Clements: Accel has assembled a $7 billion portfolio of AI investments
Miles Clements · Accel: The Quiet Firm Behind Facebook, Cursor, Nebius, Lovable, Vercel · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Jul 6, 2026 · at 13:25
Miles Clements, partner at Accel, discusses the total scale of Accel's global investments in artificial intelligence.
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“So holistically, when we reflect on our work over the last couple of years, I think what we see is A seven billion dollar portfolio of really thoughtful, nuanced investments that we've selected very carefully.”
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