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Acceleration Resources

Acceleration Resources is a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in investments in the lower and middle market energy sector, particularly upstream oil and gas.

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Overview

What Acceleration Resources does

What Acceleration Resources is

Acceleration Resources is a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, California, specializing in investments in the lower and middle market energy sector, particularly upstream oil and gas.

How it participates in the startup ecosystem

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Operational profile

Organization status and context

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Operational status
Active
Organization type
Private Equity
Founded
Founded in 2013
Approximate age
About 13 years
Structured capabilities
Funder
Last reviewed
March 27, 2026

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Capability profile

Acceleration Resources as a funder

Investment thesis

Acceleration Resources focuses on investments in the lower and middle market of the energy sector, particularly upstream oil and gas, emphasizing downside risk mitigation.

Focus narrative

Acceleration Resources invests in the lower and middle market of the energy sector, specifically in upstream oil and gas. Their investment criteria include a geographic focus primarily on North America, but they are open to international opportunities. They require a minimum investable capital of $10 million, ideally between $20 million and $100 million or more. Investment structures include preferred equity, working interests, joint ventures, royalty purchases, senior or junior debt, and convertible debentures, with a preference for oil investments due to lower volatility.

Terms and economics

Typical check
$10,000,000–$100,000,000

Focus and fit

Sectors
Energy
Regions
Global · North America

Availability

Currently deploying
Yes

Connected ecosystem

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Source basis

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Last reviewed

March 27, 2026

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