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August 12, 2026

Accel raises $800m for ninth early-stage Europe fund

The US firm has been actively backing big European defence and AI startups

Anne Sraders

2 min read

US-based venture firm Accel has raised $800m for its ninth Europe and Israel early-stage VC fund, in addition to another $2.7bn for three other funds. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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