Bessemer Venture Partners Fund XXV

Bessemer Venture Partners

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

United States
India
Israel
United Kingdom
Canada
Germany
France
Netherlands
Australia

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B
Series C
Growth

Industries

Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
FinTech
Healthcare
AI
Developer Tools
Consumer
Marketplaces
Enterprise SaaS
Vertical SaaS
Data Infrastructure
Biotech

About
Bessemer Venture Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on backing category-defining companies from seed through growth. Their focus spans cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare, AI, consumer, and marketplaces across the United States, India, Israel, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Australia. The firm supports founders from seed through growth stages.

Min check size: $100K
Max check size: $50M
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Investment Thesis

Bessemer Venture Partners is a seed to growth stage venture capital firm deploying capital across cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare, AI, developer tools, consumer, and marketplaces sectors. They invest as high-conviction partners at all stages, from first checks in early-stage companies through growth rounds, with roadmap-based sector expertise. The firm differentiates itself as one of the world's oldest venture firms founded in 1911, with $20B+ AUM, 145+ IPOs, and portfolio companies achieving trillions in combined market value including Shopify, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yelp, LinkedIn, Twilio, and Wix.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 1911 by Henry Phipps (former Carnegie Steel partner) as one of the world's oldest venture capital firms. Team of 100+ investment professionals across offices in San Francisco, New York, Boston, London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv. Notable partners include Byron Deeter (Cloud), Jeremy Levine (Consumer/Marketplaces), Talia Goldberg (Consumer), Kent Bennett (Vertical SaaS), Ethan Kurzweil (Developer Tools, now at Chemistry), David Cowan (Cybersecurity), and Bob Goodman (Growth). Manages $20B+ AUM across multiple funds including Bessemer XII ($3.85B closed 2022). Portfolio has produced 145+ IPOs and portfolio companies achieving trillions in combined market value including Shopify, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yelp, Twilio, Wix, Auth0, DocuSign, and Fiverr.