Bessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners backs entrepreneurs building transformative technology companies across AI, cloud, cybersecurity, fintech, healthtech, and consumer sectors. They focus on early‑stage to growth opportunities, leveraging deep domain expertise and a global network to help founders scale from seed to IPO. Their thesis emphasizes long‑lasting, category‑defining businesses that can forge new markets or dominate existing ones.
Based on data we found publicly online. Real numbers may be higher.
What they back
Industries
#1
60%
Enterprise Software
81 companies
#2
48%
Artificial Intelligence
65 companies
#3
39%
Data & Analytics
53 companies
- 4Developer Tools15.4%
- 5Financial Technology15.4%
- 6Applications11.8%
- 7AI Agents7.4%
- 8Cybersecurity7.4%
- 9Digital Health7.4%
- 10Commerce & Shopping6.6%
- 11Content & Publishing5.1%
Companies can be in several industries.
Based on data we found publicly online. Real numbers may be higher.
Portfolio composition
Companies by founding year
Peak: 2018: 19 companies
Based on data we found publicly online. Real numbers may be higher.
How they invest
Deal profile
39 deals by stage
2.6%
Pre-seed
12.8%
Seed
20.5%
Series A
20.5%
Series B
41%
Series C+
2.6%
Unknown
Based on data we found publicly online. Real numbers may be higher.
Based on data we found publicly online. Real numbers may be higher.
Fund details
Funds
Based on data we found publicly online. Real numbers may be higher.