PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SaaS-based, social customer support startup Freshdesk today announced that it has secured US $1 Million in funding from global venture capital firm Accel Partners. The investment will be used to expand the product team and step up marketing ... read more
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accel Partners, the global venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its Big Data Fund, a new $100m investment initiative created to identify innovative entrepreneurs seeking to build category-defining companies at every layer of the Big Data stack. Accel's Big Data Fund ... read more
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accel Partners, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital and growth equity firm, today announced the addition of former salesforce.com executive Chuck Ganapathi as Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Prior to joining Accel, Ganapathi served as Senior Vice President of Products for Chatter and Mobile at salesforce.com, ... read more