We help exceptional founders find alpha in perpetual beta
We believe in perpetual beta at Atoms. Iteration holds the promise of new possibilities. We travel with time to stay relevant to founder needs. True artistry lies in the intermediate strokes, not the final one.
Our Journey So Far
Accel Atoms is a catalyst for your 0 d1 journey
We're committed to helping India's startup founders build better. This is our philosophy.
Meet the Accel team building Atoms
Anand Daniel
Program Leader
Pratik Agarwal
Program Leader
Prayank Swaroop
Program Leader
Anagh Prasad
Investor
Akhilesh Agarwal
Investor
Astha Jakher
Investor
Chitranjan Jain
Investor
Sarthak Singh
Investor
Ishtaarth Dalmia
Program Team
Rishi Dogra
Program Team
Anand joined in 2010 and focuses on investments in consumer, marketplaces, and AI. He is from Chennai, India, and graduated from the University of Madras and MIT.
Pratik joined in 2019 and focuses on AI, consumer, and Cloud/SaaS. Prior to Accel, he helped set up the SaaS investing practice at SAIF Partners. Pratik grew up in Rajasthan, India, and graduated from IIT Delhi and Harvard.
Prayank joined in 2011 and focuses on cybersecurity, developer tools, marketplaces, and SaaS investments. Prior to Accel, he worked at Adobe and Standard Chartered Bank. He’s from Ghaziabad and graduated from IIT Delhi and the Indian School of Business.
Anagh joined in 2022 and focuses on AI, cloud/SaaS, and consumer businesses. Prior to Accel, he worked at Stellaris Venture Partners. Before Accel, he was a quantitative strategist at Goldman Sachs. He graduated from IIT Delhi.
Akhilesh joined Accel in 2025 after spending 6 years in investing. He focuses on pre-seed and seed startups building LeapTech. Prior to joining Accel, he was AVP at Blume and pi Ventures, focusing on DeepTech investments. Akhilesh is focused on enabling founders with differentiated industry insight to take civilization to its next frontier.
Astha joined Accel in 2025 and focuses on Consumer, AI and B2B SaaS companies. Prior to Accel, she was at Elevation Capital where she oversaw B2B SaaS/AI investments and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). She is an alumni of IIT Kharagpur.
Chitranjan joined in 2024 and focuses on AI and cloud/SaaS businesses. Prior to Accel, he worked at Omidyar Network India, specializing in early-stage fintech and healthtech investments, and served as Chief of Staff at Mosaic Wellness. He is from Shimla and graduated from BITS Pilani.
Sarthak joined in 2022 and focuses on early-stage consumer business. Prior to Accel, he was a founding member of Info Edge Ventures, and served as a Strategy Associate to the Minister of State for Civil Aviation. He’s from Delhi and graduated from BITS.
Ishtaarth leads Accel Atoms, our pre-seed program, and joined the firm in 2023.
He holds over 70 national and international creative & strategy awards, and is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai and Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai.
Rishi joined in 2022 and leads the firm's marketing efforts in India. Prior to Accel, he was a content leader at Disney Star India. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles in consumer tech, CPG, and as an entrepreneur in media and entertainment. He graduated from Pune University and ISB Hyderabad.
Anand Daniel
Programme Leader
Anand joined in 2010 and focuses on investments in consumer, marketplaces, and AI. He is from Chennai, India, and graduated from the University of Madras and MIT.
Pratik Agarwal
Programme Leader
Pratik joined in 2019 and focuses on AI, consumer, and Cloud/SaaS. Prior to Accel, he helped set up the SaaS investing practice at SAIF Partners. Pratik grew up in Rajasthan, India, and graduated from IIT Delhi and Harvard.
Prayank Swaroop
Programme Leader
Prayank joined in 2011 and focuses on cybersecurity, developer tools, marketplaces, and SaaS investments. Prior to Accel, he worked at Adobe and Standard Chartered Bank. He’s from Ghaziabad and graduated from IIT Delhi and the Indian School of Business.
Anagh Prasad
Investor
Anagh joined in 2022 and focuses on AI, cloud/SaaS, and consumer businesses. Prior to Accel, he worked at Stellaris Venture Partners. Before Accel, he was a quantitative strategist at Goldman Sachs. He graduated from IIT Delhi.
Akhilesh Agarwal
Investor
Akhilesh joined Accel in 2025 after spending 6 years in investing. He focuses on pre-seed and seed startups building LeapTech. Prior to joining Accel, he was AVP at Blume and pi Ventures, focusing on DeepTech investments. Akhilesh is focused on enabling founders with differentiated industry insight to take civilization to its next frontier.
Astha Jakher
Investor
Astha joined Accel in 2025 and focuses on Consumer, AI and B2B SaaS companies. Prior to Accel, she was at Elevation Capital where she oversaw B2B SaaS/AI investments and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). She is an alumni of IIT Kharagpur.
Chitranjan Jain
Investor
Chitranjan joined in 2024 and focuses on AI and cloud/SaaS businesses. Prior to Accel, he worked at Omidyar Network India, specializing in early-stage fintech and healthtech investments, and served as Chief of Staff at Mosaic Wellness. He is from Shimla and graduated from BITS Pilani.
Sarthak Singh
Investor
Sarthak joined in 2022 and focuses on early-stage consumer business. Prior to Accel, he was a founding member of Info Edge Ventures, and served as a Strategy Associate to the Minister of State for Civil Aviation. He’s from Delhi and graduated from BITS.
Ishtaarth Dalmia
Programme Team
Ishtaarth leads Accel Atoms, our pre-seed program, and joined the firm in 2023.
He holds over 70 national and international creative & strategy awards, and is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai and Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai.
Rishi Dogra
Programme Team
Rishi joined in 2022 and leads the firm's marketing efforts in India. Prior to Accel, he was a content leader at Disney Star India. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles in consumer tech, CPG, and as an entrepreneur in media and entertainment. He graduated from Pune University and ISB Hyderabad.
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