Arun Mathew
Partner·Accel
Bio
Professional summary
Arun Mathew is a Bay Area-based Accel partner focused on late-stage and growth investing. Accel states that he leads growth investments in enterprise, security, and infrastructure markets, with AI, Cloud/SaaS, and Security listed as focus tags. His profile lists relationships including 1Password, Anthropic, Cyera, ForgeRock, Freshworks, G2, Legora, PagerDuty, Qualtrics, Supabase, Tenable, and Webflow.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Sector
Thesis
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with growth metrics, enterprise adoption, infrastructure defensibility, and how the company can become a large platform in AI, security, or cloud.
Partneralization hooks
- 1Tie the pitch to security, infrastructure, or AI platform adoption if relevant.
- 2For later-stage outreach, emphasize expansion efficiency, enterprise traction, and durable market leadership.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Accel profile links to March 2026 content on Mind Robotics and Legora.
Accel profile links to October 2025 content on Supabase's Series E.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- AccelPartnerCurrent
Education
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA
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