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Arun Mathew

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Partner at Accel
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Arun Mathew is a Partner at Accel, where he has been since 2009. He focuses on growth investments in enterprise, security, and infrastructure, helping founders scale their companies. He is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Stanford.

Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Arun maintains connections to his southern roots. He is an active member of the alumni communities for both The Wharton School and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he serves on an advisory council.

He has a keen eye for identifying category-defining companies early, having worked with teams like 1Password, Anthropic, Qualtrics, and Squarespace.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Enterprise Software
He focuses on growth-stage enterprise software and has worked closely with companies like Qualtrics, Freshworks, G2, and Squarespace.
Cybersecurity Investing
He has a significant interest in the security sector, demonstrated by his investments in companies such as 1Password, Cyera, ForgeRock, and Tenable.
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Career

Work history

4-2009
Partner
Accel
6-2006 - 4-2009
Associate
Insight Venture Partners
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
B.S.E
The Wharton School
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