Accel Atoms X
Accel·United States
Sector-agnostic pre-seed cohort of two to three founders building breakthrough technology, investing up to $1M as equity or a convertible note over three months.
What you get
“We will invest up to $1M in companies in the form of equity or convertible note. For companies looking to raise more, we are offering global capital unlocks from partners such as Prosus.”
Can you apply
Ideally, the founders are at the idea or prototyping stage for Accel Atoms X. The Atoms program will be most relevant for companies that are either at the pre-product or pre-revenue stage. We look forward to investing in the earliest stages of emerging ideas, irrespective of an MVP, with founders who can commit to building their company full-time. I am a solo founder. Can I apply? Yes, you can apply if you are a solo founder. We are accepting applications from founders based in India & Indian-origin founders based anywhere in the world.
When
Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
What Accel funds
Accel's pre-seed and seed platform Atoms backs Indian and Indian-origin founders wherever they are based, in small cohorts with capital, mentorship and the Accel network. The AI cohort is run with Google's AI Futures Fund and is Google's first such partnership globally.
Everything Accel funds →Details
Atoms X is the non-AI half of the Atoms platform, for what Accel calls LeapTech: "mission-centric founders building the public goods of the future". It is sector-agnostic, takes 2-3 founders per cohort, runs three months and invests up to $1M as equity or a convertible note, with additional capital unlocks from partners such as Prosus. Solo founders can apply. Same Indian and Indian-origin eligibility as the AI cohort. Accel publishes no equity percentage and no cohort dates; the FAQ says applications are rolling.