Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 9
  • Primary Job Title Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    Accel
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Rich Wong joined Accel as a partner in 2006. Rich led Accel's investments and currently serves on the Boards of Atlassian (TEAM), Checkr, Instabug, Pyn, Qwilt, ServiceChannel, Tune, and UiPath. Rich also serves on the National Venture Capital Association Board of Directors.

Rich previously led Accel's investments in AirWatch (acquired by

VMware), Angry Birds/Rovio (ROVIO.HE), MoPub (acquired by Twitter), AdMob (acquired by Google), Dealer.com (acquired by Cox), Osmo (acquired by BYJUs), Parature (acquired by Microsoft), Sunrun (RUN), SwiftKey (acquired by Microsoft), and 3LM (acquired by Motorola).

In non-profit and volunteer roles, Rich serves on The MIT Corporation Development Committee, the Corporation Visiting Committee for MIT's Political Science Department, and the Advisory Board for the MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship.

Rich previously worked as an operator as EVP/GM of Products for mobile pioneer, Openwave Systems and CMO of Covad Communications. Rich started his career as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble and at McKinsey.

Rich grew up in Santa Rosa, California, and has a Materials Science & Engineering degree and Masters in Management from MIT.

Number of Investments 1
Richard Wong invested in Process Street on Feb 27, 2020. This investment - Series A - Process Street - was valued at
$12.2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Feb 27, 2020
Process Street
Series A - Process Street
$12.2M
Number of Partner Investments 50
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 17, 2022
Instabug
Accel
Series B - Instabug
$46M
Apr 4, 2022
Truora
Accel
Yes
Series A - Truora
$15M
Jan 20, 2022
Dovetail
Accel
Yes
Series A - Dovetail
$63M
Sep 1, 2021
Checkr
Accel
Series E - Checkr
$250M
May 27, 2021
Pyn
Accel
Seed Round - Pyn
$8M
Jul 31, 2020
UiPath
Accel
Series E - UiPath
$225M
Jul 27, 2020
Pyn
Accel
Yes
Seed Round - Pyn
$2.2M
May 4, 2020
Instabug
Accel
Yes
Series A - Instabug
$5M
Feb 27, 2020
Process Street
Accel
Yes
Series A - Process Street
$12.2M
Sep 16, 2019
Checkr
Accel
Series D - Checkr
$160M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 6
Richard Wong is the Partner at Accel. Additionally, Richard Wong has had 6 past jobs including SVP/GM of Products at Openwave.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Openwave
SVP/GM of ProductsJan 2001Nov 2006
Procter & Gamble Company
Brand Manager19912005
Covad Communications
Chief Marketing Officer & EVP / GM19992001
McKinsey & Company
Engagement ManagerJan 5, 1996Jan 11, 1999
Unwired Planet
SVP / GM, Products
Openwave
Chief Marketing Officer
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 9
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 11
Richard Wong holds 9 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Process Street, Board Member at Pyn, and Board Member at UiPath.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
ServiceChannel
Board Of DirectorsApr 2017Oct 2021
TUNE
Member of the Board of DirectorsMay 2013May 2020
Osmo
Board MemberOct 17, 2014Jan 2019
Sunrun
Member of the Board of DirectorsJul 2009Feb 2018
Rovio Entertainment Corporation
Member of the Board of ObserversMar 2011Dec 2017
Nextbit Systems
Member of the Board of DirectorsJun 1, 2013Feb 2017
SwiftKey
Member of the Board of Observer & InvestorNov 1, 2013Mar 2016
MobileSpaces
Member of the Board of DirectorsMar 2012Oct 2014
GetJar
InvestorJan 2, 2009Jan 18, 2012
AdMob
Member of the Board of DirectorsFeb 2007Mar 26, 2010