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Companies Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners

8 companies in Bessemer Venture Partners's investment portfolio.

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8
Investments
3
Sectors
1
Stages
4
Exits

Investment Thesis

“Backs entrepreneurs building category-defining companies across cloud computing, cybersecurity, healthcare, consumer internet, and emerging technologies with a focus on scalable business models.”

Portfolio Companies (6)

DocuSign

DocuSign

DevTools

Docusign, Inc. is an American software company headquartered in San Francisco, California that provides products for organizations to manage electronic agreements with electronic signatures on different devices.

San Francisco, California
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LinkedIn

ConsumerIPOAcquired

LinkedIn is the professional networking platform founded by Reid Hoffman in 2002. It went public on the NYSE in 2011 and was acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion in December 2016.

Sunnyvale, CaliforniaEst. 2002
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Pinterest

ConsumerIPOIPO

Pinterest runs a visual discovery and search platform where users save ideas to boards. It has traded on the NYSE as PINS since April 2019 and reported 2025 revenue of $4.22 billion.

San Francisco, CaliforniaEst. 2008$1.47B
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Shopify

SaaSIPOIPO

Shopify is the Ottawa-based commerce platform that merchants use to run online stores and point-of-sale systems. It went public on the NYSE and TSX in May 2015 and now trades on Nasdaq and the TSX.

Ottawa, CanadaEst. 2006$122M
Skype

Skype

DevTools

Skype Technologies (also known as Skype Software, Skype Communications, Skype Inc., and Skype Limited) was a telecommunications company headquartered in Luxembourg City, whose chief business was the development and marketing of the video chat and instant messaging computer software program Skype,...

Luxembourg City, whose
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Twilio

DevToolsIPOIPO

Twilio is a San Francisco cloud communications company whose APIs let developers add messaging, voice, video and email to software. It listed on the NYSE as TWLO in June 2016.

San Francisco, CaliforniaEst. 2008

Other Investments (2)

Yelp
VeriSign

Portfolio Analysis

Bessemer Venture Partners has built a portfolio of 8 companies across 3 sectors, including Consumer, DevTools, SaaS. Of these investments, 4 have achieved successful exits through acquisitions or IPOs, demonstrating the firm's track record of backing companies to meaningful outcomes.

The portfolio reflects investments across the IPO stage, showing Bessemer Venture Partners's approach to supporting companies at a focused stage of development.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies has Bessemer Venture Partners invested in?

Bessemer Venture Partners has invested in 8+ companies across 3 different sectors. Of these, 4 have achieved successful exits through acquisitions or IPOs.

What sectors does Bessemer Venture Partners invest in?

Bessemer Venture Partners's portfolio spans Consumer, DevTools, SaaS. This diversification reflects the firm's broad investment thesis and sector expertise.

What stages does Bessemer Venture Partners invest at?

Bessemer Venture Partners invests across the IPO stage. Their portfolio includes companies at various points in their growth journey.

How many exits has Bessemer Venture Partners had?

Bessemer Venture Partners has had 4 portfolio companies achieve exits through acquisitions or IPOs. This track record of exits demonstrates the firm's ability to identify and support companies through successful outcomes.