Andrew Braccia Joins Accel Partners

04/30/2007

Palo Alto, CA - Accel Partners, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, today announced the addition of Andrew Braccia to their Palo Alto office. Andrew, who was formerly Yahoo’s vice president of consumer web search, brings deep knowledge in the consumer Internet space and operational, business development and M&A expertise to the firm.

In his new role, Andrew will identify investment opportunities in the consumer Internet and software sectors focusing on search, digital media and online advertising. Accel’s growing portfolio of internet and media companies includes industry leaders such as Facebook, Brightcove, Glam Media, Metacafe, Prosper, BitTorrent, Double Fusion, AdMob and Medio, among others.

“Andrew’s experience in the consumer Internet and social media sectors will further strengthen our reach in these areas, and we are thrilled to have him join our team,” said Jim Breyer, General Partner of Accel. “Andrew is truly one of the bright young influencers in the new generation of Internet leaders.”

“I am excited to join Accel, with its team of proven investors and long heritage of success”, said Andrew Braccia. “I believe my deep experience in this space will help us identify and build a new crop of category-defining companies.”

Prior to Accel, Andrew held a variety of roles in business development, general management, and operations with Yahoo! Most recently as vice president of Yahoo! Search, he was responsible for all business and operational aspects of Yahoo’s consumer search business. He played a key role in leading the company’s expansion in to the social search arena with the launch of Yahoo! Answers and the acquisition of Del.icio.us. Andrew also helped direct the company’s acquisition of Flickr – an important component of Yahoo’s community and social search strategy. In addition, as a member of the operating team that led the development of Yahoo’s own search technology, he had a significant role in the acquisition and integration of several companies including Inktomi, Overture, and Alta Vista.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.

About Accel Partners

Accel was established in 1983 with offices in Palo Alto, California and London, as well as in China via the IDG-Accel partnership. Accel Partners (www.accel.com) has a history of excellence and innovation in venture capital. With over $3 billion under management, Accel has helped world-class internet and technology entrepreneurs build over 300 successful companies, many of which have become category-defining companies, including recent IPOs such as MetroPCS (PCS) and Riverbed (RVBD).