Steve Kraus is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners in Boston, focusing on healthcare investments. He previously worked at a growth-stage private equity firm and as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

What Steve can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Bessemer Venture Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Bessemer Venture Partners.

Career

  1. Bain & Company · management consultant
  2. Bessemer Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Bright Health GroupHeadspace HealthGroupsQventusAspenRxHouseRxOshi HealthFolx HealthMural HealthAlcresta

Focus

healthcareaibiotechseedearly

Education

Yale UniversityHarvard, MBA

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Who is Steve Kraus?

Steve Kraus is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners in Boston, focusing on healthcare investments. He previously worked at a growth-stage private equity firm and as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

How much does Steve Kraus invest?

Steve Kraus invests through Bessemer Venture Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Steve Kraus?

A warm intro from a founder Bessemer Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Steve Kraus do before Bessemer Venture Partners?

management consultant at Bain & Company.

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