Sara Ittelson
Partner·Accel
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
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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