This dynamic happens regardless of how long you’ve been a partner or how much you’ve invested. In turn, the firm weighs in to help strengthen their thinking and conviction by asking the hard questions, pointing out blind spots, and sharing their own perspectives. Before any investment decision, our partners write their own investment memo, detailing in full transparency their assessment of the opportunity, team, business model, competition, and risks. A key tenet of our firm’s philosophy is empowering each partner to find their own roadmaps, build their own domain expertise, and call their own shots. Autonomy and intellectual honesty are deeply embedded in how we work. We’ve had the privilege of being in the venture business since 1965, and remain committed to building a future for Bessemer that long outlasts the partners at our firm today. Our $825 million Century II fund is specifically designed for growth-stage companies that will define the next century, from our existing portfolio to the ones we missed the first time.At $2.475 billion, BVP XI will focus on early-stage companies spanning across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and frontier technologies.These two new funds allow us to back entrepreneurs at scale, across all stages around the world, specifically: Since the formation of our very first fund, our partners have invested across the company lifecycle – from seed through growth. In support of these entrepreneurs and our mission, we’re proud to share that we raised $3.3 billion across two new funds and expanded our leadership with five new partners. They’re the ones pioneering something entirely new and obscure - a technology, a business model, a category. We are fundamental optimists and strong believers in the power of innovation our life’s work is putting our reputation, time, and money to help entrepreneurs realize a different future. Our job is to make perceptive bets on the future, especially those that others will dismiss and ridicule. As venture capitalists, we pay too much attention to pattern recognition and matching when in reality, the biggest opportunities exist where those patterns break.
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