How Accel Deploys $650M in India & Manages $5B in Growth + Late Stage | Prayank Swaroop
In this episode of The Neon Show, we bring you into the room with someone who’s spent over a decade backing India’s most ambitious companies.
We're joined by Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Accel. With over 14 years in venture capital, Prayank walks us through his journey of discovering and building expertise in specific sectors—from cybersecurity and developer tools to SaaS and marketplaces—and how VCs identify the categories they truly understand.
We dive into how Accel chooses best founders, and the balance between backing founder versus business across stages. Prayank shares his candid…
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