Comparison

Accel vs Y Combinator

Side-by-side comparison of Accel and Y Combinator — check sizes, focus areas, stages, and portfolio overlap.

 AccelY Combinator
Portfolio in index24152
Typevcaccelerator
Founded19832005
HQPalo AltoSan Francisco
AUM——
Check size—$500K standard deal
StagesSeries A, Series C, Series Bpre-seed, seed
SectorsSaaS, Fintech, AIAI, SaaS, Fintech, Dev Tools, Marketplace
Top citiesSan Francisco, New York, LondonRemote, San Francisco, Paris
Notable exitsFacebook, Slack, Atlassian, Dropbox, SpotifyAirbnb, Stripe, DoorDash, Coinbase, Reddit

Portfolio overlap

Accel and Y Combinator have co-invested in 3 companies:

Full profile →AccelFull profile →Y Combinator