Kevin Efrusy

Kevin Efrusy joined Accel in 2003 and focuses on software and consumer investments. Kevin was the lead investor in a number of pioneering companies including Facebook (which he sourced for Accel in 2005), Groupon (public), Couchbase, SpringSource (acquired by VMWare), BBN Technologies (acquired by Raytheon), CAN Capital, and MemSQL. He also leads the firm’s Latin America initiatives, resulting in investments in Despegar, Mind Lab, Baby.com.br, and Elo7. Prior to Accel, Kevin founded Corio, a software-as-a-service pioneer that went public and was acquired by IBM in 2005. Later, he built and served as the first CEO of IronPlanet, an online marketplace for heavy equipment with annual gross sales of more than $500 million. Kevin is from the Chicago area and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and MBA from Stanford.