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Bessemer Venture Partners

Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Redwood City, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
  • India
  • Israel
  • United Kingdom
  • Brazil
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Growth
Industries
  • SaaS
  • Fintech
  • Healthcare
  • Consumer Tech
About
Bessemer Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build and grow enduring companies. As America's longest-standing venture capital firm, they invest across various technology sectors globally, providing capital and hands-on support from the earliest stages of a company's life.
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$500K
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$20M
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Investment Thesis

Bessemer Venture Partners invests from seed to growth stages, focusing on building long-standing companies through a collaborative, long-term partnership model. Their investment strategy is driven by detailed 'roadmaps' across core sectors including Enterprise, Consumer, Healthcare, and Fintech. As the oldest venture capital firm in the U.S., they leverage their extensive history, operational expertise, and global network to support entrepreneurs from inception to scale.
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Manager's Experience

Bessemer's partners possess decades of venture experience, with many having joined the firm in the 1990s and early 2000s. The team includes renowned experts in specific domains, such as Byron Deeter for cloud/SaaS, Jeremy Levine for consumer internet, and David Cowan for cybersecurity and deep tech. Their collective track record includes backing iconic companies like Shopify, Pinterest, Twilio, LinkedIn, and DocuSign from early stages through to IPO and acquisition.

Team

David Cowan - Partner

Byron Deeter - Partner

Jeremy Levine - Partner

Talia Goldberg - Partner

Amit Karp - Partner

Charles Birnbaum - Partner

Mary D'Onofrio - Partner

Kent Bennett - Partner

Sameer Dholakia - Partner

Portfolio

Shopify

Pinterest

LinkedIn

Twilio

Yelp

Toast

PagerDuty

Procore

DocuSign

Guild Education

ServiceTitan

Canva

Zapier

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