Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a long-established venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California, founded in 1911. The firm makes early-stage and growth investments across software, cloud, fintech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, biotech, healthcare, consumer services, marketplaces and other technology sectors, with global reach in the United States, Israel, Canada and India. It supports founders from seed to scale, providing strategic guidance and capital to build durable businesses. The firm has backed notable companies such as Pinterest, LinkedIn, Shopify, Yelp, Twilio, DocuSign and Wix, among others, reflecting a history of funding transformative technology companies. Bessemer Venture Partners operates as a registered investment adviser and pursues opportunities across information technology, hardware and services worldwide.

Eric Arnold

Vice President

Kent Bennett

Partner

Thomas Berger

Partner

Charles Birnbaum

Partner

Sam Bondy

Investor

Past deals in Image Recognition

Moonvalley

Seed Round in 2024
Moonvalley builds creative studio, powered by the most capable video and image foundational models. The company is creating the place where generative image and video experiences will be built. Backed by Y-Combinator and Khosla Ventures.

Coactive AI

Series B in 2024
Coactive AI is a machine learning platform focused on transforming unstructured image and video data into actionable insights. By providing an application programming interface, the company empowers data practitioners and teams to effectively utilize visual data alongside conventional big data tools. Coactive AI employs advanced techniques in data-centric artificial intelligence to enhance the usability of visual data, allowing analysts to derive meaningful insights quickly and efficiently. The platform aims to simplify the challenges associated with managing unstructured data, making it accessible and valuable for data-driven decision-making.

Voxel51

Series B in 2024
Founded in 2016, Voxel51 specializes in computer vision and machine learning analytics for video and image understanding. The company enables AI builders to simplify workflows by transforming raw footage into actionable intelligence, facilitating exploration, visualization, curation, and testing of datasets alongside models to build production-ready visual AI systems.

Coactive AI

Series A in 2023
Coactive AI is a machine learning platform focused on transforming unstructured image and video data into actionable insights. By providing an application programming interface, the company empowers data practitioners and teams to effectively utilize visual data alongside conventional big data tools. Coactive AI employs advanced techniques in data-centric artificial intelligence to enhance the usability of visual data, allowing analysts to derive meaningful insights quickly and efficiently. The platform aims to simplify the challenges associated with managing unstructured data, making it accessible and valuable for data-driven decision-making.

Vayyar

Series E in 2022
Founded in 2011, Vayyar specializes in manufacturing advanced 4D imaging radar technology. Its versatile solutions cater to industries such as senior care, automotive, security, smart home, and robotics, aiming to enhance safety and impact daily lives.

Iris Automation

Series B in 2020
Iris Automation Inc. is a safety avionics technology company that specializes in developing collision avoidance systems for industrial drones. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada, Iris Automation provides an artificial intelligence solution that integrates real-time imagery with 3D mapping to detect and avoid both dynamic and static objects, including aircraft and wildlife. Its Casia system can operate onboard aircraft or from a ground-based configuration, facilitating safe flight with minimal human intervention. The company collaborates closely with civil aviation authorities worldwide to ensure the safe implementation of uncrewed aircraft operations beyond visual line of sight, participating in various regulatory programs and initiatives. Recognized for its innovation, Iris Automation is committed to unlocking the potential of uncrewed flight across multiple industries.

Iris Automation

Venture Round in 2020
Iris Automation Inc. is a safety avionics technology company that specializes in developing collision avoidance systems for industrial drones. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada, Iris Automation provides an artificial intelligence solution that integrates real-time imagery with 3D mapping to detect and avoid both dynamic and static objects, including aircraft and wildlife. Its Casia system can operate onboard aircraft or from a ground-based configuration, facilitating safe flight with minimal human intervention. The company collaborates closely with civil aviation authorities worldwide to ensure the safe implementation of uncrewed aircraft operations beyond visual line of sight, participating in various regulatory programs and initiatives. Recognized for its innovation, Iris Automation is committed to unlocking the potential of uncrewed flight across multiple industries.

Vayyar

Series D in 2019
Founded in 2011, Vayyar specializes in manufacturing advanced 4D imaging radar technology. Its versatile solutions cater to industries such as senior care, automotive, security, smart home, and robotics, aiming to enhance safety and impact daily lives.

Subtle Medical

Seed Round in 2018
Subtle Medical is a healthcare technology company that develops artificial‑intelligence software for magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography imaging. Its flagship products, SubtleMR and SubtlePET, are FDA‑cleared and CE‑marked tools that enhance image quality by reducing noise and sharpening detail, allowing scans to be performed faster and with lower radiation or contrast dose. The company’s deep‑learning algorithms integrate with any scanner without changing existing workflows, enabling imaging centers and hospitals to increase throughput and improve patient safety. Subtle Medical also offers a vendor‑agnostic AI platform that delivers analytics and support to clinical imaging providers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the firm has received an NIH SBIR grant and an RSNA award for its GAD technology.

Iris Automation

Series A in 2018
Iris Automation Inc. is a safety avionics technology company that specializes in developing collision avoidance systems for industrial drones. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada, Iris Automation provides an artificial intelligence solution that integrates real-time imagery with 3D mapping to detect and avoid both dynamic and static objects, including aircraft and wildlife. Its Casia system can operate onboard aircraft or from a ground-based configuration, facilitating safe flight with minimal human intervention. The company collaborates closely with civil aviation authorities worldwide to ensure the safe implementation of uncrewed aircraft operations beyond visual line of sight, participating in various regulatory programs and initiatives. Recognized for its innovation, Iris Automation is committed to unlocking the potential of uncrewed flight across multiple industries.

Cloudinary

Secondary Market in 2018
Cloudinary is a company that provides cloud-based solutions for image and video management, as well as digital asset management (DAM). Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel, with additional offices in the US and UK, Cloudinary empowers brands to deliver engaging visual experiences across various platforms. The company's platform utilizes AI-based technologies to streamline media management workflows, allowing developers to focus on creating optimal digital experiences without the hassle of building and supporting their own media management solutions. Cloudinary serves a wide range of customers, from small startups to large enterprises, including notable brands like Walmart Labs, Under Armour, and Forbes. The company's offerings are available through Amazon Web Services, making it accessible for users worldwide.

Vayyar

Series C in 2017
Founded in 2011, Vayyar specializes in manufacturing advanced 4D imaging radar technology. Its versatile solutions cater to industries such as senior care, automotive, security, smart home, and robotics, aiming to enhance safety and impact daily lives.

Prospera Technologies

Series B in 2017
Prospera Technologies Ltd. is a Tel-Aviv-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing computer vision technologies aimed at enhancing agricultural practices. The company's innovative solutions continuously monitor and analyze plant health, development, and stress by capturing both climate and visual data from the field. Prospera's technology provides actionable insights to growers through mobile and web platforms, enabling them to make informed decisions about their crops. The team's expertise comprises computer scientists, physicists, agronomists, and seasoned agri-business leaders, all dedicated to transforming the tools used in food production.

DeepScale

Seed Round in 2017
DeepScale develops perceptual system software for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It enables automakers to use industry-standard low-wattage processors, enhancing perception accuracy without requiring high-end hardware.

Prospera Technologies

Series A in 2016
Prospera Technologies Ltd. is a Tel-Aviv-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing computer vision technologies aimed at enhancing agricultural practices. The company's innovative solutions continuously monitor and analyze plant health, development, and stress by capturing both climate and visual data from the field. Prospera's technology provides actionable insights to growers through mobile and web platforms, enabling them to make informed decisions about their crops. The team's expertise comprises computer scientists, physicists, agronomists, and seasoned agri-business leaders, all dedicated to transforming the tools used in food production.

Cloudinary

Secondary Market in 2015
Cloudinary is a company that provides cloud-based solutions for image and video management, as well as digital asset management (DAM). Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel, with additional offices in the US and UK, Cloudinary empowers brands to deliver engaging visual experiences across various platforms. The company's platform utilizes AI-based technologies to streamline media management workflows, allowing developers to focus on creating optimal digital experiences without the hassle of building and supporting their own media management solutions. Cloudinary serves a wide range of customers, from small startups to large enterprises, including notable brands like Walmart Labs, Under Armour, and Forbes. The company's offerings are available through Amazon Web Services, making it accessible for users worldwide.

Vayyar

Series B in 2015
Founded in 2011, Vayyar specializes in manufacturing advanced 4D imaging radar technology. Its versatile solutions cater to industries such as senior care, automotive, security, smart home, and robotics, aiming to enhance safety and impact daily lives.

Figure Eight

Series C in 2014
Figure Eight Inc. is a developer of a human-in-the-loop machine learning platform that specializes in generating customized training data from various data types, including text, images, audio, and video. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides machine learning-assisted annotation solutions that cater to a wide array of applications such as autonomous vehicles, natural language processing, computer vision, and intelligent chatbots. The platform supports diverse industries, including automotive, healthcare, retail, and technology, and has produced over 10 billion training data labels to enhance real-world AI applications. By automating data annotation processes, Figure Eight enables data science teams to improve outcomes in sentiment analysis, search relevance, and data classification.

Vayyar

Venture Round in 2012
Founded in 2011, Vayyar specializes in manufacturing advanced 4D imaging radar technology. Its versatile solutions cater to industries such as senior care, automotive, security, smart home, and robotics, aiming to enhance safety and impact daily lives.

Terra Bella

Series C in 2012
Terra Bella is a private company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics services. Originally founded as Skybox Imaging in 2009 by Dan Berkenstock, Julian Mann, John Fenwick, and Ching-Yu Hu, the company operates the SkySat-1 satellite, which captures detailed panchromatic and multispectral images of the Earth. Terra Bella focuses on analyzing the movement of goods and people, providing valuable visual data for various applications, including supply chain monitoring, shipping logistics, industrial plant activity, and humanitarian relief efforts. Through its advanced imaging technology, the company aims to deliver critical insights that support decision-making across multiple sectors.

AccuVein

Series B in 2011
AccuVein is a medical imaging company that develops vein visualization technology for healthcare professionals. It offers portable, non-contact vein illumination devices that project a real-time map of peripheral veins on the skin to aid locating and accessing veins and to improve venipuncture, IV access, blood draws, IV infusions, blood donation, and related cosmetic procedures. Its product family includes handheld and wheeled, hands-free solutions such as AV400, designed for use in clinics, imaging centers, surgery centers, and long-term care settings. The devices are sold through distributors and sales representatives in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Medford, New York.

Figure Eight

Series B in 2011
Figure Eight Inc. is a developer of a human-in-the-loop machine learning platform that specializes in generating customized training data from various data types, including text, images, audio, and video. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides machine learning-assisted annotation solutions that cater to a wide array of applications such as autonomous vehicles, natural language processing, computer vision, and intelligent chatbots. The platform supports diverse industries, including automotive, healthcare, retail, and technology, and has produced over 10 billion training data labels to enhance real-world AI applications. By automating data annotation processes, Figure Eight enables data science teams to improve outcomes in sentiment analysis, search relevance, and data classification.

Terra Bella

Series B in 2010
Terra Bella is a private company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics services. Originally founded as Skybox Imaging in 2009 by Dan Berkenstock, Julian Mann, John Fenwick, and Ching-Yu Hu, the company operates the SkySat-1 satellite, which captures detailed panchromatic and multispectral images of the Earth. Terra Bella focuses on analyzing the movement of goods and people, providing valuable visual data for various applications, including supply chain monitoring, shipping logistics, industrial plant activity, and humanitarian relief efforts. Through its advanced imaging technology, the company aims to deliver critical insights that support decision-making across multiple sectors.

Figure Eight

Series A in 2010
Figure Eight Inc. is a developer of a human-in-the-loop machine learning platform that specializes in generating customized training data from various data types, including text, images, audio, and video. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides machine learning-assisted annotation solutions that cater to a wide array of applications such as autonomous vehicles, natural language processing, computer vision, and intelligent chatbots. The platform supports diverse industries, including automotive, healthcare, retail, and technology, and has produced over 10 billion training data labels to enhance real-world AI applications. By automating data annotation processes, Figure Eight enables data science teams to improve outcomes in sentiment analysis, search relevance, and data classification.

Advanced Recognition Technologies

Venture Round in 2004
Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc. is a pioneering company in the field of natural Human User Interface, established in 1990. The company specializes in developing speech and handwriting recognition software for mobile devices, leading the market with innovative solutions that enable control and command through voice and natural handwriting. ART's proprietary technologies cater to a wide range of platforms, including cellular phones, smartphones, mobile communicators, PDAs, and automotive systems. The company has successfully deployed its software-only solutions in numerous product lines produced by industry leaders such as Acer, Panasonic, and Samsung. Additionally, ART offers stand-alone products directly to consumers, allowing individuals to access the same advanced technologies utilized by major manufacturers. With a strong presence in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Israel, where it operates a dedicated R&D subsidiary, ART continues to shape the future of user interface solutions in the mobile technology landscape.

Relevance AI

Relevance AI provides a platform to design and deploy AI agents and manage an AI workforce to automate repetitive reasoning tasks across marketing, sales, research, and operations. Its AI Tools integrate into existing workflows to automate routine tasks, while AI Agents enable end-to-end automation of complex processes. The platform is designed to help teams extract actionable business insights from unstructured data, including text and images, by organizing AI work in a visual interface. Relevance AI targets operations and business teams, aiming to reduce reliance on extensive developer resources and to drive efficiency through automation and data-driven decision making.
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