Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build and forge long-standing companies. With more than 145 IPOs and 300 portfolio companies in the enterprise, consumer and healthcare spaces, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer’s global portfolio has included Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr, and Toast and has more than $18 billion of assets under management. Bessemer has teams of investors and partners located in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York, London, Boston, and Bangalore. Born from innovations in steel more than a century ago, Bessemer’s storied history has afforded its partners the opportunity to celebrate and scrutinize its best investment decisions (see Memos) and also learn from its mistakes (see Anti-Portfolio).

Partner

Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry's premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry's brightest talent. We're inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking.

Aramco Ventures is the corporate venturing arm of Saudi Aramco, a prominent energy and chemicals company. It focuses on investing in innovative technologies and startups within the energy and chemicals sectors. The aim is to foster innovation and drive growth by supporting early-stage companies that align with Saudi Aramco's strategic interests.

The company provides investment and strategic support to its portfolio companies. This includes capital investment, access to Saudi Aramco's extensive network, and expertise to help these companies scale their technologies and expand their market reach. Aramco Ventures encourages the development of new technologies that enhance operations and contribute to the energy transition.

Investment Principal

M13 is an early-stage (seed and Series A) venture capital firm that invests in visionary founders building disruptive software businesses. We are a full-stack partner with a deep bench of full-time operators to help founders scale efficiently and build category-defining companies.

Principal

YZi Labs is an investment firm that supports ventures in Web3, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and healthcare/biotech. Managed by the family office of CZ, the founder of Binance, YZi Labs focuses on innovative technologies and has rebranded from its previous identity as Binance Labs.

The firm invests in companies at all stages, from early startups to more established businesses, provided they demonstrate strong fundamentals in its target sectors. YZi Labs has a diverse portfolio that includes notable investments such as zkPass, LayerZero, Axelar, Dune, and StarryNift, which span various blockchain and AI projects. This wide-ranging approach allows YZi Labs to contribute to the growth of transformative technologies across different industries.

Investment Director

Bain Capital, LP is an American private investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, with around $185 billion of assets under management.

Chief Information Security Officer

Okta Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Okta, partners with and invests in early-stage startups building identity-enabled platforms and security-focused solutions.

Head of Okta Ventures

Visa Inc. is a global leader in digital payments, operating one of the largest electronic payment networks in the world. Founded in 1958, the company has grown to facilitate 276 billion transactions annually across more than 200 countries and territories, with a total payment volume of $15 trillion. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Visa collaborates with approximately 14,500 financial institutions and serves over 130 million merchant locations worldwide.

Visa offers a wide range of payment solutions, including debit, credit, and prepaid cards, as well as commercial payment systems tailored for businesses and government entities. The company emphasizes technological innovation through its VisaNet processing network, mobile payment integrations, and advanced cybersecurity measures. With over 3.5 billion Visa cards in circulation, Visa continues to expand its global presence and enhance transaction security, supporting consumers, merchants, and financial institutions alike.

Head of Visa Ventures

Howdy helps U.S. companies hire and manage top software engineers across Latin America, handling everything from sourcing to payroll—so teams can scale faster with talent in their time zone.

Howdy.com

Justworks is a technology company that levels the playing field for all small businesses. We help our customers take care of their teams, streamline their operations, and navigate the complex aspects of managing a workforce with confidence.

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Private Founders Dinner Series

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Founders who have $10-$100M+ in Revenue or Funding

Investors of $100M+ AUM funds

Where do these events take place?

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What can I expect?

Why attend a Founders Dinner Event?

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Ishan Sinha

Simone Less

Mark Grace

Jing Xiong

Mark Sutton

Austin Arensberg

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