Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a prominent venture capital firm, founded in 1911 and based in Redwood City, California. With approximately $4 billion in assets under management, the firm invests globally in startups across various sectors, including consumer, enterprise, healthcare, information technology, and deep tech, from seed stage to growth. Bessemer's partners are dedicated to supporting founders by providing guidance and resources throughout the company's lifecycle. The firm has a notable track record of backing early-stage investments in companies such as Pinterest, Skype, and Twitch, and has played a significant role in the development of 117 IPOs, including notable names like Twilio and LinkedIn. With funds targeting a range of sectors, Bessemer Venture Partners exemplifies a commitment to fostering innovation and building enduring businesses.

Anurag Begwani

Investor

Kent Bennett

Partner

Tom Berger

Partner

Charles Birnbaum

Partner

Sam Bondy

Investor

William Burgin

Partner

Sara Byrne

Partner and CFO

Aparna Chaganty

Investor

Morgan Cheatham

Vice President

Justina Chung

Vice President

David Cowan

Partner

Brian Cramer

Operating Partner

Mary D'Onofrio

Partner

Byron Deeter

Partner

Sameer Dholakia

Partner

John Drake

Investor

Mike Droesch

Partner

Jeff Epstein

Operating Partner

Adam Ferrara

Partner

Libbie Frost

Investor

Andrew Geisse

Operating Partner

Talia Goldberg

Partner

Bob Goodman

Partner

Alexa Grabelle

Investor

Sandy Grippo

COO and Partner

Sofia Guerra

Vice President, Cambridge office

Vishal Gupta

Managing Director, Partner

Tess Hatch

Partner

Andrew Hedin

Partner

Sachin Jain

Investor

Nithin Kaimal

COO

Eric Kaplan

Investor

Stephen Kraus

Partner

Ethan Kurzweil

Partner

Lindsey Li

Vice President

Grace Ma

Investor

Maha Malik

Investor

Bhavik Nagda

Investor

Aditya Nidmarti

Investor

Bob O'Neil

Venture Partner

Darsh Patel

Investor

Anant Vidur Puri

Partner

Caty Rea

Vice President

Raj Sabhlok

Operating Partner

Jason Scheller

Investor

Yael Schiff

Vice President

Andrew Schmitt

Investor

Madeline Shue

Investor

Scott Smith

Operating Partner

Robert Stavis

Partner

Mayo Stuntz

Operating Partner

Vatsalya Tandon

Investor

Janice Teng

Vice President

Christopher Wan

Vice President

Bryan Wu

Partner

Alex Yuditski

Investor

Moksha .

Investor

Past deals in Robotics

ANYbotics

Series B in 2023
ANYbotics AG, founded in 2016 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, develops advanced four-legged robots designed for various industrial applications. These autonomous mobile robots are engineered to enhance safety and productivity by navigating complex environments and performing routine inspections. Equipped with a suite of advanced sensors including visual zoom cameras, lidar scanners, and thermal cameras, ANYbotics' robots can monitor assets, detect gas presence, and create 3D models. Their robust design allows for operation in challenging terrains, making them suitable for sectors such as power, chemicals, construction, mining, and oil and gas. By automating inspection tasks and providing real-time data, ANYbotics aims to improve operational efficiency and support critical functions such as search and rescue.

Dashbot

Venture Round in 2022
Dashbot, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a conversational analytics platform designed for bot developers and enterprises to enhance user acquisition, engagement, and retention. Founded in 2016, Dashbot provides a range of services, including actionable insights derived from conversational data, sentiment analysis, and AI response effectiveness. The platform captures a variety of metrics, such as engagement rates and retention statistics, along with full chat transcripts for detailed analysis. Additionally, Dashbot enables proactive engagement through features like Live Person Takeover and Push Notifications. The platform supports numerous conversational interfaces, including Facebook, Alexa, Google Home, Slack, and Twitter, making it a versatile tool for brands looking to optimize their customer interactions.

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.

Phantom Auto

Series B in 2022
Phantom Auto Inc. specializes in developing teleoperation software that enables trained operators to remotely control autonomous vehicles when they cannot operate independently. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional research and development center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Phantom Auto's technology is applicable to a wide range of vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks, shuttles, industrial vehicles, and delivery robots. The company's platform features low-latency communication software, an application programming interface for real-time driving assistance, and training services for remote operators. By facilitating remote control of vehicles in challenging conditions, such as construction zones or adverse weather, Phantom Auto supports the safe testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles globally.

Aigen

Seed Round in 2022
Aigen is a company that develops an autonomous, solar-powered robotics platform aimed at enhancing soil health and addressing agricultural challenges. By providing a robotics service platform, Aigen focuses on delivering improved data and actionable solutions for farmers, enabling them to manage crops without relying on chemical inputs that can degrade soil quality. This innovative approach not only supports the regeneration of soil health but also offers affordable alternatives to conventional farming practices. In doing so, Aigen seeks to mitigate the global agriculture labor shortage while contributing to broader environmental and public health efforts.

Hyperscience

Series E in 2021
Hyperscience is a technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, specializing in AI-based enterprise software that automates office work processes. The company's software utilizes machine learning to efficiently process structured and semi-structured documents, automate data entry, extract essential details from invoices, and reconcile compliance-driven data. This automation enables businesses and government organizations to streamline complex processes, thereby enhancing productivity and modernizing mission-critical operations. By focusing on reducing monotonous manual tasks, Hyperscience aims to transform the way organizations manage their workflows.

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.

DroneDeploy

Series F in 2021
DroneDeploy, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based software solutions for drone management and automation. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of products that facilitate aerial mapping, data processing, and analysis across various sectors, including agriculture, construction, mining, and inspection. Its software enables users to conduct automated flight safety checks, create orthorectified maps, and generate 3D models and point clouds. Additionally, DroneDeploy provides a mobile application for aerial imaging and a drone-on-demand service that connects customers with certified pilots for data collection. The company has established partnerships with major drone manufacturers, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of drone models. With a focus on enhancing operational efficiency, DroneDeploy serves clients in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Iris Automation

Series B in 2020
Iris Automation Inc. develops collision avoidance systems for operating industrial drones. The company offers an artificial intelligence computer that blends real-time images and 3D maps to track incoming objects. Its onboard software tracks and avoids dynamic and static objects on the ground and in the air at short-range and long-range. The company’s system is built to process visual data in real-time holding the capability to see structures that suddenly appear, such as a plane, flock of birds, and another drone. It serves the avionics industry worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada.

Iris Automation

Venture Round in 2020
Iris Automation Inc. develops collision avoidance systems for operating industrial drones. The company offers an artificial intelligence computer that blends real-time images and 3D maps to track incoming objects. Its onboard software tracks and avoids dynamic and static objects on the ground and in the air at short-range and long-range. The company’s system is built to process visual data in real-time holding the capability to see structures that suddenly appear, such as a plane, flock of birds, and another drone. It serves the avionics industry worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada.

Hyperscience

Series D in 2020
Hyperscience is a technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, specializing in AI-based enterprise software that automates office work processes. The company's software utilizes machine learning to efficiently process structured and semi-structured documents, automate data entry, extract essential details from invoices, and reconcile compliance-driven data. This automation enables businesses and government organizations to streamline complex processes, thereby enhancing productivity and modernizing mission-critical operations. By focusing on reducing monotonous manual tasks, Hyperscience aims to transform the way organizations manage their workflows.

Hyperscience

Series C in 2020
Hyperscience is a technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, specializing in AI-based enterprise software that automates office work processes. The company's software utilizes machine learning to efficiently process structured and semi-structured documents, automate data entry, extract essential details from invoices, and reconcile compliance-driven data. This automation enables businesses and government organizations to streamline complex processes, thereby enhancing productivity and modernizing mission-critical operations. By focusing on reducing monotonous manual tasks, Hyperscience aims to transform the way organizations manage their workflows.

DroneDeploy

Series E in 2020
DroneDeploy, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based software solutions for drone management and automation. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of products that facilitate aerial mapping, data processing, and analysis across various sectors, including agriculture, construction, mining, and inspection. Its software enables users to conduct automated flight safety checks, create orthorectified maps, and generate 3D models and point clouds. Additionally, DroneDeploy provides a mobile application for aerial imaging and a drone-on-demand service that connects customers with certified pilots for data collection. The company has established partnerships with major drone manufacturers, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of drone models. With a focus on enhancing operational efficiency, DroneDeploy serves clients in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

DroneDeploy

Series D in 2019
DroneDeploy, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based software solutions for drone management and automation. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of products that facilitate aerial mapping, data processing, and analysis across various sectors, including agriculture, construction, mining, and inspection. Its software enables users to conduct automated flight safety checks, create orthorectified maps, and generate 3D models and point clouds. Additionally, DroneDeploy provides a mobile application for aerial imaging and a drone-on-demand service that connects customers with certified pilots for data collection. The company has established partnerships with major drone manufacturers, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of drone models. With a focus on enhancing operational efficiency, DroneDeploy serves clients in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

DroneDeploy

Venture Round in 2019
DroneDeploy, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based software solutions for drone management and automation. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of products that facilitate aerial mapping, data processing, and analysis across various sectors, including agriculture, construction, mining, and inspection. Its software enables users to conduct automated flight safety checks, create orthorectified maps, and generate 3D models and point clouds. Additionally, DroneDeploy provides a mobile application for aerial imaging and a drone-on-demand service that connects customers with certified pilots for data collection. The company has established partnerships with major drone manufacturers, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of drone models. With a focus on enhancing operational efficiency, DroneDeploy serves clients in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Phantom Auto

Series A in 2019
Phantom Auto Inc. specializes in developing teleoperation software that enables trained operators to remotely control autonomous vehicles when they cannot operate independently. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional research and development center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Phantom Auto's technology is applicable to a wide range of vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks, shuttles, industrial vehicles, and delivery robots. The company's platform features low-latency communication software, an application programming interface for real-time driving assistance, and training services for remote operators. By facilitating remote control of vehicles in challenging conditions, such as construction zones or adverse weather, Phantom Auto supports the safe testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles globally.

Dashbot

Seed Round in 2019
Dashbot, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a conversational analytics platform designed for bot developers and enterprises to enhance user acquisition, engagement, and retention. Founded in 2016, Dashbot provides a range of services, including actionable insights derived from conversational data, sentiment analysis, and AI response effectiveness. The platform captures a variety of metrics, such as engagement rates and retention statistics, along with full chat transcripts for detailed analysis. Additionally, Dashbot enables proactive engagement through features like Live Person Takeover and Push Notifications. The platform supports numerous conversational interfaces, including Facebook, Alexa, Google Home, Slack, and Twitter, making it a versatile tool for brands looking to optimize their customer interactions.

Rocket Lab

Series E in 2018
Rocket Lab Ltd. specializes in designing and manufacturing rocket and space systems, focusing on low-cost and efficient payload deployment. Founded in 2006 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, the company offers a variety of technologies, including carbon composite materials, thermal protection products, recovery systems, propulsion systems, and electronic systems for avionics and communication. Its flagship orbital launch vehicle, Electron, aims to transform the space industry by providing dedicated, high-frequency launches tailored for the growing small satellite market. Rocket Lab's innovations are geared towards making space access more affordable and accessible.

Iris Automation

Series A in 2018
Iris Automation Inc. develops collision avoidance systems for operating industrial drones. The company offers an artificial intelligence computer that blends real-time images and 3D maps to track incoming objects. Its onboard software tracks and avoids dynamic and static objects on the ground and in the air at short-range and long-range. The company’s system is built to process visual data in real-time holding the capability to see structures that suddenly appear, such as a plane, flock of birds, and another drone. It serves the avionics industry worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada.

Oryx Vision

Series B in 2017
Oryx Vision develops solid state depth vision solutions for autonomous vehicles. Based on a radically innovative depth-sensing technology, it is the first and the only answer to the range and resolution vision requirements of fully autonomous driving.

Rocket Lab

Series D in 2017
Rocket Lab Ltd. specializes in designing and manufacturing rocket and space systems, focusing on low-cost and efficient payload deployment. Founded in 2006 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, the company offers a variety of technologies, including carbon composite materials, thermal protection products, recovery systems, propulsion systems, and electronic systems for avionics and communication. Its flagship orbital launch vehicle, Electron, aims to transform the space industry by providing dedicated, high-frequency launches tailored for the growing small satellite market. Rocket Lab's innovations are geared towards making space access more affordable and accessible.

DeepScale

Seed Round in 2017
DeepScale is a technology company that develops perceptual systems for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It help automakers use industry-standard low-wattage processors to power more accurate perception. Alongside sensors, mapping, planning and control systems, perception, (sometimes referenced as “computer vision”) enables vehicles to make sense of what’s going on around them in real time.

Dashbot

Seed Round in 2016
Dashbot, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a conversational analytics platform designed for bot developers and enterprises to enhance user acquisition, engagement, and retention. Founded in 2016, Dashbot provides a range of services, including actionable insights derived from conversational data, sentiment analysis, and AI response effectiveness. The platform captures a variety of metrics, such as engagement rates and retention statistics, along with full chat transcripts for detailed analysis. Additionally, Dashbot enables proactive engagement through features like Live Person Takeover and Push Notifications. The platform supports numerous conversational interfaces, including Facebook, Alexa, Google Home, Slack, and Twitter, making it a versatile tool for brands looking to optimize their customer interactions.

Oryx Vision

Series A in 2016
Oryx Vision develops solid state depth vision solutions for autonomous vehicles. Based on a radically innovative depth-sensing technology, it is the first and the only answer to the range and resolution vision requirements of fully autonomous driving.

CyPhy Works

Series B in 2015
CyPhy Works, now known as Aria Insights, specializes in the development of intelligent aerial robots designed to operate in challenging and hazardous environments. By integrating advanced technology, these robots collect and analyze data, providing actionable insights to decision-makers. This approach not only enhances operational efficiency but also prioritizes safety by minimizing human exposure to risky situations. Through their innovative solutions, Aria Insights aims to transform data collection and analysis in various sectors, ensuring that critical information is delivered effectively and securely.

Skydrop

Venture Round in 2015
Flirtey Technology Pty Ltd specializes in drone delivery services, focusing on urgent medical supplies, retail items, and food delivery across the United States. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reno, Nevada, the company aims to enhance lifestyles by providing instant delivery solutions. Flirtey has achieved significant milestones in the drone delivery industry, being the first to conduct an FAA-approved drone delivery, the first to perform a fully autonomous delivery to a home, and the first to launch a commercial drone delivery service.

Rocket Lab

Series B in 2015
Rocket Lab Ltd. specializes in designing and manufacturing rocket and space systems, focusing on low-cost and efficient payload deployment. Founded in 2006 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, the company offers a variety of technologies, including carbon composite materials, thermal protection products, recovery systems, propulsion systems, and electronic systems for avionics and communication. Its flagship orbital launch vehicle, Electron, aims to transform the space industry by providing dedicated, high-frequency launches tailored for the growing small satellite market. Rocket Lab's innovations are geared towards making space access more affordable and accessible.
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