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At Bessemer, we believe the future is built by creators, curators, community leaders, and co-owners. As commerce and communities transform on and off line, new distribution channels are emerging and our world is changing how we all connect, shop, and play. We back audacious founders, across internet marketplaces, gaming, creator tools, and more, enabling and empowering today’s hybrid reality.

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NASDAQ: BMBL
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Bumble

Bumble is the first app to bring dating, friend-finding, and career-building into a single social networking platform.

Bumble went public in February 2021 (NASDAQ: BMBL).

NASDAQ: BMBL

Investors

Brian Feinstein

Founded

2014

Partnered

2020

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Consumer
NYSE: LNKD / ACQUIRED BY: MICROSOFT
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LinkedIn

LinkedIn operates the world's largest professional network. In May 2011, LinkedIn went public (NYSE: LNKD) and in 2016, was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

NYSE: LNKD / ACQUIRED BY: MICROSOFT

Founded

2002

Partnered

2006

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Cloud Consumer Enterprise

Investment Memo

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Vertical Software
ACQUIRED BY: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS
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Mindbody

Mindbody is a business management software for yoga and pilates studios, fitness facilities, spas, salons, and other retail clients.

In June 2015, Mindbody went public (NASDAQ: MB).

After four years as a public company, MindBody went private in 2019 when it was acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $2 billion.

ACQUIRED BY: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

Investors

Jeremy Levine

Founded

2001

Partnered

2010

Investment Memo

Read the MindBody memo

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NYSE: PINS
Cloud
NYSE: SHOP
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Stubhub

Bessemer originally invested in Viagogo in 2012 and then helped finance the company’s acquisition of StubHub from eBay in 2020. The combined company is the leading global event ticketing marketplace on the Internet.

Founded

2005

Partnered

2012
Fintech
ACQUIRED BY: ROCKET TECHNOLOGIES
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Truebill

Truebill is a finance management application designed to optimize spending, manage subscriptions, and save money, which enables users to improve their financial health.

Truebill was acquired by Rocket Technologies in December 2021.

ACQUIRED BY: ROCKET TECHNOLOGIES

Investors

Kent Bennett

Founded

2015

Partnered

2020

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ACQUIRED BY: AMAZON
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Twitch

Twitch is a social video platform for gamers where more than 100 million gather every month to broadcast, watch and talk about video games. In 2014, Twitch was acquired by Amazon for ~$1 billion.

ACQUIRED BY: AMAZON

Founded

2011

Partnered

2012

Roadmaps

Investment Memo

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