Bessemer Venture Partners

Venture capital firm
Larchmont, New York, USAFounded 1911$20.2B AUMwww.bvp.com

Multi-stage venture capital firm investing across 13 sectors including AI, biotech, cloud, fintech, and healthcare supporting 420+ portfolio companies.

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AIBiotechCloudConsumerCryptoCybersecurityDataDeep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechHealthcareMarketplaces
Geographies
USALarchmont, New York, USA
Check size
$1M-$100M

Open Roles

4

Recent changes

  1. Sep 14, 2026New fund: Bessemer Venture Partners Venture Fund XIII SEC EDGAR Form D
  2. Sep 14, 2026New fund: Bessemer Venture Partners Fund XIII SEC EDGAR Form D
  3. Sep 8, 2026Invested in The Exploration Company (Series C, $450M) TechCrunch
  4. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: AI, Biotech, Cloud, Consumer, Crypto, Cybersecurity, Data, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Fintech, Health… bvp.com
  5. Sep 3, 2026Invested in Upwind (Series C, $300M) Bloomberg
Earlier changes (11)
  1. Sep 2, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Wonderful (Series C, $550M) TechCrunch
  2. Aug 20, 2026Invested in Twin1 AI (Seed, $20M) Axios
  3. Aug 11, 2026Invested in Flagler Health (Series B, $50M) HIT Consultant
  4. Jul 30, 2026Invested in Onyx Security (Series B, $113M) SecurityWeek
  5. Jul 29, 2026Onyx Security Raises $113M Series B With Bessemer Pulse story
  6. Jul 28, 2026Invested in Act Security (Series A, $60M) Tech Startups
  7. Jul 27, 2026Invested in Genius AI (Series D, $44M) Fortune
  8. Jul 21, 2026Invested in Sila (Growth, $300M) Sila
  9. Mar 12, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Wonderful (Series B, $150M) TechCrunch
  10. Nov 11, 2025Invested in Wonderful (Series A, $100M) TechCrunch
  11. Mar 3, 2025Invested in Anthropic (Series E, $3.5B) TechCrunch

Funds

2
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Bessemer Venture Partners Fund XIII2026β€”Flagship
As of Sep 14, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
Bessemer Venture Partners Venture Fund XIII2026β€”Venture
As of Sep 14, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D

Portfolio

12 total

Recent Investment Activity

12
DateCompanyEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Sep 8, 2026The Exploration CompanySeries C$450M$8 billion
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TechCrunch
Sep 3, 2026UpwindSeries C$300M$3.8B
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Pulse story
Sep 2, 2026WonderfulSeries C$550M$5B
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TechCrunch
Aug 20, 2026Twin1 AISeed$20Mβ€”
Bessemer Venture PartnersTribeca Venture PartnersAramco VenturesNeoEJF VenturesTin Alley VenturesAGI House VenturesF-Prime Capital+2 more
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Pulse story
Aug 11, 2026Flagler HealthSeries B$50Mβ€”
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Pulse story
Jul 30, 2026Onyx SecuritySeries B$113M~$640M
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SecurityWeek
Jul 28, 2026Act SecuritySeries A$60Mβ€”
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Pulse story
Jul 27, 2026Genius AISeries D$44M$1.15B
Lux CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersImaginary Ventures2048 VenturesL Catterton GrowthStepStone Private Ventures all
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Pulse story
Jul 21, 2026SilaGrowth$300Mβ€”
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Sila
Mar 12, 2026WonderfulSeries B$150M$2B
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TechCrunch
Nov 11, 2025WonderfulSeries A$100Mβ€”
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TechCrunch
Mar 3, 2025AnthropicSeries E$3.5B$61.5B
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TechCrunch

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
AI infra
4 Β· 33%
Enterprise SaaS
3 Β· 25%
Cybersecurity
1 Β· 8%
Healthtech
1 Β· 8%
Defense
1 Β· 8%
Battery materials
1 Β· 8%
Space
1 Β· 8%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series C
3 Β· 25%
Series B
3 Β· 25%
Series A
2 Β· 17%
Seed
1 Β· 8%
Series D
1 Β· 8%
Growth
1 Β· 8%
Series E
1 Β· 8%

Co-Investors

12
  1. Exploration Company Raises $450M To Rival SpaceXThe Exploration Company, a Munich- and Bordeaux-based spacecraft maker, raised a $450 million Series C led by Atomico, Bessemer and the Scaleup Europe Fund to fund its Storm rocket engine and Nyx reusable capsule program.β†’
  2. Upwind Triples Valuation to $3.8B Riding Wiz's ExitThe cloud-security startup raised $300 million led by Bessemer and TCV at a $3.8 billion valuation, tripling its price in roughly five months as rivals scramble to fill the gap Google's $32 billion Wiz acquisition left in independent cloud security.β†’
  3. Twin1 AI Exits Stealth With $20M for Digital TwinsTwin1 AI raised a $20M seed co-led by Bessemer, Tribeca Venture Partners and Aramco Ventures to build AI digital twins that preserve a professional's judgment and context across an organization.β†’
  4. Flagler Health Raises $50M to Fix Musculoskeletal CareFlagler Health raised a $50 million Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners to build an AI-native platform coordinating clinical and administrative workflows for musculoskeletal care providers.β†’
  5. Onyx Security Raises $113M Series B With BessemerOnyx Security closed a $113 million Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners, adding to a wave of nine-figure cybersecurity rounds closing the same week as ThreatLocker's $190 million raise.β†’
  6. Act Security Raises $60M to Police Cloud & AI AgentsTel Aviv-based Act Security disclosed $60 million across seed and Series A rounds from Team8, Bessemer, and others to build cloud access control and AI-agent governance tools for enterprises.β†’
  7. Act Security Emerges From Stealth With $60MCloud-access security startup Act Security emerged from stealth disclosing $60 million in combined funding -- a $20M seed led by Team8 and Bessemer, plus a $40M Series A led by Notable Capital -- to secure human, workload and AI-agent access.β†’
  8. Neo Launches With $100M to Secure Agentic AI SoftwareThree SentinelOne veterans launched Neo out of stealth with $100 million from a16z and Bessemer to secure the AI agents enterprises are now running against production systems.β†’
  9. Chemistry Ventures Raising $500M for Second FundChemistry Ventures, the AI-focused firm founded by Bessemer, Index and a16z alumni, is raising $500 million for its second fund -- already oversubscribed just two years after its $350 million debut.β†’
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