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title: "Accel raises $5B to back late-stage bets"
author: "Dominic-Madori Davis"
published_at: "2026-04-15T17:37:56+00:00"
link: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/accel-raises-5b-to-back-late-stage-bets/"
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categories: ["Venture","Accel","AI","In Brief","late stage"]
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# Accel raises $5B to back late-stage bets

Accel announced on Tuesday that it raised $5 billion in fresh capital to back late-stage companies building AI.