Our Story

TRUE SOFTWARE FOCUS

Similar to many of the companies in which we invest, Accel-KKR is on our own growth journey. Today, Accel-KKR comprises over 100 investment and operating professionals in four global offices. One thing that remains the same since our inception in 2000 is our sole focus on software and tech-enabled services.

For more than two decades, Accel-KKR has been investing in mid-market software and technology enabled services firms with the goal of advancing the journey for our portfolio company management teams and their employees as well as our investors. Accel-KKR has brought capital, expertise and a network of relationships to our portfolio companies, enabling them to grow faster and more profitably. Throughout the years, the firm has taken a collaborative approach to working with our management teams so that, together, we can help our companies reach their full potential. The firm has $19B in committed capital across its buyout, growth capital and credit funds, providing for flexibility depending on the needs of our portfolio companies.

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OUR MISSION & VALUES

Our mission is to work with lower and mid-market software and tech-enabled services companies to drive growth and create value for all stakeholders. Our firm has a strong entrepreneurial orientation: the firm has made over 350 investments globally in the past two decades and over 70% of our investments are in founder-run businesses. As entrepreneurs ourselves, we know firsthand the journey of scaling a business. With our experience and resources, we strive to support founders, CEOs and management teams on their own journeys to realize their respective visions. We are proud to be recognized by Inc. as a Founder-Friendly Investor for four consecutive years.

In all of our work, we are guided by these values:

ITRUST

Integrity 
Team Oriented 
Rigorous 
Seek to Understand 
Scrappy 
Transparent 

LIVING OUR VALUES: COMMUNITY GIVING & TEAM BUILDING