Bessemer Venture Partners

One of the oldest venture firms in the U.S., with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, Israel, and India. BVP backs early-stage and growth companies across enterprise SaaS, cloud infrastructure, fintech, and healthtech — known for the BVP Cloud Index and long-horizon category bets.

Typical check size

$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)

Founded

1911

Headquarters

New York, NY

AUM

$4B+

Rounds they lead

Seed Series A Series B+

Rounds they invest

Pre-Seed Seed Series A Series B+

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list Bessemer Venture Partners as an investor (39 total).

+15 more in the directory graph (browse related articles below or the startups index).

FAQs about Bessemer Venture Partners

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

BVP leads and participates from pre-seed through growth. Our directory lists Seed, Series A, and Series B+ as lead stages, with pre-seed participation as well. The firm runs dedicated roadmaps (e.g., cloud, cybersecurity, healthcare) that span early and later rounds.

BVP does not publish a single typical check. Our directory shows $4B+ AUM across multiple funds; individual investments range from early seed participations to large growth rounds depending on the fund and company stage.

Headquartered in New York with offices in Silicon Valley, Israel, and India (per bvp.com). BVP invests globally — U.S., Europe, Israel, India, and other markets — with sector teams rather than a single-city mandate.

BVP organizes around vertical roadmaps including cloud/SaaS, cybersecurity, consumer, fintech, and healthcare. Our directory tags enterprise-saas, infra-cloud, healthtech, and fintech. The firm is known for publishing investment theses (e.g., the BVP Cloud Index).

BVP both leads and co-invests across stages. It often leads Series A and growth rounds for companies on its roadmaps while also participating in competitive seed rounds alongside other top-tier firms.

In our directory (sample): Abridge (/startup/abridge), Pinterest (/startup/pinterest), Zapier (/startup/zapier), Imply (/startup/imply), Waymo (/startup/waymo), and EliseAI (/startup/eliseai). BVP is linked to many more companies in the directory.

Review bvp.com roadmaps and target the partner aligned with your sector. Warm introductions from portfolio founders, operators, or co-investors are standard. BVP also publishes resources and anti-portfolio lessons that signal what they look for.

BVP-backed companies appear across our startup profiles (e.g., Abridge, Fal, Neo Agentic Security). See the fund page at /fund/bessemer-venture-partners and related portfolio company pages.

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