Prayank Swaroop

Prayank Swaroop

Investing team atAccelFirm active Oct 7Bangalore

Prayank Swaroop joined Accel in 2011, focusing on cybersecurity, developer tools, marketplaces, and SaaS. He previously worked at Adobe and Standard Chartered Bank in engineering and product roles.

What Prayank can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

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Career

  1. Standard Chartered Bank
  2. Adobe
  3. Accel
    Now

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

cybersecuritydeveloper toolsmarketplacessaas

Education

IIT DelhiIndian School of Business

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Questions

Who is Prayank Swaroop?

Prayank Swaroop joined Accel in 2011, focusing on cybersecurity, developer tools, marketplaces, and SaaS. He previously worked at Adobe and Standard Chartered Bank in engineering and product roles.

How much does Prayank Swaroop invest?

Prayank Swaroop invests through Accel, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Prayank Swaroop?

A warm intro from a founder Accel backed works best.

What did Prayank Swaroop do before Accel?

Standard Chartered Bank; Adobe.

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