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Abhijeet Muzumdar is an associate at BVP India, working out of the Mumbai office.

Adam Fisher joined Bessemer in 2007 as a Partner. Based in the Larchmont office, he focuses on the firm’s Israel-related investments in both the U.S. and Israel. Adam is Bessemer’s first partner to be dedicated to Israel, where the firm has made a number of investments, including ART (acquired by Scansoft, now Nuance

Ambar Bhattacharyya is an Senior Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Cambridge, MA office.

Anna Khan is an analyst with Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Larchmont, NY office.

Aran Ron is an Operating Partner specializing in healthcare. Based in the New York office, he works closely with Bob Goodman. Aran brings to Bessemer more than 25 years of experience in practicing and teaching medicine and managing health plans

Aviad Ariel is an associate with BVP Israel, working out of the Herzliya, Israel office.

  Bob Goodman, a founding partner in Bessemer’s New York office, joined the firm in 1998. He focuses on investments in software, communications and healthcare IT. Bob is currently a member of the board of directors of VoIP-communications company BroadSoft ; telecommunications provider GTS ; mobile-adver

Brian Feinstein leads Bessemer's emerging markets practice in Brazil and Russia, where he is focused on internet and software investments. Brian previously worked on Internet, software, and financial services opportunities out of Bessemer's New York office and was involved in

Byron Deeter is a Partner in BVP's Menlo Park office after having previously been a successful entrepreneur, investor, and consultant. At Bessemer, he focuses on  investments in the software,  Software as a Service (SaaS) , Internet, and gaming sectors.  Most recently, Byron was an executive at IBM, as a result of

Chini Krishnan founded Valicert to commercialize his cryptographic inventions, taking it public and then selling it to Tumbleweed—both companies were David Cowan investments. As a Bessemer Operating Partner, Chini founded Vimo, a health insurance comparison site, in 2005. He advises Bessemer companies in the U.S. and in Mumbai, where he was raised.

Chitresh Modi is an associate at Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Mumbai, India office.

Chris Risley is an Operating Partner with Bessemer Venture Partners. He is based in the firm's Massachusetts office. Chris brings to BVP more than 20 years of experience in the software industry following a thirteen-year career with European industry. Currently, Chris is CEO of StreamBase, a BVP portfolio company t

Chris Gabrieli has led Bessemer's life science practice since 1986. Previously, he had dropped out of medical school to run GMIS, a medical information company backed by Bessemer. In 1999, Chris took a leave from Bessemer and established Massachusetts 2020, an education-oriented non-profit.

Christopher Perusse is the Director of Information Technology at Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Larchmont, NY office.

David Cowan joined Bessemer in 1992. Of his 45 early-stage investments, 18 were acquired and 19 went public.

  Douglas Romanoff is a Senior Associate in the Menlo Park, CA office. He focuses on investments in the clean tech sector and serves as a board observer at Ultrasolar Technology and

Eric Arnold is a Vice President in BVP's New York office., where he focuses on  the financial services, consumer internet, and media sectors. Eric serves on the board of United Capital Financial Advisers  and also works closely with  Hunch  and  Soleil Securities . Previously, Eric was a Senior Associate with Batt

Ethan managed and is closely involved with Bessemer’s investments in Playdom (acquired by Disney), Zoosk, CrowdFlower, Reputation.com, adap.tv, Twilio, Skybox Imaging and Mailrank. He serves as a board observer for those companies as well as Lifelock, Smule, Truaxis (formerly Billshrink), Delivery Agent, MashLogic and Nominum.  He is currently on the board of directors of CrowdFlower, SweetLabs and Mailrank, an internal BVP incubation.

Felda Hardymon joined Bessemer in 1981. He specialized in technology investments but also inaugurated Bessemer's retail practice with investments in Staples and The Sports Authority.

  Ivan O’Sullivan, an entrepreneur in residence in the Cambridge, Mass. office, joined Bessemer in 2010. He focuses on software, data infrastructure and data management, with a special interest in cloud and mobile computing solutions. Ivan has more than 20

Ed joined Bessemer Venture Partners in 2001. As chair of the firm’s investment and management committees, Ed leads the operations of the firm.  Prior to joining Bessemer, he was Chief Operating Officer and a financial services investor at JP Morgan Capital, the private equity arm of JP Morgan.

  Jason Finger, an entrepreneur-in-residence in the New York office, joined Bessemer in 2010. He focuses on enterprise- and consumer-facing e-commerce opportunities, with a special interest in local businesses and services. Most recently, he was president of SeamlessWeb , the industry-leading, online-food order

Jeff Epstein is an executive-in-residence with Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Menlo Park, CA. office.

Jeremy is a Partner with Bessemer Venture Partners. He focuses primarily on software and services investments. Prior to joining BVP in 2001, Jeremy was Vice President of Operations at Dash, an Internet software publisher. Jeremy joined Dash from AEA Investors, a private equity firm with an expertise in leveraged an

Karan Pahwa is the India counsel with BVP India, working out of the Mumbia, India office.

Kent Bennett is a Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Cambridge, MA office.

Liad Agmon joined BVP as an Entrepreneur in Resident in 2010. Based in the Israel office, he focuses on opportunities that create value by applying new technologies in solving problems and simplifying user experiences. Most recently, Liad was the VP

Mackey Craven is an analyst at Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Larchmont, NY office.

Michael Horowitz is an analyst in the Larchmont, N.Y. office. He joined Bessemer in July 2010 and focuses on investments in the financial services and mobile sectors. Michael has previously worked as a partner with Weather Risk Solutions, a family

As Vice President of Investment Accounting, Nancy manages the accounting and administration behind deal transactions from the receipt of the signed contract through the paperwork for the final exit. Along the way, her department takes care of all related deal

  Nate Fick joined Bessemer as an operating partner in 2011. He is chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), an independent non profit that develops innovative national security policies and cultivates outstanding talent in

Peter Lee is an Associate with Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Menlo Park, CA office.

Phil Strazzulla is an Analyst based in the New York office. Most recently, Phil was an associate with Family Equity Partners, where he analyzed acquisition candidates in the healthcare and IT sectors. Previously he was in sales at The OpenSky

  Raghav Bahl, an associate with BVP India’s Mumbai office, joined the firm in 2011. He focuses on investments in consumer products and retail. Most recently, Raghav was an associate at FIRE Capital Fund, India’s first real estate private equity fund, where he was responsible for deal evaluation, structuring and

Rob Chandra is a Partner in Bessemer's Menlo Park office. Since entering the venture capital industry in 1996, Rob has been involved with 22 early-stage investments that have gone public or been acquired by public companies. Three of Rob's portfolio companies went public during 2008. Rob is the founding partner of 

Prior to joining Bessemer in 2001, Rob Stavis led Salomon Brother's Arbitrage desk. Rob invests in financial services and consumer internet startups like Skype, where he led the A round.

S Balasubramanian is an Operating Partner with BVP India, working out of the Mumbai, India office.

Sandy serves as Chief Financial Officer at Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing broad experience in both accounting and operations for private equity firms. She joined BVP in 2002 from JP Morgan Partners, where she was a Vice President concentrating on Partnership

Sara, a Vice President, supervises both the Partnership Accounting and General Partner Operations groups. These groups produce the financial statements, tax information, and other reports for the firm's limited partners, the general partner entities, and the management company. Sara joined

Sarah Tavel is an Senior Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Menlo Park, CA office.

Scott is General Counsel of Bessemer Venture Partners and manages legal activities across BVP’s global operation, including its investment offices in New York, Massachusetts, California, India, Israel, and China. As General Counsel, Scott is responsible for deal structuring, negotiation and execution in regards to BVP

  Shawn Hardin is an Entrepreneur In Residence at Bessemer Venture Partners based in Menlo Park.                                                                                                                                                              Prior to joining Bessemer and Shasta, Shawn was the CEO of Flock, the award winning Social Web Browser. Under his leadership, Flock grew

 Sheel Tyle is an Analyst based in the New York office. Working with Jeremy Levine and Stephen Krause, he focuses on the consumer internet and healthcare sectors. Sheel’s background ranges from entrepreneurial efforts to research and government advisory roles. He

Siddharth Nautiyal is a director at BVP India, working out of the Mumbai office.

Sridar Iyengar joined Bessemer in 2007 as an Operating Partner. He has been an independent advisor to a number of companies, particularly those operating in the U.S./India corridor. Sridar has spent 35 years involved in global business, 15 years of which were India-related. Until March 2002, Sridar was a partner wi

Stephen Kraus is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, working out of the Cambridge, MA office.

Subramanya S.V. is a director at BVP India, working out of the Mumbai office.

Sunil, a senior associate in Menlo Park, CA office, focuses on consumer internet, mobile and social media investments. Sunil serves as a board observer at  Truaxis  (fmrly BillShrink),  GetInsured ,  MailRank ,  MashLogic ,  Nominum , and  Smule .  He is also closely involved with Bessemer's investments in  Box  an

 Trevor Oelschig is a Senior Associate in BVP’s New York office. He works with Rob Stavis, focusing on opportunities in software, consumer technologies, and digital and mobile media. Prior to BVP, Trevor was an Associate with Panorama Capital (previously JPMorgan

Umesh Padval is an Operating Partner based in BVP’s Menlo Park office. He brings to BVP’s portfolio companies close to 25 years of experience in marketing, sales  and general management in the high tech industry. Umesh has management experience in

  Vikul Goyal, an associate with BVP India’s Mumbai office, joined the firm in 2011. He focuses on investments in energy and financial services. Prior to joining Bessemer, Vikul served as a field engineer at oilfield services company Baker Hughes,

Vishal Gupta is a managing director at BVP India, working out of the Mumbai office.

Liad Agmon
Aviad Ariel
Eric Arnold
Raghav Bahl
S Balasubramanian
Kent Bennett
Ambar Bhattacharyya
Sara Byrne
Rob Chandra
J. Edmund Colloton
David Cowan
Mackey Craven
Byron Deeter
Brian Feinstein
Nate Fick
Jason Finger
Adam Fisher
Christopher Gabrieli
Bob Goodman
Vikul Goyal
Sandy Grippo
Vishal Gupta
Shawn Hardin
Felda Hardymon
Michael Horowitz
Sridar Iyengar
Stephen Kraus
Chini Krishnan
Ethan Kurzweil
Peter Lee
Jeremy Levine
Chitresh Modi
Abhijeet Muzumdar
Sunil Nagaraj
Siddharth Nautiyal
Ivan O’Sullivan
Trevor Oelschig
Umesh Padval
Karan Pahwa
Christopher Perusse
Scott Ring
Chris Risley
Doug Romanoff
Aran Ron
Subramanya S.V.
Rob Stavis
Nancy Straface
Phil Strazzulla
Sarah Tavel
Sheel Tyle