Bessemer Venture Partners X

Bessemer Venture Partners is a prominent venture capital firm that assists entrepreneurs in establishing robust foundations for their companies. With a portfolio that includes notable names such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, and LinkedIn, Bessemer focuses on investing across various sectors, including healthcare, information technology, cybersecurity, and software as a service (SaaS). The firm has a global presence, with investments in the United States, Israel, and India, and manages a substantial asset base of approximately $19 billion. Bessemer's investment approach spans from seed stage to growth, enabling them to support startups and established companies alike as they evolve and scale. The firm is recognized for its long-term commitment to its portfolio companies, having played a crucial role in the successful IPOs of numerous high-profile businesses.

Kent Bennett

Partner

Sara Byrne

CFO and Partner

Mary D'Onofrio

Partner

Sameer Dholakia

Partner

Mike Droesch

Partner

Jeff Epstein

Operating Partner

Alex Ferrara

Partner

Talia Goldberg

Partner

Sandy Grippo

CFO

Felda Hardymon

Partner

Tess Hatch

Partner

Andrew Hedin

Partner

Stephen Kraus

Partner

Chini Krishnan

Operating Partner

Jeremy Levine

Partner

Anant Vidur Puri

Partner

Elliott Robinson

Partner and Co-Founder of the Growth Investment Practice

Aia Sarycheva

Investor

Smith, Scott

Operating Partner

Robert Stavis

Partner

Ariel Sterman

Vice President

Mayo Stuntz

Operating Partner

Janice Teng

Vice President

Katherine Walker

Vice President

Bryan Wu

Partner

Brian Feinstein

Partner

Charles Birnbaum

Partner

Sakib Dadi

Vice President

Past deals in Video

Moonvalley

Seed Round in 2024
Moonvalley builds creative studio, powered by the most capable video and image foundational models. The company is creating the place where generative image and video experiences will be built. Backed by Y-Combinator and Khosla Ventures.

Spot AI

Series B in 2024
Spot AI specializes in transforming video surveillance into actionable insights for organizations, enabling them to enhance safety, operations, and security across various environments such as manufacturing facilities, retail stores, schools, and hospitals. Leveraging over a billion hours of video data, the company provides a cloud-based network video recording system that allows users to easily set up and manage video footage without requiring IT expertise. Through a user-friendly web dashboard, Spot AI enables secure viewing, searching, and sharing of video from any camera, helping businesses unlock the potential of their video data. With a focus on creating safer and more efficient spaces, Spot AI is trusted by over 1,000 leading organizations to deliver measurable returns on investment.

Vidyard

Venture Round in 2024
Vidyard is a video platform designed to assist businesses in enhancing communication and driving revenue through online video. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Vidyard goes beyond simple video hosting and management by enabling organizations to engage viewers more effectively, track individual viewing activities, and convert those views into actionable outcomes. The platform supports businesses in creating interactive and personalized video experiences, helping them expand their content usage and ultimately turn viewers into customers. Major global companies, including Honeywell, LinkedIn, and Citibank, utilize Vidyard to enhance their video content strategies.

Spot AI

Series B in 2022
Spot AI specializes in transforming video surveillance into actionable insights for organizations, enabling them to enhance safety, operations, and security across various environments such as manufacturing facilities, retail stores, schools, and hospitals. Leveraging over a billion hours of video data, the company provides a cloud-based network video recording system that allows users to easily set up and manage video footage without requiring IT expertise. Through a user-friendly web dashboard, Spot AI enables secure viewing, searching, and sharing of video from any camera, helping businesses unlock the potential of their video data. With a focus on creating safer and more efficient spaces, Spot AI is trusted by over 1,000 leading organizations to deliver measurable returns on investment.

Spot AI

Series A in 2021
Spot AI specializes in transforming video surveillance into actionable insights for organizations, enabling them to enhance safety, operations, and security across various environments such as manufacturing facilities, retail stores, schools, and hospitals. Leveraging over a billion hours of video data, the company provides a cloud-based network video recording system that allows users to easily set up and manage video footage without requiring IT expertise. Through a user-friendly web dashboard, Spot AI enables secure viewing, searching, and sharing of video from any camera, helping businesses unlock the potential of their video data. With a focus on creating safer and more efficient spaces, Spot AI is trusted by over 1,000 leading organizations to deliver measurable returns on investment.

KERV Interactive

Venture Round in 2019
KERV Interactive develops a video platform and AI/ML-driven technology that generates metadata that is used to create user experiences for both brands and audiences through transformative and seamless commerce. Its platform can ingest file types including mp4, MOV, etc. OR vast tags. Artificial intelligence and cutting‑edge machine learning allow the platform to automatically create interactive experiences from existing videos.

Fam

Convertible Note in 2017
Fam's mission is to build products that revolutionize the way teens and millennials communicate. They believe in a calculated combination of live group video and group chat messaging to execute this. It is the world’s first group video chat app for iMessage, with over 7 million users. Their app instantly connects with the family and friends closest to its user through group video calling, right from their iPhone, and Android text message app.

Vidyard

Series C in 2016
Vidyard is a video platform designed to assist businesses in enhancing communication and driving revenue through online video. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Vidyard goes beyond simple video hosting and management by enabling organizations to engage viewers more effectively, track individual viewing activities, and convert those views into actionable outcomes. The platform supports businesses in creating interactive and personalized video experiences, helping them expand their content usage and ultimately turn viewers into customers. Major global companies, including Honeywell, LinkedIn, and Citibank, utilize Vidyard to enhance their video content strategies.

Vidooly

Seed Round in 2015
Vidooly was launched in November 2014 by Subrat Kar, Ajay Mishra and Nishant Radia. It is an online video intelligence software product for content creators, brands, multi-channel networks, agencies & media companies. Since it's inception, over 30,000 video content creators across globe have signed-up on its platform to grow across social video such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Vidooly's big data driven audience and video insights empower media companies & brands to refine their content, distribution & optimization strategy, find and partner with influencers, and maximize video viewership. Everyday Vidooly's big data engine analyzes the engagement of over 500 million viewers and tracks 250 million videos across 5 platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram. Currently its video intelligence software empowers some of the big names in the industry such as Fine Brothers, TVF, OML, VideoGyan, GroupM, Mindshare, Thoughtful Media, WebTV Asia etc. Vidooly is backed by Times Internet & Bessemer Venture Partners.

Vidyard

Series B in 2015
Vidyard is a video platform designed to assist businesses in enhancing communication and driving revenue through online video. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Vidyard goes beyond simple video hosting and management by enabling organizations to engage viewers more effectively, track individual viewing activities, and convert those views into actionable outcomes. The platform supports businesses in creating interactive and personalized video experiences, helping them expand their content usage and ultimately turn viewers into customers. Major global companies, including Honeywell, LinkedIn, and Citibank, utilize Vidyard to enhance their video content strategies.

Dropcam

Series A in 2011
Dropcam is a provider of cloud-based Wi-Fi video monitoring services that enables users to stay connected with their homes, businesses, and pets from anywhere. The company offers Dropcam and Dropcam Pro cameras, which pair with a web-based platform to facilitate remote monitoring, recording, and playback of live video feeds. This service allows users to easily check in on their surroundings through smartphones, tablets, or computers, enhancing security and peace of mind. The combination of hardware and cloud services positions Dropcam as a leader in home monitoring solutions.

Supernova

Seed Round in 2011
Supernova (formerly Viddy) is a simple way for anyone to capture, beautify, and share amazing videos with the world. Capture key moments of your life, instantly produce it into a beautiful video, and share it with those who matter most. We've imagined a better way to experience mobile videos: + Instantly create visually stunning clips using our cinematic production packs. + One-click sharing to the social web, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. + Meaningful feedback from those who matter most -- friends, family and more. + Realtime video discovery and exploration from a vibrant community. + An endless source of creativity, inspiration and personal expression.

Adap.tv

Series C in 2011
Adap.tv, now a part of ONE by AOL, is transforming the way programmatic video advertising is bought and sold. AOL Platforms enables the world's top marketers and media brands to reach consumers across desktop, mobile and TV through premium experiences, programmatic buying and performance-driven campaigns. It is the global partner of choice for leading publishers, advertisers and agencies seeking to maximize the value of their brands online. For more information, please visit onebyaol.com, or follow AOL Platforms on Twitter @AOLPlatforms, Facebook at facebook.com/aolplatforms and LinkedIn at linkedin.com/organization/aolplatforms.

Bokee

Series C in 2005
Bokee.com, originally known as blogchina.com, is an online platform established in August 2002 by Fang Xingdong, an IT analyst. It serves as a neutral and user-friendly space for individuals to share information through various forms of media, including blogs, photos, videos, and podcasts. As a second-generation knowledge portal, Bokee has evolved beyond traditional text-based blogging to incorporate a diverse range of content formats, such as mobile and picture blogs. The platform aims to provide personalized web services that facilitate knowledge sharing and enhance user engagement. Bokee's growing popularity is reflected in its ranking among the top 500 websites in 2004, and it reached the top 100 for the first time in May 2005.

Skype

Series A in 2003
Skype is a software application that facilitates text, voice, and video communication over the Internet, enabling users to connect and collaborate regardless of their physical location. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Luxembourg, Skype allows individuals to share experiences, celebrate occasions, and conduct meetings through its platform. Users can access Skype on various devices, including smartphones, computers, and compatible televisions. The service is free for basic features such as one-on-one calls and instant messaging, while additional functionalities, such as group video calls and the ability to call traditional phone numbers, are available through paid options. Skype also ensures the security of communications by encrypting calls, chats, and file transfers. As a division of Microsoft Corp., Skype plays a significant role in enhancing workplace collaboration by connecting teams, partners, and customers effectively.
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