Venture Capital SONALI DE RYCKER | ACCEL PARTNERS Partner SPEAKER BIO Sonali has been investing in European technology companies since 2000 and is passionate about backing entrepreneurs in the consumer (especially marketplaces), next generation financial services, fintech and business software markets. Sonali started her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs in NYC where she was actively involved in M&A and financings for a number of clients including many high-growth technology businesses. Sonali holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. KEY CORPORATE FACTS& KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Office Locations Palo Alto, New York, London , Bangalore Accel is a leading early and growth-stage venture capital firm, powering a global community of entrepreneurs. Accel backs entrepreneurs who have what it takes to build a world-class, Founded 1983 category-defining business. Founded in 1983, Accel brings more than three decades of experience building and supporting hundreds of companies. Accel's vision for No of Employees 52 entrepreneurship and business enables it to identify and invest in the companies that will be responsible for the growth of next-generation industries. Accel has backed a number of iconic Active Markets Worldwide global platforms, which are powering new experiences for mobile consumers and the modern enterprise, including Atlassian, BlaBlaCar, Dropbox, Funding Circle, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, Business Overview Early & Growth-stage venture capital firm Funding Circle, Kayak, QlikTech, Simplivity, Spotify, Slack, Supercell, World Remit and others. Recent Milestones Launched Accel Growth Fund in 2014 raising $1bn Key Investments BlaBlaCar, Dropbox, Funding Circle Notable Exits Facebook, Varonis Systems, Airwatch Website accel.com 102