Yael Schiff

Vice President atBessemer Venture PartnersFirm active Oct 2Tel Aviv, Israel

Yael Schiff is a vice president in Bessemer Venture Partners' Israel office, focusing on early-stage companies in AI infrastructure, AI applications, cyber, and data. Prior to Bessemer, she was a GM at Via Transportation, a consultant at McKinsey, and a line planner at Applied Materials.

What Yael can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

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

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Career

  1. Applied Materials · line planner
  2. McKinsey · consultant
  3. Via Transportation · GM
  4. Bessemer Venture Partners · Vice President
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Act SecurityOnyx Security

Focus

early-stageai infrastructureai applicationscyberdata

Education

Harvard Business School, MBATel-Aviv University, B.Sc. in industrial engineering

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Who is Yael Schiff?

Yael Schiff is a vice president in Bessemer Venture Partners' Israel office, focusing on early-stage companies in AI infrastructure, AI applications, cyber, and data. Prior to Bessemer, she was a GM at Via Transportation, a consultant at McKinsey, and a line planner at Applied Materials.

How much does Yael Schiff invest?

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

How do I pitch Yael Schiff?

A warm intro from a founder Bessemer Venture Partners backed works best.

What did Yael Schiff do before Bessemer Venture Partners?

line planner at Applied Materials; consultant at McKinsey; GM at Via Transportation.

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