Bessemer Venture Partners
Venture Capital Est. 1911
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Redwood City, CA, United States
- Founded
- 1911
- Focus
- Consumer · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Technology
About
Bessemer Venture Partners is the oldest venture capital firm in the United States, and invests in enterprise, consumer and healthcare technology startups around the world. Bessemer invests from seed stage to growth, and across the technology and services stack. With a history that includes early investments in Yelp, LinkedIn and Skype, Bessemer has earned a reputation for spotting fledgling stars in the notably hard to predict world of consumer tech.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Growth Equity
Investment Focus
Across the firm
Sources
Profile sources
- bvp.com — Consumer, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology
Recent venture activity
- May 2026 · Reported 3 more venture funds to the SEC (29 in total) in its Form ADV filed 2026-05-13 · SEC Form ADV
Locations & investment markets
Office · Redwood City, United States
Office · San Francisco, United States
Office · Wellesley, United States
Office · New York City, United States
Office · Larchmont, United States
Office · Bangalore, India
Office · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Office · London, United Kingdom
Investment market · India
A March 2025 dated announcement describes a dedicated India fund and ongoing investment strategy for founders in the region.
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.
Investment Criteria
Investment size
USD 100K - USD 75M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States India Israel United Kingdom
Coverage
Global Regions
North America Asia Middle East Europe
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
4 countries
United States India Israel United Kingdom
8 known offices
Redwood City, CA, United States (HQ)
Bengaluru, KA, India
Tel Aviv, Israel
London, United Kingdom
San Francisco, CA, United States
Wellesley, MA, United States
New York, NY, United States
Larchmont, NY, United States
Fundraising
Bessemer Venture Partners 2026 fund
Sep 23, 2026
USD 5.8B
source Bessemer Venture Partners XII
2022
USD 3.9B
source Bessemer Venture Partners BVP Forge I
2022
USD 780M
source Bessemer Venture Partners X
2018
USD 1.9B
source Bessemer Venture Partners IX
2015
USD 1.6B
source Bessemer Venture Partners VIII
2011
USD 1.6B
source Bessemer Venture Partners VII
2007
USD 1B
source Deals & Activity
Deals, last 12 months
2
1 led
Deals, last 36 months
6
4 led
Exits, last 36 months
0
0 on record
Recent deals
Rounds, buyouts and stakes from public sources · How this is counted- Series E · Mar 2026US$220m
- US$6m
- US$100m
- US$24m
- US$24m
-
Tracked deals
11
Most common deal types
Growth (3) Series B (2) Seed (2) Unknown (2) Series E (1) Pre Seed (1)
Other recorded investments
EliseAI
2026
Twin1
Seed - 2026
$20M
Genius AI
Series D - 2026
$44M
Abridge
Series D - 2025
$250M
Moxie
2025
$15M
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