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

Kent Bennett

Partner

Mark S. Bercow

Operating Partner

Charles Birnbaum

Partner

Robert H. Buescher

Administrative Partner

Sara Byrne

Director, GP Accounting

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

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

Vishal Gupta

Partner

Felda Hardymon

Partner

Tess Hatch

Partner

Andrew Hedin

Partner

Amit Karp

Partner

Stephen Kraus

Partner

Ethan Kurzweil

Partner

Waikit Lau

Associate

Jeremy Levine

Partner

Emily Lu

Venture Capitalist

Bennett Mathews

Senior Associate

Robert O'Neil

Partner

Anant Vidur Puri

Partner

Dan Ramirez

Associate

Elliott Robinson

Partner & Co-Founder of the Growth Investment Practice

Rob Stavis

Partner

Ariel Sterman

vice_president

Nancy Straface

Vice president of investment accounting

Mayo Stuntz

Operating Partner

Connor Watumull

Senior Associate

David Wehrs

Partner

Augie Wilkinson

Director, Portfolio Monitoring and Analysis

Past deals in Fraud Detection

Hunters

Series C in 2022
Cyber Hunters Ltd. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based software solution for the detection of cyber attack. The company offers a platform, Hunters.AI, which provides detection, prevention, and autonomous hunting cyber threats and breaches. It connects the digital traces to generate actionable visualized attack stories, and optimizes response time. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Hunters

Series B in 2021
Cyber Hunters Ltd. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based software solution for the detection of cyber attack. The company offers a platform, Hunters.AI, which provides detection, prevention, and autonomous hunting cyber threats and breaches. It connects the digital traces to generate actionable visualized attack stories, and optimizes response time. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Forter

Series F in 2021
Forter, Inc. specializes in providing comprehensive e-commerce fraud prevention solutions for online merchants. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and a research facility in Tel Aviv, the company offers a Decision-As-a-Service platform that utilizes a variety of data points, including cyber intelligence and behavioral analysis, to assess transactions. This system allows merchants to make informed fraud decisions with a transparent view provided through the Forter Decision Dashboard. Additionally, Forter Smart Routing enhances the payment process by preventing revenue loss from false declines. The platform is fully automated, focusing on creating a fraud-free environment that not only blocks fraudulent activities but also improves customer experience and transaction approvals. Forter aims to streamline risk management for e-commerce businesses, ensuring a secure and efficient transaction process.

Forter

Series E in 2020
Forter, Inc. specializes in providing comprehensive e-commerce fraud prevention solutions for online merchants. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and a research facility in Tel Aviv, the company offers a Decision-As-a-Service platform that utilizes a variety of data points, including cyber intelligence and behavioral analysis, to assess transactions. This system allows merchants to make informed fraud decisions with a transparent view provided through the Forter Decision Dashboard. Additionally, Forter Smart Routing enhances the payment process by preventing revenue loss from false declines. The platform is fully automated, focusing on creating a fraud-free environment that not only blocks fraudulent activities but also improves customer experience and transaction approvals. Forter aims to streamline risk management for e-commerce businesses, ensuring a secure and efficient transaction process.

Distil, Inc.

Series C in 2016
Distil, Inc. develops and provides cloud security software designed to protect websites from malicious bots and automated attacks. The company's solutions effectively block a wide range of threats, including web scraping, competitive data mining, form spam, click fraud, and account takeovers, ensuring that legitimate users are not affected. Distil's offerings include Bot Defense for API, which safeguards API servers that support public-facing websites and mobile applications, and the Distil Analyst Managed Service, which incorporates human intelligence into bot mitigation efforts. Serving enterprise customers globally, Distil aims to make the web more secure by enabling users to automatically block 99.9% of malicious traffic. Founded in 2011 and based in Arlington, Virginia, Distil Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Imperva, Inc. since 2019.

Cofense

Series C in 2016
Cofense, previously known as PhishMe, specializes in phishing threat management, focusing on the vulnerabilities of human behavior in organizations. Its intelligence-driven platform empowers employees to become proactive defenders against phishing attacks, including spear phishing, malware, and drive-by threats. Cofense serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as defense, energy, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, along with other major global corporations. By enhancing user security awareness and facilitating incident response, Cofense aims to reduce the risk of security breaches and improve overall organizational resilience against cyber threats.

Distil, Inc.

Series B in 2015
Distil, Inc. develops and provides cloud security software designed to protect websites from malicious bots and automated attacks. The company's solutions effectively block a wide range of threats, including web scraping, competitive data mining, form spam, click fraud, and account takeovers, ensuring that legitimate users are not affected. Distil's offerings include Bot Defense for API, which safeguards API servers that support public-facing websites and mobile applications, and the Distil Analyst Managed Service, which incorporates human intelligence into bot mitigation efforts. Serving enterprise customers globally, Distil aims to make the web more secure by enabling users to automatically block 99.9% of malicious traffic. Founded in 2011 and based in Arlington, Virginia, Distil Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Imperva, Inc. since 2019.

Cyota

Venture Round in 2004
Cyota was a leading player in the anti-fraud space, specializing in financial institutions. It specialized in fraud related to the Internet, such as online banking fraud, eCommerce fraud and phishing. Cyota was acquired by RSA Security (NASDAQ:RSAS) i Cyota is the leading player in the anti-fraud space, specializing in financial institutions. It specializes in fraud related to the Internet, such as online banking fraud, eCommerce fraud and phishing. Cyota was acquired by RSA Security, Inc (NASDAQ: RSAS) for $145M (US) in 2005 (RSA was subsequently acquired by EMC Inc (NYSE: EMC))

Vibrant Solutions

Series A in 2001
The ViewLogic platform analyzes large volumes of network data and streamlines the greatly detailed processes involved in revenue assurance.