Bessemer Venture Partners
Multi-stage venture firm, based in Larchmont, New York, reporting $20B of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
20 additional team members, 37 additional co-investors and affiliates, 136 additional investments, funds and LPs, 75 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 21 companiesnew in 12 months
21 new companies in the last 12 months. Latest round Miter, the AI Platform for Construction round ($40M round) on 30 Sep 2026.
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 2 companiesportfolio raising
2 portfolio companies have new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 17 Jul 2026 ($310M sold on Form D).
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 7 dealswith Andreessen Horowitz
Invests most often alongside Andreessen Horowitz (7 shared deals) and Tiger Global (4 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 24 Sep 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors → - 11 of 16enter at seed or A
Enters mostly at seed to Series A: 11 of 16 first entries on record.
rounds to 10 Sep 2026 · Tells a founder whether their round is one this firm writes.
People to know
View all people- Managing Member CounselWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- Managing MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- Managing MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
250 connected entities67 observed rounds25 repeat counterparties6 dated rounds shown here, 2013 to 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Bessemer Venture Partners: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
63 companies on record, 21 new in 12 months
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosschq | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Company website |
| Miter, the AI Platform for Construction | Funding round | participant | unknown | $40.0M | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Press release |
| Sisense | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Company website |
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
22 current, 4 departed
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
- Managing Member · 16 deals attributed
- Managing Member Counsel · 6 deals attributed
- Managing Member · 6 deals attributed
4 departed (kept with end dates)
- Ethan Kurzweil · Managing Member · Jan 1, 2021 to Jun 20, 2024 Inference
- John Edmund Colloton · Managing Member · Jan 1, 2002 to Mar 31, 2021 Inference
- Robert Michael Stavis · Managing Member · Jan 1, 2004 to Mar 31, 2021 Inference
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
47 vehicles, 4 LPs disclosed
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gator Co-Invest PA, L.P. | SPV or co-invest vehicle · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2024 adv first reported | Early deployment | $32.1M May 13, 2026 | 4 | $0 | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Columbia Lake Partners Growth Lending (Holdings), LLC - Series D | Growth fund | 2024 form d first sale | Newly closed | unknown | unknown | $12.5M of $12.5M | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners Xii Institutional L.P. | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $3.2B May 13, 2026 | 146 | $0 | Jun 27, 2022 |
- 2 commitments to 2 funds · $50.0M disclosed
- 2022-06-301 commitment to 1 fund · $25.0M disclosed
| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Public Employees' Retirement System | STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM | Bessemer Venture Partners Xii Institutional L.P. | $115M committed | reported as of Dec 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| California Public Employees' Retirement System | STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM | BVP Forge Institutional, L.P. | $35.0M committed | reported as of Dec 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| San Joaquin County Employees Retirement Association | PUBLIC PENSION | Bessemer Venture Partners Xii L.P. | $30.0M committed | reported as of Jun 30, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
Relationships across DFX
126 co-investors · on 6 other DFX graphs
- 2026-09-247 shared deals · strong · they led 1
- 2026-09-284 shared deals · strong · they led 3 · this firm led 3
- 2026-09-214 shared deals · strong
Across DFX and the capital chainon 6 other DFX graphs · 43 capital paths ShowHide
- Family office profile (matched by same SEC CIK)
- Sponsor-market profile (matched by same CRD)
- The same institution is held on Allocators, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth, Independent Sponsors, Family Offices, Private Credit, matched by identifier. See which records
Bessemer Venture Partners is the same institution as 6 records in Allocators, Private Equity, RIA and Wealth, Independent Sponsors, Family Offices and Private Credit.
DFX found 6 relationships across 6 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Bessemer Venture Partners sits on 43 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 43 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
80 dated events, 69 observations from 4 sources
- Sep 14, 2026Bessemer Venture Partners filed the first Form D for Bessemer Venture Partners XIII Institutional L.P. (fund 13), its next fund after Bessemer Venture Partners Xii Institutional L.P. (vintage 2023)
- May 13, 2026Bessemer Venture Partners India II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Bessemer Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $61,261,020
- May 13, 2026Gator Co-Invest Li, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Bessemer Venture Partners (Private Equity Fund), GAV $70,885,000
- May 13, 2026Gator Co-Invest Ve, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Bessemer Venture Partners (Private Equity Fund), GAV $53,814,502
- May 13, 2026Gator Co-Invest Be, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Bessemer Venture Partners (Private Equity Fund), GAV $45,189,577
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed May 13, 2026 · 37 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Larchmont, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- bessemer.vp/team
- SEC adviser type
- Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- May 13, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 37 (29 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $20Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $20Bthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 191
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (probable, 80%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $20.5B
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (probable, 80%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $18.5B
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC funds reported | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-29 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-29 | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-05-13 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-05-13 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-06-20 | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | Approved | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2022-06-14 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Employees | 191 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Employees | 220 | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Larchmont, NY | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Larchmont, NY | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| PE funds reported | 8 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 37 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 37 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 30 | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $20B | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $20B | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $18B | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $20B | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $18B | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 29 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 29 | May 13, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 26 | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Jun 20, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website status | unreachable “home page did not answer with HTML” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Website status | unreachable “home page did not answer with HTML” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
| Website status | unreachable “home page did not answer with HTML” | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | no URL |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, probableShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $20.5B
- importance
- gav: $1 · funds: 1 · people: 1 · investments: 0.72 · co investors: 0.85
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 1 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-09-30
- emerging manager
- fund count: 64 · reported gav: $20B · first adv filing: 2012-03-29 · years since first filing: 14.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Fits
- score 45.8confidence 90%Why: stage fit; activity; cap table
- score 45.8confidence 90%Why: stage fit; activity; cap table
- score 38confidence 90%Why: stage fit; activity; cap table
+4 more scored matches
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Record history
- LP commitment disclosed2025-06-02source on record
- Adviser's first ADV filing2012-03-29source on record
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