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Philippe Botteri

Philippe Botteri

Partner·Accel

London

Bio

Professional summary

Philippe Botteri is a London-based Accel partner whose official profile lists early and late-stage specialties and focus areas of AI, Cloud/SaaS, and Security. He joined Accel in 2011 after working at Bessemer in Menlo Park, where he helped build the firm's cloud practice. His Accel relationships include BlaBlaCar, Chainalysis, Cyera, Doctolib, DocuSign, Fiverr, H Company, Melio, Payfit, Salto, Snyk, Synthesia, Tessl, and UiPath.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

Early stageLate stage

Sector

AICloud / SaaSSecurityCloud applications

Thesis

AICloud applicationsSecurityCloud / SaaS

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

BlaBlaCarChainalysisCyeraDoctolibDocuSignFiverrH CompanyMelioPayfitSaltoSnykSynthesiaTesslUiPath

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Pitch around a clear AI, cloud, or cybersecurity wedge, with proof of enterprise urgency and scalable go-to-market.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Reference European SaaS or security scaling if directly relevant.
  2. 2If the company touches AI infrastructure, cloud data, or cyber, map the pitch to his listed focus areas.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • Accel profile links to March 2026 content on Surf AI and February 2026 content on Vega.

  • Accel profile links to November 2025 Accel Globalscape content focused on compute.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • AccelPartnerCurrent

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