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Bessemer Venture Partners

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Century-old VC firm. Investments in LinkedIn, Twilio, Shopify, Pinterest.

AUM$20B+bvp.com

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Supported🤖AI EthicsSep 2024

Bessemer made significant AI investments in 2024-2025, including Anthropic's $4.5B Series E, Perplexity AI's $73.6M Series B, and Abridge's healthcare AI rounds ($150M Series C, $250M Series D). The firm published "Everything, Everywhere, All AI" (2024) outlining ethical AI investment strategy. Bessemer's healthcare AI road map identified six priority areas including evaluation infrastructure and specialty foundation models. The firm views personal AI agents as "arguably the most important next category in AI."

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Mixed🇵🇸PalestineJan 2024

Bessemer Israel office. Invested in Israeli companies. Published anti-portfolio acknowledging missed investments without political stance.

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Bessemer long-term focus. Anti-portfolio honesty. Less aggressive restructuring.

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