Accel Summer Analyst in San Francisco, California at Accel

ROLE Responsibilities include:

Providing deal flow and due diligence support as a part of the firm’s investment team: The Analyst will be responsible for owning sourcing efforts for companies across a variety of industries depending on their interests and those of the firm. This will include conducting market and company-specific research, taking introductory calls and meetings with entrepreneurs and determining, alongside senior team members, whether Accel should move the process forward-and providing due diligence support and analysis.

Supporting portfolio companies on operational and transactional matters: The Analyst will work alongside senior investment team members to help our portfolio companies drive successful strategic initiatives.

Successful Summer Analysts will be candidates for full-time roles following graduation. This role is available to current juniors only. Applications are due by Fri, Sep 13 but will be considered on a rolling basis. Please apply as soon as possible. QUALIFICATIONS Analysts will have track records of exceptional achievement. What we’re looking for includes:

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate and collaborate with diverse individuals
• Passion for technology, as evidenced by personal projects and/or academic interests
• Proven ability to succeed in an unstructured organizational context
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Basic financial understanding and presentation skills
• Inherent curiosity and a willingness to learn

LOCATION Palo Alto and San Francisco, California ABOUT ACCEL Accel is the first partner to exceptional teams everywhere. Founded in 1983, Accel brings more than four decades of experience building and supporting hundreds of companies while powering a global community of entrepreneurs. Accel-backed companies include Atlassian, Braintree, Checkr, Crowdstrike, DocuSign, Dropbox, Etsy, Facebook, Freshworks, Linear, Jet.com, Qualtrics, Segment, Scale, Slack, Spotify, Supercell, UiPath, Venmo, Webflow, and others.