Karan Shah

Investor at Accel

United Kingdom

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

Stealth

Founding team
2024 - 2025
Building | FX Payments Infrastructure

Accel

Investor
2024 - 2025
Venture Capital & Growth Equity Investing

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

accel.com

Y Combinator

Investor
2021 - 2023
Growth Investments in Fintech/Payments and SaaS | Global YC Continuity is Y Combinator's Growth fund. We lead investments 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
Growth Investments in Fintech and SaaS Crossover + Long/short hedge fund; Altimeter Capital spin-off

Octahedron Capital is a global, crossover technology investment firm.

octahedroncapital.com

Accel

Investor
2017 - 2019
Venture/ Growth Investments in Consumer Internet & FinTech | Emerging Markets 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