Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company whose venture operation invests in enterprise technology startups and supports their commercialisation. The investment activity sits alongside a business that helps companies, governments and other organisations build digital cores, optimise operations and accelerate revenue growth. Technical focus areas include cloud, data and AI, digital transformation, technology services and operations optimisation - the same domains in which the firm advises clients, giving portfolio companies a route to enterprise buyers as well as capital.

The wider firm employs approximately 779,000 people and serves clients in more than 120 countries. Its services are organised into five units: Strategy & Consulting, covering strategy and digital core work; Technology, spanning cloud, data and AI; Operations, covering business process outsourcing and optimisation; Industry X, focused on engineering and digital manufacturing; and Song, a creative, marketing and customer experience practice. Industry coverage includes government and the public sector, with an emphasis on citizen services, alongside cross-industry commercial clients.

Accenture describes itself as talent- and innovation-led, with an emphasis on building long-term client relationships and on delivering measurable value quickly and at scale. For candidates interested in the commercialisation of enterprise software - the point at which early-stage technology meets large organisational buyers - the firm offers exposure to both the investment side and the delivery organisations that shape enterprise procurement and implementation.