BGV
Venture capitalActively deployingSilicon Valley · Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked
Also known as BGV Investments
Investment thesis
BGV is a cross-border VC platform rooted in Silicon Valley that backs enterprise-focused B2B technology companies, deploying capital from seed stage to IPO. The firm concentrates on what it calls Enterprise 5.0 companies and cross-border innovation, targeting startups driving leapfrog shifts in enterprise automation and productivity by combining intelligent machines with human ingenuity while emphasizing responsible, human-centric design. Founded by immigrant entrepreneurs-turned-investors, BGV positions itself to provide not only financing but also operational expertise, global resources, and cross-border advisory support to help founders build global B2B technology companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 14 of 20 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×7Biotech ×5Enterprise Software ×5Healthtech ×5Developer Tools ×3Deep Tech ×2Medical Devices ×2
HQs:United States×12Germany×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42023 · 22020 · 12019 · 12016 · 110 dated
Brenig Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing small-molecule therapies for Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, using AI-driven drug discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Megan McGill(Chief Executive Officer)Iain Dukes(Chief Business Officer / Chairman of the Board)Nikolay Savchuk(Chief Operating Officer)Tien Dam(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)OrbiMedTorrey Pines Investment
Dunad Therapeutics is a biotech company developing oral small-molecule medicines using a covalent chemistry discovery platform to target neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson's disease, and FTD.
BiotechDeep TechCambridge, GB
Pearl Huang(President & CEO)Stephen Huhn(CMO)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalEpidarex Capital
Lyzr builds infrastructure and platforms for deploying production-grade AI agents in enterprises, with emphasis on governance, security, observability, and human oversight.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSJersey City, US
Siva Surendira(Founder & CEO)inSurendirasiva Selvaraj(Executive Officer, Director)Jithin George(Founder)in
BoardMadhu Shalini Iyer(Director)inHenry Ford III(Director)
Co-investorsRocketship.vcAccenture VenturesArka Venture LabsBetter CapitalGFT VenturesIn-Q-Tel+1 more
Sunnyvale, US
Vipin Jain(Executive Officer, Director)Venkateswaran Ayalar(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardVikram Mehta(Director)Veronica Wu(Director)
Board seatEric Benhamou· per SEC Form D · $3.1M raise · filed Jan 2025
Berkeley, US
Iddo Gino(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sigal Shaked(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEric Buatois· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesHuman Capital
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechMountain View, US
Paul Cothenet(Founder)Anselme Le Van(Founder)
Board seatEric Buatois· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Jan 2020
Co-investorsMatchstick VenturesTechstarsBenhamou Global Ventures
Irvine, US
Nader Salessi(Executive Officer, Director)Vladimir Alves(Director)
BoardAmir Nayyerhabibi(Director)
Board seatEric Buatois· per SEC Form D · $13.5M raise · filed May 2016
Onymos offers DocKnow, a document and data processing platform for clinical laboratories that captures, validates, and enriches intake documents such as test requisition forms and medical records.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsHealthtechSaaSRedwood Shores, US
SHIVAGURU NATHAN(Executive Officer, Director)Shiva Nathan(Founder)inShiva N(Founder)Bhavani Vangala(CTO)in
Board seatEric Buatois· per SEC Form D · $2.2M raise · filed Feb 2020
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesBenhamou Global VenturesEngineering CapitalIndustry Ventures
Aneta operates an email-based AI research service that runs 15 specialized agents across academic, market, technical, and legal sources for days to produce long, citation-backed research reports.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsPebblebedAndera PartnersForbionFountain Healthcare PartnersHTGFPMV+2 more
Artica Therapeutics develops orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitors that use covalent chemistry to achieve antibody-like efficacy, positioned as an "antibody-in-a-pill" approach.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Tjeerd Barf(Co-founder & CEO)inArwin Ridder(Co-founder & COO)inAd IJzerman(Co-founder & SAB Chair)inJason(Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsBioGeneration VenturesThuja CapitalSeroba Life Sciences
Bethesda, US
Francis Cianfrocca(Director)Bob Lam(Executive Officer)Michael Dager(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlberto Yepez(Director)Christopher T Winkler(Director)Anik Bose(Director)in
Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersBenhamou Global Ventures
Complement Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for complement-mediated diseases, with a lead AAV-based candidate (CTx001) for Geographic Atrophy secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMunich, DE
Rafiq Hasan(CEO and Managing Director)inMuhammad Ali Memon(Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investorsHadean VenturesSeroba Life SciencesBioGeneration VenturesCambridge Innovation CapitalForbionGimv
EverestLabs builds RecycleOS, an AI-powered operating system for recycling plants that uses computer vision, AI, and robotics to identify and sort recyclable materials in Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs).
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social GoodRobotics
Co-investorsSierra VenturesTransLink CapitalUnanimous CapitalXplorer CapitalBenhamou Global VenturesHike Ventures
Evinced offers an AI-powered chatbot focused on digital accessibility that answers developer and team questions, reviews code for accessibility issues across web and mobile frameworks, and can read design screenshots.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Navin R. Thadani(Founder)inGal Moav(Founder)
Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesCapital One VenturesEngineering CapitalInsight PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Fiddler AI provides an AI observability and control platform offering experiments, monitoring, guardrails, and governance for enterprise AI agents and compound AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Krishna Gade(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundaVentureBenhamou Global VenturesCisco InvestmentsDentsu VenturesE12 Venture Capital, Llc+20 more
Palo Alto, US
Amit Paka(Executive Officer, Director)Krishna Gade(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRaviraj Jain(Director)inBilal Zuberi(Director)inGeorge Mathew(Director)in
Co-investorsDallas Venture CapitalDentsu VenturesInsight PartnersLDV PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersLux Capital+3 more
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSEl Segundo, US
Nicolas Stehle(Executive Officer, Director)Olivier Schott(Director)Philippe Bouissou(Director)
BoardEric Buatois(Director)in
Co-investorsAdara VenturesBenhamou Global VenturesFrench Partners
VarmX develops VMX-C001, a therapeutic medicine for treating severe bleeding in patients on Factor Xa anticoagulants and for emergency surgery settings.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Pieter ReitsmaJohn Glasspool(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsSound BioventuresYsios CapitalBioGeneration VenturesEICEQT Life SciencesInkef+2 more
Zelros (now part of Earnix) offers an AI decisioning and orchestration system built for insurers, covering pricing, underwriting, and customer engagement across multiple lines of business.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Co-investors42CAPIsaiISAI GestionBenhamou Global Ventures
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.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Evinced · trysignalbase.com · Jul 14, 2026
Lyzr · citybiz.co · Jul 13, 2026
Fiddler AI · thesaasnews.com · Jan 30, 2026
Fiddler Labs, Inc. · fiddler.ai · Jan 27, 2026
Datawizz · pulse2.com · Oct 5, 2025
Zelros · coverager.com · Apr 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does BGV invest at?
- BGV invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does BGV focus on?
- BGV focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is BGV located?
- BGV is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInterview with BlockStars: Yashwanth Hemaraj, BGV General Partner
Benhamou Global Ventures · Yashwanth Hemaraj
VC Strategy, with Yashwanth Hemaraj Partner at BGV | Episode #4
The Blueprint Podcast · Yashwanth Hemaraj
Keynote - Eric Benhamou (Founder, BGV) | Arka Spring Showcase '21
Arka Venture Labs · Eric Benhamou
They are Innovation - Eric BENHAMOU - Founder & Managing Director BGV | Videos & Películas en Vimeo
BLUMORPHO · Eric Benhamou · vimeo.com
IFG Network Testimonial- Anik Bose BGV - Benhamou Global Ventures on Vimeo
marcus evans summit marketing · Anik Bose · vimeo.com
IFG Network Testimonial: Anik Bose, BGV - Benhamou Global Ventures | Videos & Movies on Vimeo
IFG Network · Anik Bose · vimeo.com
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