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Today, @zetwerk goes public. A group of friends and former colleagues set out to prove that a workshop in a small town could earn the trust of the world's largest companies. 26 factories in four countries later, it has.
#AccelFamily • @prayanks • @acharyaamrit • @srinathramki
For eight years, @Zetwerk, you’ve been turning the biggest of ideas into reality.
And in that spirit, we thought we’d introduce you to prototypes of the future from your toughest customers yet.
After all, most inventions start with a child asking, “What if?”
Congratulations on your IPO, Zetwerk. We can’t wait to see what you make next.
#AccelFamily • @prayanks • @acharyaamrit • @srinathramki
@acharyaamrit and @srinathramki were hostel-mates at IIT Madras. When Amrit returned from the US, Srinath was the first person he called. Vishal and Rahul, people they’d already worked with, joined them. Ankit soon followed.
In 2018, a small workshop in Rajkot couldn't win a serious order. Today, it might be making parts for a solar farm in America or the power system behind a data centre. The buyer trusts it because Zetwerk's name is behind it. Prayank Swaroop (@prayanks) looks back on eight years of building with them: accel.com/news/zetwerk-s-ipo…
Construction is 13% of global GDP, yet its productivity has fallen behind the rest of the economy since 2000.
The industry never automated because robots need predictable conditions, and job sites don’t offer them. Every project has a different layout, different materials, and a different stage of work. Recent advances in physical AI let machines handle that variation.
We’re investing in @origin_autonomy to bring it to the built world. Origin has assembled the largest indoor construction dataset anywhere and used it to train robots that adjust to every new space. They’re already deployed across the US.
Between them, the founders cover business, AI, and hardware. @yogesh_origin built and sold his first company to Amazon, @tusharmakkar08 led core AI teams at Eightfold, and @ashishxdaga has spent a decade in robotics.
@anagh_prasad and @subratamitra explain how Origin’s model works and why we backed it: accel.com/news/our-investmen…
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Pleased to announce that @scimplify_ has raised $25M in a strategic round led by @Hitachi Ventures!
@Henkel and Teknor Apex also join as new investors, with participation from @AccelIndia, @3one4Capital, @biifund and @omnivore_vc
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Introducing The Working Knowledge, a new technical publication from SeedToScale by Accel to help founders and technical teams make better decisions about the products they build.
It brings together AI research and lessons from practitioners in playbooks teams can put to work.
Our first, “How to Build a Vertical AI Product” by Tarun Raheja, explores how to evaluate models for your domain, build the context and tools around them, and make the product reliable in production.
With a framework and worked example, it also helps teams decide what to keep, simplify or remove as models improve.
Explore The Working Knowledge and download the playbook: seedtoscale.com/the-working-…
For most of Bharat, some day was too far to plan for.
A little more to save. A little more to send home. A little more to begin.
Today, twelve years of those small beginnings ring the opening bell for Moneyview.
Here's to every some day that finally became today.
#AccelFamily • @subratamitra • @reachpuneet • @sanjayiitd
Today, Moneyview takes its place on the public markets, with twelve years of quiet, disciplined building behind it.
Thank you for making credit accessible to millions, and for turning it into homes, businesses, and second chances. 🧵
#AccelFamily • @subratamitra • @reachpuneet • @sanjayiitd
That insight has unlocked credit for more than 140 million people, built on underwriting that clears nearly 200,000 applications a day, and holds a loss rate below the industry average, without a single branch, reaching 99.55% of India's PIN codes.
@subratamitra, partner at @Accel, writes on meeting Puneet and Sanjay for the first time, and watching how Moneyview built a credit platform that matches India's ambition. Read the blog here: accel.com/news/celebrating-m…
250 million children in India share one teacher between 200 of them. Personalised coaching can provide that support, but cost and location can put it out of reach.
@Arivihan is building an AI tutor to make that support more accessible. Students can learn through interactive video lessons, ask questions as they study, and follow study plans tailored to their performance.
Built by Ritesh, Sonu and Rushabh, the platform focuses on students beyond India’s metros. Today, 80% of its subscribers come from Tier 4 towns and rural India.
We're thrilled to deepen our partnership with Arivihan as they take personalised learning to every corner of the country, in every language their students learn in.
@_AnandDaniel • @Anagh_Prasad • #AccelFamily
Thursday’s listing marked a special milestone for Geetansh and the @rentomojo team in their 11-year journey so far.
A fitting moment to pause, take it all in, and reflect on everything it took to get here.
We spent the evening celebrating the people behind the story: the team, families, co-investors and friends who have all played a part in shaping Rentomojo over the years. There were stories from the early days, familiar faces coming together again, and a memorable performance by Lucky Ali that made it an evening to remember.
As Rentomojo steps into its new home, we’re excited for the next chapter.
#AccelFamily • @prashanthp • @GeetanshBamania
GCCs in India are increasingly shaping how their global businesses use Al.
That creates an opportunity for founders building here to work directly with them on business problems.
To move this forward, Shekhar Kirani (@skirani), Partner at Accel, brought together 10 GCC leaders and four Accel portfolio companies - Nurix (@Nuplay_AI), Nanonets (@nanonets), Spendflo (@spendflo) and Ema (@Ema_Unlimited).
The conversations centered on co-creation: GCC leaders and founders working together to apply AI to real business priorities and deliver measurable outcomes.
Thank you to every GCC leader and founder who showed up with candour and intent. Now comes the exciting part: turning conversations into pilots and pilots into measurable impact.
Dear @Rentomojo,
Thank you for giving a generation the freedom to live a little more on its own terms.
Today, as you become India’s first listed furniture and appliance rental company, all of us at Accel are incredibly proud to celebrate your remarkable public market listing.
#AccelFamily • @prashanthp • @prayanks • @_pagarwal
