Bodi Tent

Bodi joined Accel in 2026 and focuses on AI, enterprise, and security businesses. Prior to Accel, he was an investor at Heartcore Capital, and before that, he was a bootstrapped founder and helped scale Gorillas across Europe and the US. Bodi grew up in Germany, spent time at Imperial College London, and graduated from ESMT Berlin.

Get to know Bodi

What was your first job?

Technically, working at a restaurant during high school, but I prefer to say it was being a founder. I grew up playing a lot of video games and, through online communities, spotted an opportunity in cross-border sales. I bootstrapped my first business shipping goods from Europe to the US and Asia, which grew into wholesale, e-commerce, and six retail locations. It funded my way into angel investing and the venture world.

What's something people are surprised to learn about you?

I grew up competing in combat sports, mainly judo with some boxing and MMA. I peaked as a regional champion before stopping, as the time commitment required to compete internationally became wildly asymmetric with my desire to go pro.

If you could have any superpower?

Time travel would be the dream, but I haven't wrapped my head around all the crazy implications of butterfly effects. So for now, teleportation will do: I love being in new places but hate the process of traveling.