Accel Atoms
Accelerator India Run by Accel Since 2021 atoms.accel.com
Overview
Accel's pre-seed and seed program for Indian and Indian-diaspora founders building anywhere, run by Accel's AI investment team. It runs small cohorts, currently an AI cohort and an 'Atoms X' track (one edition with Prosus).
What startups get
Investment of up to US$1–2M as equity or a convertible note, 100+ partner perks the program values at over US$5M, mentoring and access to Accel's founder and investor network.
Details
- Type
- Accelerator
- Run by
- Accel
- Headquarters
- India
- Runs in
- Remote
- Format
- Small cohorts, rolling applications
- Who can apply
- Indian and Indian-origin founders at pre-product or pre-revenue stage (must incorporate before investment)
- Standard terms
- $2M
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- AI, developer tools, consumer, fintech
- Started
- 2021
- Status
- Active
- Website
- atoms.accel.com
Venture funds
Accel Atoms also invests through venture funds managed by Accel. Its latest fund, 2026 early-stage fund family (US, Europe/Israel, India, global expansion), closed at $3.5B in 2026. It ranks #14 of 427 firms in the Venture Capital Fund Index by latest fund size.
Notable alumni
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.