Bessemer Venture Partners

Leadership & org chart

Deepa PapannaVice President - Talent & Community, IndiaMMMaha MalikVice PresidentWendell LaidleyBVP CFO Forum Member

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P9 alumniwhere they went →

Investments

• Amperos Health

  New York City-based healthcare AI company whose AI biller Amanda automates insurance claim denial management and revenue cycle work for providers.

• Avantos

  New York-based AI company building an artificial intelligence operating system for financial institutions and advisors.

• Axion

  New York-based AI company building an artificial intelligence platform for manufacturers.

• EliseAI

  Agentic AI automating patient and resident communications for healthcare and housing organizations

• Genius AI

  A technology platform that helps in-person service businesses automate scheduling, payments, marketing, and client management workflows

• Hyperscience

  Agentic AI platform for intelligent document processing at enterprise scale

• Malachyte

  A behavior intelligence platform that delivers real-time personalization for e-commerce brands

• Optimal Dynamics

  NYC SaaS company founded in 2017 by Warren Powell and Daniel Powell, applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to trucking and logistics decision-making.

• Sixfold

  Generative AI purpose-built for insurance underwriting

• SASixfold AI

  NYC insurtech founded in 2023 by Alex Schmelkin, Brian Moseley and Jane Tran, using AI to automate underwriting processes and support risk evaluation for insurers.

• Strella

  New York City-based AI company whose platform automates qualitative customer research, moderating interviews and analyzing responses in real time.

• TensorZero

  New York-based AI company building an open-source stack (gateway, observability, evaluations and optimization) for industrial-grade LLM applications.

• Valence

  New York company offering an AI leadership coach used by enterprise managers.

• Zenskar

  An AI-native order-to-cash platform that automates billing, revenue recognition, and collections for B2B companies

In the news

• Reposted Bessemer@TaliaGoldX · Sep 10, 2026
  RepostedBessemer@BessemerVPCelebrating Fin’s $3.6B acquisition with @salesforce. As @TaliaGold shared, this is a comeback story, and we've had a front-row seat for all of it. We first invested in @intercom in 2014 when @fin_ai was one of the most exciting young SaaS companies in the world, led by @eoghan, @destraynor, and a team with an unusually clear vision of what software should feel like. 🧵
• The 7 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of August 2026Eight NYC startups. One $116M raise. August 2026's largest funding rounds span healthcare, AI, fintech, and robotics. Which companies made the list?AlleyWatch · Sep 10, 2026
• Can someone paint the most likely scenario for how "AI kills humanity by the end of this decade?" Maybe I'm having failure of imagination@TaliaGoldX · Sep 9, 2026
• Ok coolest hiring flow yet... join @herdrdev through the terminal ssh apply@join.herdr.dev https://t.co/tYlPBzJsgB@TaliaGoldX · Sep 8, 2026
• Engineers no longer just write code. They direct AI agents. As agents run for hours on their own, the obvious next move is running several at once. Enter @herdrdev, an open-source terminal runtime for managing fleets of coding agents. A single small Rust binary installs in one https://t.co/cej8eJLhs3@TaliaGoldX · Sep 8, 2026
  
• Reposted herdr@TaliaGoldX · Sep 8, 2026
  Repostedherdr@herdrdevHerdr has raised a $6M seed round led by @BessemerVP, with @ycombinator, @e2mindset, and angels including @tobi, @dok2001 , and @gorkem. Oh, and we're also hiring 👇 https://t.co/8VXU3Nwehh https://t.co/3lIX79ILkt
• The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 9/8/26The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 9/5/26 featuring funding details for Lyte AI, Crusoe, SciFin, and twenty-one other deals representing $4.6B in new funding that you need to know about.AlleyWatch · Sep 8, 2026
• This is like saying miniskirts are becoming a weapon against women. Wtf. Blame the actual abusers.@TaliaGoldX · Sep 3, 2026
  QuotedRo Khanna@RoKhannaFlock cameras are becoming a weapon against women. At least 26 rogue officers have reportedly used them to monitor exes or other women in their lives. Taxpayers should not fund this technology. Ban federal funding for Flock cameras. https://t.co/VirfrnklRS

Alumni 3 went on to found or lead

• Deepa PapannaVice President - Talent→Vice President- Talent & Community at Bessemer Venture Partners India
• Tim SpencerFellow→Co-Founder & CEO at Didero
• Yaniv ShimoniInSITE Fellow→Co-Founder at Take2 AI

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