Accel Makes Big Commitment To Big Data With $100M Fund | Big Data Research | Scoop.it

Accel Partners has set aside $100 million to  invest in start-ups that are trying to harness the power of big data, the firm  will announce at the Hadoop World conference in New York this morning, aiming to  consolidate its position as one of the earliest investors in these companies as  the amount of data generated by companies and government agencies continues to  grow.