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Shekhar Kirani
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Shekhar Kirani joined Accel in 2011, bringing over 25 years of experience in technology and business leadership across startups and large corporations. He focuses on early-stage software and mobile startup investments that benefit enterprises. Shekhar has led investments in companies like ANSR, BrowserStack, CareStack, Chargebee, and Freshworks. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Investor scope
Investment criteria breakdown.
Investment stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Target regions
USA
Africa
Latin America
India
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Canada
Investment ranges
$500K - $1M
$1M - $3M
$3M - $10M
$10M - $50M
Focus areas
Generalist
AI
Cybersecurity
Enterprise
Fintech
Health
E-commerce
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