Having established a presence in the UK capital with the launch of its London office 16 years ago, Accel had a plan to partner extraordinary entrepreneurs, who have the ambition to build category-defining businesses .
2015 alone saw the London team’s investments generate over $15bn in exit market value alone. One of its most successful accomplishments over the past 12 months include Finnish Clash of Clans maker Supercell securing an exit with a sale to SoftBank.Read more on new funding developments:
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Harry Nelis, partner at Accel London, said: Entrepreneurship is flourishing everywhere across Europe and Israel; weve never seen so many great founders, both gritty and ambitious, come out of the region, and are excited to help them build the next generation of truly great, enduring businesses.
VC firms are snatching up headlines by the handful when it comes to investments, but Angel CoFund provided us with exclusive access to numbers that show UK angels are providing a stairway to entrepreneurial heaven.
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