Karan Shah

Investor at Accel

London, England

Overview

Karan Shah is an Investor at Accel in London, England, with a background in venture capital, growth capital, and equity research. His career highlights include roles at Y Combinator and Octahedron Capital, showcasing his expertise in early-stage ventures and investment management.

Work Experience

Accel

Investor
2024 - Current
Venture Capital & Growth Equity Investing

Accel is an seed and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.

accel.com

Stealth

Founding team
2023
Ideating in cross border payments x stablecoins

Y Combinator

Investor
2021 - 2023
Global tech investing in Internet, Fintech/Payments, and SaaS Applications YC Continuity is Y Combinator's growth fund. We invest in the top 1% of YC startups. Our portfolio includes Stripe, Coinbase, DoorDash, Instacart, Brex, Faire, GitLab, Ironclad, Whatnot, Rappi, Convoy, Deel, Monzo, Podium, Pave, Vanta, Zapier, Zepto and Rippling.

Octahedron Capital

Investor
2020 - 2021
Crossover + long/short hedge fund; spin-off from Altimeter Capital Primarily covering private + public Enterprise SaaS Apps

Octahedron Capital is a global, crossover technology investment firm.

octahedroncapital.com

Accel

Investor
2017 - 2019
Venture and Growth Investments in Consumer Internet & FinTech in India Involved with investments in FalconX, Swiggy, Spinny, Rupeek, Blackbuck, Vedantu, SenseHQ

Accel is an seed and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.

accel.com