Add as a preferred source on GoogleBessemer Raises $5.75 Billion for AI Startups Across Growth Stages
The firm earmarked $1.75 billion for seed and early-stage companies and $4 billion for growth-stage startups across the AI stack.
Bessemer Venture Partners raised $5.75 billion across two funds focused on artificial intelligence companies, giving the firm new capital for investments spanning early-stage startups and more established growth companies.
The firm allocated $1.75 billion for seed and early-stage investments, while reserving $4 billion for growth-stage startups. Bessemer announced the fundraising on Sept. 23.
Since 2022, the firm has backed over 260 companies built around AI. Its $3 billion in AI-related investments spans compute, infrastructure, foundation models, developer tools, app-layer startups and agentic technology.
The firm’s portfolio includes Anthropic, Cognition, Legora, Perplexity, Ramp, Shopify and Waymo. It has also backed enterprise software companies including Box, Docusign and Gainsight.
John Kim
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