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Bessemer Venture Partners — 2018 Investments

16 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Improvadoimprovado.ioin𝕏Seed · Apr 2018 · $3M✓ verified

Improvado offers a marketing data platform with partnership programs for technology and solution providers, connecting marketing data sources to BI tools, data warehouses, and visualization platforms.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS

Daniel Kravtsov(CEO, Founder)inDmitry Nasikanov(CTO, Co-Founder)inAli Flynn(Director of Sales, Co-Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAAF Management Ltd.Bullpen CapitalCabra VCFundersClubUpdata Partners+1 more

Dashbotdashbot.ioOct 2018

Dashbot builds AI systems to extract meaning from language and conversations, specifically focusing on understanding intention, emotion, desire, and truth within human communication.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Arthur Merritt(Executive Officer, Director)Dennis Yang(Founder)inJesse Hull(Founder)Arte Merritt(Founder)

BoardAndrew Hong(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Frankel(Director)in

Board seatAlex Ferrara· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFf Venture CapitalFlorida FundersR/GA VenturesRembrandt Venture PartnersRuna CapitalScrum Ventures+1 more

Auth0auth0.comin𝕏May 2018 · $55M

Auth0 is an authentication and authorization platform that secures applications, AI agents, and internal tools by providing identity management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and fine-grained access control capabilities.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellevue, US

Carlos Eugenio Pace(Executive Officer, Director)Matias Woloski(Founder)inEugenio P.(Founder)inJonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)Eugenio Pace(Founder)

BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)in

Co-investorsDraper CygnusEndeavor CatalystFounders Circle CapitalFUSEK9 VenturesNTT DOCOMO Ventures+13 more

Brightwheelmybrightwheel.comin𝕏Series B · Oct 2018

Brightwheel provides software tools for early education centers and teachers, helping them spend more time with students and engage parents in child development while supporting small business operations in the early education sector.

EdTechHR TechSaaS

Dave Vasen(Founder)in

Co-investorsEniac VenturesGolden VenturesNext Play VenturesNotable CapitalPLUS CapitalRed Swan Ventures+6 more

Cybergrxcybergrx.comJan 2018Acquired

CyberGRX operated a third-party cyber risk exchange for assessing and prioritizing vendor risk; acquired by ProcessUnity in 2023.

Fred Kneip(Founder)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalFlyover CapitalGV (Google Ventures)ICONIQMassMutual VenturesScale Venture Partners+6 more

Discodisconetwork.comJan 2018 · $20M

Disco, formerly Co-op Commerce, runs a shared network that lets direct-to-consumer brands cut customer acquisition costs together.

Conner Sherline(Founder)inCandice Faktor(Founder)Chris Sukornyk(Founder)

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGolden VenturesGround Up VenturesRiverPark VenturesSuperangelSuperAngel.Fund+9 more

Discodisco.xyzJan 2018 · $20M

The page is an affiliate-style review article ranking phone monitoring and tracking ("spy") apps such as mSpy, uMobix, and Scannero for parents and partners.

Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupCoinbase VenturesWinklevoss CapitalFelicis Ventures

Hashicorphashicorp.comOct 2018Acquired

HashiCorp builds multi-cloud infrastructure automation and security tools such as Terraform and Vault; an IBM subsidiary since 2025.

San Francisco, US

Mitchell Hashimoto(Founder)Armon Dadgar(Founder)inDavid McJannet(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardScott Raney(Director)inGlenn Solomon(Director)inRobin Vasan(Director)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersChemistryCisco InvestmentsFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcFounders Circle CapitalGeodesic Capital+14 more

Iris Automationirisonboard.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2018 · $8MAcquired

Iris Automation develops AI-based computer vision software that provides collision avoidance for autonomous industrial drones.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Alexander Harmsen(CEO)inJames Howard(CTO)inAaron BaileyCedric LamyAnita Sham(Talent Acquisition Lead)

Co-investorsARC Angel FundFlucas VenturesGaingelsLigo Partners LLCSony Ventures CorporationY Combinator+14 more

Kenna Securitykennasecurity.com𝕏Mar 2018 · $25M

Kenna Security offers risk-based vulnerability prioritization using real-world threat intelligence and data science, now part of Cisco.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaS

Ed Bellis(Founder)Jeff Heuer(Founder)

Co-investorsOurCrowdPeakSpan Capital PartnersUS Venture PartnersCiti VenturesCostanoa VenturesDecacorn Capital+1 more

Knewtonknewton.comin𝕏Jul 2018

Knewton Alta provides adaptive courseware for higher education that personalizes learning content and assessments based on real-time student performance data.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York, US

Jose Ferreira(Founder)David Liu(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardHiro Tamura(Director)inRob Stavis(Director)inKevin Comolli(Director)Amish Jani(Director)in

Co-investorsAtomicoMosaic VenturesAccelAccel-KKRFirstMark CapitalFounders Fund

Previseprevise.coin𝕏Aug 2018

Previse offers a data health monitor and financial technology tools that harmonize fragmented financial data across multiple systems, using no-code ERP connectors, payment automation, and configurable workflows and analytics.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechLondon, GB

Philipp Schoenbucher(Founder)in

Co-investorsAugmentum FintechFounders FactoryReefknot InvestmentsSalica InvestmentsGaingelsRiptide Ventures+3 more

Renderrender.comin𝕏Feb 2018

Render provides cloud infrastructure and hosting services for software teams to deploy applications at any scale, from prototypes to large distributed systems, with a focus on reliability and uptime.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Anurag Goel(Founder)in

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAbstract VenturesavraGeneral CatalystNext Legacy PartnersSouth Park Commons+2 more

Renovisorenoviso.comJun 2018 · $7M

The page presents BEB88, an online gaming/gambling platform offering promotions, popular games, low minimum deposits (from 5,000), and low-stakes betting options.

GamingNorth Andover, US

Eric Horndahl(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Waldman(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFJ LabsAccompliceAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersNextView Ventures+1 more

Team Solo Midtsm.ggin𝕏Series A · Jul 2018

TSM is an esports organization that fields competitive gaming teams and sells branded apparel and merchandise such as pro jerseys, jackets, and tees.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceGamingMedia & Entertainment

Andy Dinh(Founder)in

Co-investorsTitanium Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CyPhy Works

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.