round of each company on a niche map. A round it joined without leading is listed when the round's entry names it, matched only to firms the record names as some round's lead. It is not the investor's full portfolio: rounds its sources did not name it in are not listed.