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LinkedIn
LinkedIn

LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 135 million members in over 200 countries and territories.  The company went public in May 2011.

  • Investment Year 2006
  • Exit Year 2011
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Skype Technologies (acq. by eBay)
Skype Technologies (acq. by eBay)

A global, peer-to-peer, Internet-communications service.

  • Investment Year 2003
  • Exit Year 2005
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web, Mobile/Communications
  • Geography Europe
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Yelp
Yelp

Provides an Internet service to help consumers find what's great -- and not so great -- in their neighborhood and beyond. The company is based in San Francisco, and was founded in 2004. Yelpers have written over 22 million local reviews, and Yelp has an average of approximately 61m monthly unique visitors in Q3 2011. Bessemer was the first insitutional investor in Yelp.  In March 2012, it went public (NYSE: YELP).

  • Investment Year 2005
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Pinterest
Pinterest

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard that lets people organize and share all the things that inspire them.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Blue Nile
Blue Nile

Pioneering online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry. Blue Nile has grown to become the largest online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry. Internet Retailer Magazine reports Blue Nile is bigger than the next three largest online jewelers combined.  The company went public in 2004 (NASDAQ: NILE).

  • Investment Year 1998
  • Exit Year 2004
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - West
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Zoosk
Zoosk

A safe and fun online-dating site for millions of singles to interact and search for their matches.

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Diapers.com (acq. by Amazon)
Diapers.com (acq. by Amazon)

Diapers.com is a leading Internet retailer of baby products. The company is operated by Quidsi which was acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in April 2011.

  • Investment Year 2007
  • Exit Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - East
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VeriSign
VeriSign

The leading provider of trusted infrastructure services to Web-site owners, enterprises, service providers and individuals.

  • Investment Year 1994
  • Exit Year 1998
  • Sector Consumer Web, Data Infrastructure, Security
  • Geography North America - West
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OLX
OLX

OLX operates a global online classifieds and auction service focused primarily on non-US markets. In August 2010, it was purchased by Naspers.

  • Investment Year 2006
  • Exit Year 2010
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography Emerging Markets
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Wikia
Wikia

An advertising-supported platform for developing and hosting community-based wikis.

  • Investment Year 2006
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Playdom, Inc. (acq. By Disney)
Playdom, Inc. (acq. By Disney)

Playdom wants to entertain everyone, everywhere, through the world's best social games. Acquired by Disnesy in 2010.

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Exit Year 2010
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Wix
Wix

Web based service for building stunning websites for personal and business use. 14 million search engine friendly websites and counting have been created with Wix' free website builder simply by dragging and dropping.

  • Investment Year 2007
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web
  • Geography Israel
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Millennial Media
Millennial Media

Provides mobile-advertising solutions to advertisers, publishers and mobile operators.  Millennial Media went public in March 2012 (NYSE: MM).

  • Investment Year 2006
  • Sector Ad technology, Consumer Web, Mobile/Communications
  • Geography North America - East
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Reputation.com
Reputation.com

Reputation.com has a world-class team of technologists and researchers focused on helping people control their lives online.

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Sector Consumer Web, Security
  • Geography North America - West
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Snapdeal.com
Snapdeal.com

Snapdeal.com is India's largest e-commerce marketplace.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Ad technology, Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography India
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Teamviewer
Teamviewer

Teamviewer is the world's most downloaded and fastest growing remote support solution for consumers and SMBs.

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web
  • Geography Europe
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Soluto
Soluto

Developed a revolutionary approach to improving PC performance.

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web, Security
  • Geography Israel
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Shopify
Shopify

Shopify provides e-commerce software to SMBs.

  • Investment Year 2010
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - East
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Hotjobs (acq. by Yahoo!)
Hotjobs (acq. by Yahoo!)

The first on-line, job-search and human-resources management service.

  • Investment Year 1998
  • Exit Year 1999
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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Goal.com (acq. by Perform)
Goal.com (acq. by Perform)

Goal.com is the world's leading Web site for soccer fans. In February 2011, it was acquired by Perform Group plc.

  • Investment Year 2008
  • Exit Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography Europe
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Fiverr
Fiverr

Fiverr is a market place for small services with starting prices at $5.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography Israel
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Soap.com (acq. by Amazon)
Soap.com (acq. by Amazon)

Soap.com makes life easier for everyone by delivering essential products without the time and hassle of shopping at a physical store. Soap.com is operated by Quidsi which was acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in April 2011.

  • Investment Year 2007
  • Exit Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - East
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eToys
eToys

First major toy retailer on the Internet; carried over 275 brands, as well as unique and obscure toys made by specialty manufacturers.

  • Investment Year 1997
  • Exit Year 1999
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - West
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Mindbody
Mindbody

Mindbody delivers business management software as a service to the wellness industry, including fitness, yoga, Pilates, salons, spas and martial arts businesses.

  • Investment Year 2010
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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OMGPOP (acq. by Zynga)
OMGPOP (acq. by Zynga)

Makers of the iPhone game Draw Something, downloaded over 30 million times, OMGPOP is an innovative web and mobile social game developer.  In March 2012, OMGPOP was acquired by Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA).

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Exit Year 2012
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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SweetLabs, Inc. (fmr OpenCandy)
SweetLabs, Inc. (fmr OpenCandy)

Provides a recommendation network for applications, enabling developers to increase distribution and monetization while delivering the best applications to the right users.

  • Investment Year 2008
  • Sector Ad technology, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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SiteAdvisor (acq. by McAfee)
SiteAdvisor (acq. by McAfee)

Developed a centralized service that protects consumers from Web-based security threats.

  • Investment Year 2005
  • Exit Year 2006
  • Sector Consumer Web, Security
  • Geography North America - East
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Smule
Smule

Smule creates applications for the iPhone. Smule’s mission is to connect the world through music.

  • Investment Year 2008
  • Sector Consumer Web, Mobile/Communications
  • Geography North America - West
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Criteo
Criteo

The world leader in personalized retargeting technology for more than 1200 major online retailers worldwide, driving billions of dollars in post-click sales.

  • Investment Year 2010
  • Sector Ad technology, Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography Europe
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Smilebox (acq. Incredimail)
Smilebox (acq. Incredimail)

Smilebox allows users to do "creative messaging" and delivers a new medium for communication that is unparalleled in its ability to convey mood, thought and emotion. In August 2011, it was acquired by Incredimail Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAIL).

  • Investment Year 2007
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Knewton
Knewton

Technology company based in NYC that uses concept-level data to create uniquely personalized learning plans, allowing educators to tailor their content to the exact needs of individual students.

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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Delivery Agent
Delivery Agent

Delivery Agent is the leader in shopping-enabled entertainment by redefining how products SeenOn™ or related to entertainment content are catalogued, sold and measured online.

  • Investment Year 2006
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - West
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Quidsi (acq. by Amazon)
Quidsi (acq. by Amazon)

Quidsi owns and operates Diapers.com (baby care), Soap.com (health, beauty and household essentials), BeautyBar.com (prestige beauty), Wag.com (pet products) and YoYo.com (toys). In April 2011, it was acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).

  • Investment Year 2007
  • Exit Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - East
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Crowdflower
Crowdflower

Helps businesses outsource repetitive tasks to the cloud, providing access to the labor source and back-end quality control.

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Bharatmatrimony.com (Consim)
Bharatmatrimony.com (Consim)

Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. is the holding company and operates BharatMatrimony.com which is an Indian number one online match making website.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography India
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Life360
Life360

Life360 develops mobile safety applications for individuals and families.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web, Mobile/Communications
  • Geography North America - West
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KupiVIP
KupiVIP

KupiVIP is a leading e-commerce company in Russia.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography Emerging Markets
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Indian Energy Exchange
Indian Energy Exchange

India's first electricity trading platform.

  • Investment Year 2010
  • Sector Consumer Web, Financial Services
  • Geography India
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Flat World Knowledge
Flat World Knowledge

Flat World Knowledge is the world's leading publisher of openly-licensed college textbooks. Since Spring of 2009, their books have been used at over 2,000 schools in 44 countries.

  • Investment Year 2010
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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Verio (fka World-Net Access, acq. by NTT)
Verio (fka World-Net Access, acq. by NTT)

In 1996, BVP participated in an expansion round of Verio, a global ISP. Two years later, Verio went public (NASDAQ:VRIO), and was acquired by NTT (NYSE: NTT) in 2000.

  • Investment Year 1995
  • Exit Year 1998
  • Sector Consumer Web, Mobile/Communications
  • Geography North America - West
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2U, Inc.
2U, Inc.

2U, Inc. delivers online college degree programs to students globally.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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Zopa
Zopa

An online community linking lenders and borrowers.

  • Investment Year 2006
  • Sector Consumer Web, Financial Services
  • Geography Europe
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Milo (acq. by eBay)
Milo (acq. by eBay)

Milo is a local shopping Internet service that lists in-store product inventory at over 50,000 stores in real-time. It was acquired by eBay in 2010.

  • Investment Year 2009
  • Exit Year 2010
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - West
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Register.com
Register.com

Provides domain-name registration and related Internet services.

  • Investment Year 1998
  • Exit Year 2000
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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Hunch (acq. by eBay)
Hunch (acq. by eBay)

Hunch personalizes the internet by helping users to share and discover great recommendations about all sorts of topics. Acquired by eBay in 2011.

  • Investment Year 2007
  • Exit Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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Xtime
Xtime

Xtime is the leading cloud-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and scheduling platform for automotive manufacturers and dealer service departments.

  • Investment Year 2012
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Flycast (acq. by CMGI)
Flycast (acq. by CMGI)

Provided total solutions for Web-advertising campaign management.

  • Investment Year 1996
  • Exit Year 1999
  • Sector Ad technology, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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Adap.tv
Adap.tv

Adap.tv is an online video advertising exchange operator and serves as a platform for video ads and networks.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Ad technology, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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BillGuard
BillGuard

A personal-finance security service powered by collective consumer vigilance.

  • Investment Year 2010
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web, Financial Services, Security
  • Geography Israel
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Pure Networks (acq. by Cisco)
Pure Networks (acq. by Cisco)

The leading provider of home-networking software and services.

  • Investment Year 2005
  • Exit Year 2008
  • Sector Consumer Web, Mobile/Communications
  • Geography North America - West
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Betterment
Betterment

Online wealth management solution that provides users with an easy way to invest.

  • Investment Year 2010
  • Sector Consumer Web, Financial Services
  • Geography North America - East
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Onestop Internet
Onestop Internet

A full-service, e-commerce technology and distribution partner. It designs, builds, and manages e-commerce Web sites on a completely outsourced basis.

  • Investment Year 2008
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - West
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MashLogic
MashLogic

Semantic web company.

  • Investment Year 2006
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Clearslide
Clearslide

ClearSlide is a sales communications platform that helps sales professionals to be more strategic and effective in their presentations, emails, and in-person meetings.

  • Investment Year 2012
  • Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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Twitch
Twitch

Twitch is a user generated live streaming video and gaming portal.

  • Investment Year 2012
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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MyHeritage
MyHeritage

MyHeritage is an online service for building family trees, conducting genealogy research and connecting with distant family members.

  • Investment Year 2012
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography Israel
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Blue Apron
Blue Apron

A subscription grocery service that makes high quality home cooking easy, fast, and affordable.

  • Investment Year 2013
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - East
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PSINet
PSINet

The first venture-backed Internet Service Provider.

  • Investment Year 1992
  • Exit Year 1995
  • Sector Consumer Web, Mobile/Communications
  • Geography North America - East
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Piazza
Piazza

Piazza is a free social learning network for students and instructors.

  • Investment Year 2011
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - West
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ChinaEdu.com
ChinaEdu.com

Leading for-degree education service provider in China working in partnership with non-profit educational institutions in the post-secondary and K-12 segments.

  • Investment Year 2007
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography Emerging Markets
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Truaxis (formerly Billshrink)
Truaxis (formerly Billshrink)

Truaxis provides personalized recommendations to help consumers save money on everyday services.  In September 2012, Truaxis was acquired by MasterCard (NYSE:MA).

  • Investment Year 2007
  • Exit Year 2012
  • Sector Consumer Web, Financial Services
  • Geography North America - West
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GetInsured.Com (Fmr VIMO, Inc.)
GetInsured.Com (Fmr VIMO, Inc.)

Provides a comparison platform to help customers find affordable health insurance.

  • Investment Year 2005
  • Sector Consumer Web, Healthcare
  • Geography North America - West
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BuyerZone.com (acq. by Reed Elsevier)
BuyerZone.com (acq. by Reed Elsevier)

Provides an on-line marketplace for small to mid-sized businesses to purchase products ranging from phone systems to payroll services.

  • Investment Year 2004
  • Exit Year 2007
  • Sector Consumer Web, Retail
  • Geography North America - East
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Telocity (acq. by Hughes)
Telocity (acq. by Hughes)

Early provider of residential-broadband, Internet service.

  • Investment Year 1997
  • Exit Year 2001
  • Sector Consumer Web, Mobile/Communications
  • Geography North America - West
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Individual
Individual

An online-news service that operated NewsEdge.

  • Investment Year 1994
  • Exit Year 1996
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography North America - East
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Unipalm (acq. by UUnet)
Unipalm (acq. by UUnet)

Was the largest independent Internet Service Provider in the United Kingdom.

  • Investment Year 1994
  • Exit Year 1998
  • Sector Consumer Web
  • Geography Europe
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