Abhinav Chaturvedi
Partner
Accel
Accel Partner in Bangalore focused on consumer, fintech and SaaS investments.
Bio
Professional summary
Andrew Braccia is a Bay Area-based Accel partner with official specialties in early and late-stage investing. Accel describes his focus as consumer-oriented mobile and web services, with listed focus tags including Cloud/SaaS, Consumer, and Media. Before Accel, he spent close to a decade in executive roles at Yahoo!. His listed Accel relationships include 99designs, Away, Braintree, Cursor, Etsy, Gametime, HotelTonight, Lynda.com, MyFitnessPal, PagerDuty, Slack, Squarespace, UserTesting, Vox Media, and Xero.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Early stageLate stage
Sector
Cloud / SaaSConsumerMediaConsumer mobile and web services
Thesis
Consumer mobile and web servicesCloud / SaaSMediaEarly and late-stage companies
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
99designsAwayBraintreeCursorEtsyGametimeHotelTonightLynda.comMyFitnessPalPagerDutySlackSquarespaceUserTestingVox MediaXero
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a strong product and distribution story, especially for consumer, prosumer, media, or SaaS products with clear usage momentum.
Personalization hooks
- 1If relevant, connect to developer-product momentum or Cursor-like AI product adoption.
- 2For consumer or web services, emphasize retention, engagement, and organic distribution.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Accel profile links to November 2025 and June 2025 content on Cursor.
Official focus tags include Cloud/SaaS, Consumer, and Media.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- AccelPartnerJan 2007 - Present
- Yahoo!VP Yahoo! Search1998 - 2007
Education
- University of ArizonaDegree
Skills
Start-upsVenture Capital
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