India, April 23 -- VC firm Accel has promoted two of its principals, Pratik Agarwal and Rachit Parekh, to the role of partner.

"Today, we're proud to announce the promotion of Pratik Agarwal and Rachit Parekh to Partner," Accel said in a post on X. Both Agarwal and Parekh have been associated with the VC firm for nearly six years.

The promotion comes at a time when Accel is deepening its presence across the globe and is focussing on emerging technologies like GenAI.

"With their elevation, our partnership grows stronger-broader in perspective, deeper in insight, and more attuned to the future we're building together," Accel added.

Agarwal is a board member of startups like Credgenics, Fashinza, Citymall, Spyne and Nymble, as per his Li...