Accel Partner Sonali De Rycker on AI, exits, and European tech

This episode was recorded live at StrictlyVC London, where TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos sat down with Accel partner Sonali De Rycker. They talked about Accel’s 25th European anniversary and De Rycker shared insights into Accel’s current AI investment strategies, highlighting the powerful firm’s focus on the application layer rather than infrastructure. And more broadly they discussed Europe’s regulatory challenges, compared the US and EU tech ecosystems, and explored venture capital’s evolving exit strategies in the absence of IPOs.