Steve Loughlin

Steve Loughlin is a Partner at Accel based in Palo Alto, California, where he directs early-stage venture capital investments across multiple technology sectors. Prior to joining the global venture capital firm, he co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer of RelateIQ, a relationship intelligence and enterprise sales technology platform. Under his executive leadership, Salesforce acquired RelateIQ for $390 million in 2014, subsequently integrating and rebranding the software application as SalesforceIQ. Earlier in his professional career, he held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at Affinity Circles, and he has actively advised or invested in prominent technology companies including Palantir Technologies, Roam Analytics, and Addepar. The Stanford University graduate currently leverages his extensive operational background to identify and finance early-stage startups developing artificial intelligence, enterprise software, cybersecurity, fintech, and cloud infrastructure solutions.