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Sara Ittelson

Sara Ittelson

Partner·Accel

San Francisco, California, United States
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Bio

Professional summary

Sara Ittelson joined Accel in 2022 and works with early-stage consumer, enterprise and AI companies. Before Accel, she spent a decade operating in high-growth startups, including Faire and Uber, and she serves on boards including Cinder, depthfirst and AssemblyAI. Her investment interests include security foundations for AI-driven applications and consumer and enterprise applications built on them.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

AssemblyAICinderdepthfirstMinoanSyrup

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • AccelPartner2022 – Present
  • FaireHead of Strategic Partnerships2019 – 2021
  • UberGlobal Business Development2015 – 2019
  • KnewtonDirector of Global Business Development2011 – 2015
  • McKinsey & CompanyConsultant

Education

  • Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
  • Stanford UniversityMA Education
  • Northwestern UniversityBS

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