Alex Ferrara

Partner

Alex Ferrara is a partner based in Bessemer's London office where he leads Bessemer's European efforts and primarily focuses on B2B SaaS, fintech, and cybersecurity.

Alex joined Bessemer in 2005. He led Shopify’s Series A in 2010, Pipedrive’s Series A in 2015, and has backed a range of successful cybersecurity startups.

Alex is a recovering gamer, avid cyclist, and trying to learn tennis.

“These days Silicon Valley is no longer a geographic location, but rather a state of mind. It’s about founders and teams that are passionate about a big idea or have a vision to do something bold.”

Companies

^* NYSE: SHOP

Shopify

NYSE: SHOP

Shopify is a cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Shopify went public in May 2015 (NYSE: SHOP).

^* ACQUIRED BY: PE CONSORTIUM

PhishMe

ACQUIRED BY: PE CONSORTIUM

PhishMe is the leading provider of education and incident response tools to help enterprises defend against phishing and social engineering attacks. PhishMe was acquired by a private equity consortium in 2018.

^* Acquired by: Vista Equity Partners

Pipedrive

Acquired by: Vista Equity Partners

Pipedrive is a CRM platform designed to help SMBs sell more.

Pipedrive was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2020.

Dashlane

Dashlane is a consumer password management application and secure digital wallet.

ACTIV Financial Systems ^*

ACTIV Financial Systems

ACQUIRED BY OPTIONS TECHNOLOGY

ACTIV Financial Systems provides market data services for electronic trading strategies.

Anaqua ^*

Anaqua

ACQUIRED BY: ASTORG

Anaqua provides intellectual asset management software solutions and services to corporations of all sizes. Anaqua was acquired by Astorg, a leading European private equity firm, in February 2019.

ANYbotics

ANYbotics is an end-to-end robotic solution automating industrial inspections for more reliable data.

BigID

BigID aims to transform how enterprise protect and manage the privacy of personal data.

Dashbot

Dashbot is a bot analytics platform that enables developers to increase engagement, acquisition, and retention through actionable data.

GetAccept

The best remote selling platform with video, live chat, proposal design, document tracking, and e-signatures in one place.

Hunters

Hunters is a purpose-built, turn-key data and security platform powering effective detection and rapid response to security incidents.

Kenna Security ^*

Kenna Security

ACQUIRED BY: CISCO

Kenna Security provides risk vulnerability management through its cloud based security platform. Kenna Security was acquired by Cisco in May 2021.

Leena AI

Leena AI is an AI-powered HR assistant providing instant responses to employee queries over chat and voice, enabling organizations to resolve HR queries fast and improve their employee experience.

Manta

Manta reinvents data lineage and provides organizations with complete visibility into the flow of information to improve productivity, boost data governance and eliminate costly manual processes.

Manychat

Manychat helps businesses do marketing, sales and support through Facebook Messenger.

NewVoiceMedia ^*

NewVoiceMedia

ACQUIRED BY: VONAGE

NewVoiceMedia is a leading global provider of cloud technology which helps businesses sell more, serve better and grow faster. NewVoiceMedia was acquired by Vonage in 2018.

NYDIG

NYDIG provides the full suite of digital asset services to premier institutions and sophisticated investors.

OMGPOP ^*

OMGPOP

ACQUIRED BY: ZYNGA

OMGPOP is a web and mobile game developer. In March 2012, OMGPOP was acquired by Zynga.

Optibus

Optibus is a cloud-native AI platform that makes public transportation smarter, better, and more efficient.

Social Tables ^*

Social Tables

ACQUIRED BY: CVENT

Social Tables is a SaaS suite for hospitality and event planning. Social Tables was acquired by Cvent in 2018.

TeamViewer ^*

TeamViewer

ACQUIRED BY: PERMIRA

TeamViewer is a provider of remote control, remote access and online collaboration software. In 2014, TeamViewer was acquired by Permira.

ThreatTrack Security ^*

ThreatTrack Security

ACQUIRED BY: J2 GLOBAL

ThreatTrack Security specializes in helping organizations identify and stop malwares designed to evade the traditional cyber-defenses. ThreatTrack Security was acquired by j2 Global in 2018.

Upvest

Upvest is an investment API that empowers financial institutions to offer investment products in their app with a modular, scalable, and accessible alternative.

Vertice

Vertice is a SaaS purchasing platform that helps companies save on annual software expenditure.

Wandera ^*

Wandera

ACQUIRED BY: JAMF

Wandera pioneered the secure mobile gateway to help organizations protect their data and gain better visibility and control over their mobile data usage. Wandera was acquired by JAMF in May 2021.

Wix ^*

Wix

NASDAQ: WIX

Wix empowers businesses, organizations, professionals, and individuals to take their businesses, brands, and workflow online. Wix (WIX) went public in November 2013.

Yodle ^*