Accel Completes $550 Million Fundraising for Indian Fund
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Accel 完成一只面向印度市场的 5.5 亿美元新基金募资,距离上一只印度基金完成募集仅约 19 个月。这笔资金属于其总规模 35 亿美元的全球募资计划,也反映出国际风投机构仍在继续押注印度科技创业市场。

2027 年开始部署

Accel 合伙人 Shekhar Kirani 表示,新基金预计将在 2027 年开始投资。在此之前,团队仍会继续使用上一只印度基金出手,但没有披露剩余可投金额。

他表示,机构当前关注的方向包括 AI、消费互联网、金融科技、先进制造和深科技。按 Accel 的判断,AI 正在成为多个行业共享的底层能力,而不是单独存在的一条投资赛道。

押注 AI 应用与软件

对于印度 AI 创业的机会,Accel 并未把重点放在基础模型。该机构认为,印度虽然错过了第一波基础模型公司,但仍可在 AI 应用、基础设施和企业软件上建立竞争力。

Accel 合伙人 Prayank Swaroop 表示,早期机会主要集中在大语言模型一侧,但应用层空间依然很大。按其说法,印度创业公司更可能基于现有模型开发产品,而不是直接与 OpenAI 或 Anthropic 正面竞争。

Kirani 以 RapidClaims 为例称,这家被投公司正为美国医疗服务机构自动化医疗编码流程。该公司将 AI 与行业知识结合,编码准确率约为 95%,面向的是长期依赖印度和菲律宾外包人工的市场。

全球资本重回印度

Accel 另一位合伙人 Barath Shankar Subramanian 表示,印度消费者和企业采用 AI 的速度正在上升,这让当地市场开始具备承接 AI 原生产品的能力,而不只是服务全球客户的软件外包基地。

这一趋势也出现在多家 AI 公司的公开表态中。OpenAI 和 Anthropic 都将印度列为美国以外最大的市场,AI 编程平台 Cursor 也称,印度已成为其增长最快的开发者市场之一,并是其高阶付费用户的最大市场。

此次募资正值多家全球风投机构重新提高对印度的投入。Peak XV Partners 近期募集了 13 亿美元的新印度及东南亚基金,General Catalyst 承诺未来五年在印度部署 50 亿美元,Lightspeed Venture Partners 也据称在筹备一只 3 亿至 3.5 亿美元的印度基金。

Accel 表示,这是其首次同步募集四只基金,除印度基金外,还包括美国、欧洲基金以及一只 13.5 亿美元的成长基金。该成长基金可继续支持各地区基金投出的高增长公司,从早期一路覆盖到 IPO 之后。

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