Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a $4 billion venture capital firm founded in 1911 and based in California, specializing in investments across consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors globally, from seed stage to growth. The firm supports founders by providing guidance and resources, starting with seed and Series A investments and maintaining involvement throughout the development of their companies. Bessemer has a diverse portfolio, having funded early-stage companies such as Pinterest, Blue Apron, Skype, and Twitch, and has played a role in the successful initial public offerings of 117 companies, including Twilio, Yelp, and LinkedIn. The firm also operates several specialized funds targeting various sectors, including information technology, software, and digital health, with a presence in key markets such as India and Israel.

Rob Arditi

Partner

Anurag Begwani

Investor

Kent Bennett

Partner

Mark S. Bercow

Operating Partner

Charles Birnbaum

Partner

Sam Bondy

Investor

Robert H. Buescher

Administrative Partner

Sara Byrne

Director, GP Accounting

Aparna Chaganty

Investor

Morgan Cheatham

vice_president

Chris Chesney

Associate

J. Edmund Colloton

Managing Partner and COO

Ed Colloton

Partner

David Cowan

Partner

Mary D'Onofrio

Partner

Byron Deeter

Partner

Sameer Dholakia

Partner

John Drake

Investor

Mike Droesch

Partner

David Erickson

Operating Partner

Alex Ferrara

Partner

Adam Fisher

Partner

Christopher Gabrieli

Partner

Talia Goldberg

Partner

Bob Goodman

Partner

Robert P. Goodman

Partner

Sandy Grippo

Chief Financial Officer and Partner

Sofia Guerra

Investor

Vishal Gupta

Partner

Felda Hardymon

Partner

Tess Hatch

Partner

Andrew Hedin

Partner

Eric Kaplan

Investor

Amit Karp

Partner

Stephen Kraus

Partner

Ethan Kurzweil

Partner

Waikit Lau

Associate

Jeremy Levine

Partner

Lindsey Li

Investor

Emily Lu

Venture Capitalist

Grace Ma

Investor

Bennett Mathews

Senior Associate

Bhavik Nagda

Investor

Aditya Nidmarti

Investor

Robert O'Neil

Partner

Darsh Patel

Investor

Anant Vidur Puri

Partner

Anant Vidur Puri

Partner

Dan Ramirez

Associate

Caty Rea

vice_president

Elliott Robinson

Partner & Co-Founder of the Growth Investment Practice

Aia Sarycheva

Investor

Yael Schiff

Investor

Madeline Shue

Investor

Rob Stavis

Partner

Ariel Sterman

vice_president

Nancy Straface

Vice president of investment accounting

Mayo Stuntz

Operating Partner

Alexandra Sukin

Investor

Janelle Teng

vice_president

Christopher Wan

Investor

Connor Watumull

Senior Associate

David Wehrs

Partner

Augie Wilkinson

Director, Portfolio Monitoring and Analysis

Alex Yuditski

Investor

Past deals in New Jersey

Optimal Dynamics

Series B in 2022
Optimal Dynamics, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) based software that provides carriers with load recommendations. The company provides SMART-TL, an application that automates the process of searching for loads and recommends loads to the right carrier. It serves the logistics and supply chain sector. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

Optimal Dynamics

Series A in 2021
Optimal Dynamics, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) based software that provides carriers with load recommendations. The company provides SMART-TL, an application that automates the process of searching for loads and recommends loads to the right carrier. It serves the logistics and supply chain sector. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

DriveNets

Series B in 2021
DriveNets Ltd. develops software solutions for communications service provider networks. It offers Network Cloud, a software-centric routing infrastructure that provides a routing stack, data-path control, central management capabilities, and interfaces to third party tools through standard northbound interfaces. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Ra’anana, Israel with an additional office in Red Bank, New Jersey.

DriveNets

Series A in 2019
DriveNets Ltd. develops software solutions for communications service provider networks. It offers Network Cloud, a software-centric routing infrastructure that provides a routing stack, data-path control, central management capabilities, and interfaces to third party tools through standard northbound interfaces. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Ra’anana, Israel with an additional office in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Alcresta

Series C in 2016
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes enzyme-based products aimed at treating gastrointestinal disorders and rare diseases. The company's primary offering, RELiZORB, is a digestive enzyme cartridge designed to replicate the function of pancreatic lipase for adults on enteral tube feeding who struggle to break down and absorb fats. Established in 2011 and based in Warren, New Jersey, Alcresta focuses on innovative, point-of-care nutritional products that enhance nutrition and manage health conditions for various populations, including infants, aging adults, and individuals with acute or chronic diseases. The company leverages its expertise in both adult and pediatric nutrition, along with protein manufacturing and regulatory knowledge, to address the unmet nutritional needs of those with compromised health.

Alcresta

Series B in 2013
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes enzyme-based products aimed at treating gastrointestinal disorders and rare diseases. The company's primary offering, RELiZORB, is a digestive enzyme cartridge designed to replicate the function of pancreatic lipase for adults on enteral tube feeding who struggle to break down and absorb fats. Established in 2011 and based in Warren, New Jersey, Alcresta focuses on innovative, point-of-care nutritional products that enhance nutrition and manage health conditions for various populations, including infants, aging adults, and individuals with acute or chronic diseases. The company leverages its expertise in both adult and pediatric nutrition, along with protein manufacturing and regulatory knowledge, to address the unmet nutritional needs of those with compromised health.

Alcresta

Series A in 2012
Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes enzyme-based products aimed at treating gastrointestinal disorders and rare diseases. The company's primary offering, RELiZORB, is a digestive enzyme cartridge designed to replicate the function of pancreatic lipase for adults on enteral tube feeding who struggle to break down and absorb fats. Established in 2011 and based in Warren, New Jersey, Alcresta focuses on innovative, point-of-care nutritional products that enhance nutrition and manage health conditions for various populations, including infants, aging adults, and individuals with acute or chronic diseases. The company leverages its expertise in both adult and pediatric nutrition, along with protein manufacturing and regulatory knowledge, to address the unmet nutritional needs of those with compromised health.

Quidsi

Debt Financing in 2010
Quidsi is one of the world's fastest growing e-commerce companies and parent of Diapers.com (baby care), Soap.com (household essentials) and BeautyBar.com (prestige beauty). The company's mission is to make life easier by creating a new type of e-commerce experience, delivering in 1-2 days, and providing incredible customer service. Quidsi is redefining e-commerce by combining the focus and customer connection of a specialty store with the scale, efficiency, choice, value and reliability of a massive global retailer.

Quidsi

Series E in 2009
Quidsi is one of the world's fastest growing e-commerce companies and parent of Diapers.com (baby care), Soap.com (household essentials) and BeautyBar.com (prestige beauty). The company's mission is to make life easier by creating a new type of e-commerce experience, delivering in 1-2 days, and providing incredible customer service. Quidsi is redefining e-commerce by combining the focus and customer connection of a specialty store with the scale, efficiency, choice, value and reliability of a massive global retailer.

Quadriserv

Venture Round in 2009
Quadriserv, Inc. is an independent provider of technology and innovative business models tailored for the securities lending industry. Founded in 2001 and based in New York, the company has positioned itself as a leader in implementing transformative changes in market structure for various participants, including beneficial owners, agent and custodial banks, broker-dealers, and hedge funds. Quadriserv offers products such as Aquas, a web-based application that provides daily lending rates, historical market data, analytics, and trading tools to assist lenders and borrowers in making informed investment decisions. Additionally, it operates AQS, an automated marketplace for securities lending and borrowing, delivering essential market data, transaction capabilities, and credit solutions to its users. As of August 2015, Quadriserv operates as a subsidiary of PDQ ATS, Inc.

Transave

Series D in 2008
Transave, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops inhaled pharmaceuticals for the treatment of lung diseases. The company’s liposomal technology allows the release of drug in the lung's microenvironment. Its products also include Arikace for the treatment of gram-negative lung infections and pseudomonas infections in cystic fibrosis patients; and cisplatin lipid complex for the treatment of cancers affecting the lungs. Transave, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. As of December 1, 2010, Transave, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Insmed Incorporated.

Diapers.com

Series B in 2007
Diapers.com was founded by Marc Lore and Vinit Bharara, two young dads with a simple goal: to make life easier for parents. Tired of midnight diaper runs and frustrated searches for the right products, their founding fathers resolved to create a better way for parents to shop. Diapers.com was quickly born, offering the convenience of fast, free shipping, and the best customer service around.

Quidsi

Series B in 2007
Quidsi is one of the world's fastest growing e-commerce companies and parent of Diapers.com (baby care), Soap.com (household essentials) and BeautyBar.com (prestige beauty). The company's mission is to make life easier by creating a new type of e-commerce experience, delivering in 1-2 days, and providing incredible customer service. Quidsi is redefining e-commerce by combining the focus and customer connection of a specialty store with the scale, efficiency, choice, value and reliability of a massive global retailer.

Quadriserv

Series B in 2007
Quadriserv, Inc. is an independent provider of technology and innovative business models tailored for the securities lending industry. Founded in 2001 and based in New York, the company has positioned itself as a leader in implementing transformative changes in market structure for various participants, including beneficial owners, agent and custodial banks, broker-dealers, and hedge funds. Quadriserv offers products such as Aquas, a web-based application that provides daily lending rates, historical market data, analytics, and trading tools to assist lenders and borrowers in making informed investment decisions. Additionally, it operates AQS, an automated marketplace for securities lending and borrowing, delivering essential market data, transaction capabilities, and credit solutions to its users. As of August 2015, Quadriserv operates as a subsidiary of PDQ ATS, Inc.

NanoOpto

Venture Round in 2004
NanoOpto is applying proprietary nano-optics and nano-manufacturing technology to design and make components for optical systems and networks. Based on years of research, the company's technology allows orders of magnitude more rapid prototyping, higher performance, and lower overall system cost. Both on its own and with corporate partners, NanoOpto will use subwavelength techniques to produce better conventional optical components and also to create new classes of integrated components. The company's development of proprietary nano-pattern transfer techniques forms the basis for high volume manufacture at its facility in Somerset, New Jersey.

ReefEdge

Series B in 2004
ReefEdge, Inc. is a provider of wireless local area network systems for multi-site enterprises to deploy, manage, and secure wireless networks. ReefEdge Inc. develops technologies for in-building wireless networks. Founded in Spring 2000, ReefEdge products allow the emerging generation of mobile devices to become full participants in the corporate networking environment. ReefEdge provides secure, reliable, managed connectivity for mobile devices equipped with short-range wireless capabilities such as Bluetooth and makes possible the deployment of new kinds of "smart" mobile applications that deliver personalized, location-aware and collaborative services. The company boasts a seasoned executive team with years of experience delivering products and solutions to enterprise customers, with former executives from IBM, AT&T, Telcordia and Prodigy.

ReefEdge

Venture Round in 2003
ReefEdge, Inc. is a provider of wireless local area network systems for multi-site enterprises to deploy, manage, and secure wireless networks. ReefEdge Inc. develops technologies for in-building wireless networks. Founded in Spring 2000, ReefEdge products allow the emerging generation of mobile devices to become full participants in the corporate networking environment. ReefEdge provides secure, reliable, managed connectivity for mobile devices equipped with short-range wireless capabilities such as Bluetooth and makes possible the deployment of new kinds of "smart" mobile applications that deliver personalized, location-aware and collaborative services. The company boasts a seasoned executive team with years of experience delivering products and solutions to enterprise customers, with former executives from IBM, AT&T, Telcordia and Prodigy.

NanoOpto

Series B in 2003
NanoOpto is applying proprietary nano-optics and nano-manufacturing technology to design and make components for optical systems and networks. Based on years of research, the company's technology allows orders of magnitude more rapid prototyping, higher performance, and lower overall system cost. Both on its own and with corporate partners, NanoOpto will use subwavelength techniques to produce better conventional optical components and also to create new classes of integrated components. The company's development of proprietary nano-pattern transfer techniques forms the basis for high volume manufacture at its facility in Somerset, New Jersey.

Flarion Technologies

Series B in 2001
Headquartered in Bedminster, N.J., Flarion Technologies has developed and deployed FLASH-OFDM mobile broadband since 2000. Flarion's product line consists of the RadioRouter® base station, FLASH-OFDM modems, embedded chipsets, and system software to create an end-to-end network for mobile operators.

ReefEdge

Series B in 2001
ReefEdge, Inc. is a provider of wireless local area network systems for multi-site enterprises to deploy, manage, and secure wireless networks. ReefEdge Inc. develops technologies for in-building wireless networks. Founded in Spring 2000, ReefEdge products allow the emerging generation of mobile devices to become full participants in the corporate networking environment. ReefEdge provides secure, reliable, managed connectivity for mobile devices equipped with short-range wireless capabilities such as Bluetooth and makes possible the deployment of new kinds of "smart" mobile applications that deliver personalized, location-aware and collaborative services. The company boasts a seasoned executive team with years of experience delivering products and solutions to enterprise customers, with former executives from IBM, AT&T, Telcordia and Prodigy.

ReefEdge

Series A in 2000
ReefEdge, Inc. is a provider of wireless local area network systems for multi-site enterprises to deploy, manage, and secure wireless networks. ReefEdge Inc. develops technologies for in-building wireless networks. Founded in Spring 2000, ReefEdge products allow the emerging generation of mobile devices to become full participants in the corporate networking environment. ReefEdge provides secure, reliable, managed connectivity for mobile devices equipped with short-range wireless capabilities such as Bluetooth and makes possible the deployment of new kinds of "smart" mobile applications that deliver personalized, location-aware and collaborative services. The company boasts a seasoned executive team with years of experience delivering products and solutions to enterprise customers, with former executives from IBM, AT&T, Telcordia and Prodigy.

Flarion Technologies

Series A in 2000
Headquartered in Bedminster, N.J., Flarion Technologies has developed and deployed FLASH-OFDM mobile broadband since 2000. Flarion's product line consists of the RadioRouter® base station, FLASH-OFDM modems, embedded chipsets, and system software to create an end-to-end network for mobile operators.