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Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners, based in California, backs generalist startups at Seed and Series A, mostly leading rounds with checks from $10 million to over $30 million, including Canva and Shopify.

Entry stageSeed, Series A
Check size$10M to $30M+
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team25 people20 activity updates, latest Oct 2

Who you would pitch at Bessemer Venture Partners

25 people on the investing team. Partners are listed first.

Yael SchiffVice PresidentPrior to Bessemer, she was a GM at Via Transportation, a consultant at McKinsey, and a line planner at Applied Materials.
Adam Fisher
Adam FisherInvestorHe established Bessemer's Israel office in 2007 and has invested in over 70 companies, helping 25 reach successful exits.
Alex FerraraInvestor
Amit KarpInvestorHe previously worked at McKinsey and Mercado.
Anant Vidur PuriInvestorHe has sourced investments in Swiggy and UrbanCompany and serves on boards for Cashify and Remedinet.
Andrew HedinInvestorHe joined Bessemer in 2015 after working at F-Prime Capital and Leerink Partners.
Ariel StermanInvestorHe previously worked at Stripes Group and holds a business degree from NYU Stern.
Bob GoodmanInvestorFocus: enterprise software, mobile, and B2B marketplaces for over 20 years.
Brian FeinsteinInvestorFocus: vertical software.
Bryan WuInvestorHe previously spent over a decade as a managing director at CPE, focusing on technology investments in China.
Byron DeeterInvestor
Charles BirnbaumInvestor
David CowanInvestor
Felda HardymonInvestorHe focused on software, semiconductors, communications, and storage investments, and led early investments in companies like Parametric Technology…
Jeremy LevineInvestor
Kent BennettInvestorHe began his career at Bain & Company and was a creative executive before entering venture capital.
Lance Co Ting KehInvestor
Lauri MooreInvestorFocus: early-stage data, AI, and developer tools.
Mike DroeschInvestorFocus: vertical AI and supply chain software.
Nithin KaimalInvestorHe invests in AI-native companies and leads AI-first wealth management investing in India.
Pankaj MitraInvestorHe has over 25 years of technology experience, including corporate development roles at Cisco and Infosys.
Rob StavisInvestorHe has over 20 years of venture capital experience and has served on boards of several companies.
Sameer DholakiaInvestorFocus: high-growth cloud businesses)Skip.
Steve KrausInvestorHe previously worked at a growth-stage private equity firm and as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

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Writes $10M to $30M+ checks. Its smallest check is larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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20 activity updates since September, latest Oct 2.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

Notable investments

CanvaAnthropicShopifyLinkedInTwitchWaymoPerplexityBoxBumbleCriteo

In their words

Bessemer Venture PartnersGlobal in reach and decentralized by design, Bessemer Venture Partners backs founders in any sector—from seed to growth and beyond—with any check size.www.bvp.com
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What stage does Bessemer Venture Partners invest in?

Bessemer Venture Partners reports entry at seed, series a.

How much does Bessemer Venture Partners invest?

Bessemer Venture Partners reports checks of $10M to $30M+.

Does Bessemer Venture Partners lead rounds?

Yes. Bessemer Venture Partners says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Bessemer Venture Partners?

Yael Schiff, Adam Fisher, Alex Ferrara, Amit Karp, Anant Vidur Puri, Andrew Hedin.

Is Bessemer Venture Partners active right now?

Bessemer Venture Partners has shown 20 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-10-02.

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