Alex Ferrara
InvestorPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
United Kingdom
Writes $10M – $350M checks · typically $25M
About
Alex Ferrara moved from New York to London in 2021 to open and lead his firm's European office, bridging US–European tech and serving as the European defence and dual‑use lead.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechRoboticsSaaS
Experience
- AuterionBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentArlington, Virginia, United States
- Carwow GroupBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- VerticeBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ANYboticsBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- Eye SecurityBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentThe Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
- GanksterBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- HuntersBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- OptibusBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- GetAcceptBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentMalmo, Skåne County, Sweden
- BigIDBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentNew York, United States
- PipedriveBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- DashlaneBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Wandera, Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ManychatBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Bessemer Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2013 — present
- Manta, an IBM CompanyBoard Member2020 — 2023Prague, Czechia
- Kenna SecurityBoard Member2018 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
- NewVoiceMediaBoard Member2013 — 2020Basingstoke, UK
- Social Tables (acq. Cvent)Board Member2014 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- ThreatTrack Security Inc. (acq)Board Member2013 — 2019Clearwater, Florida
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaBSE, Electrical Engineering1993 — 1997
- Columbia Business SchoolMBA, Finance2002 — 2004
- Horace Greeley High School1989 — 1993
Skills & more
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Market StructureCorporate DevelopmentTradingHedge FundsStart-upsSecuritiesFinanceMergers & AcquisitionsSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Picking WinnersCloud ComputingFrom Alex's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania646
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Also attended Columbia Business School577
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Shared employers
Also worked at ANYbotics7
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Also worked at GetAccept6
Also worked at Manychat2
Also worked at Kenna Security11
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Deals · 6
AuterionBoard seat
via Bessemer Venture Partners · filed Oct 2025 · $107.8M raise
BigIDBoard seat
via Bessemer Venture Partners · filed Jul 2019 · $50M raise
DashbotBoard seat
via Bessemer Venture Partners · filed Jan 2019 · $4.3M raise
RocketripBoard seat
via Bessemer Venture Partners · filed Jun 2016 · $9M raise
DashlaneBoard seat
via Bessemer Venture Partners · filed Jun 2016 · $22.5M raise
WanderaBoard seat
via Bessemer Venture Partners · filed Feb 2015 · $11.6M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Ariel StermanBen DonaldBhavik NagdaBryan WuCaty ReaCharles BirnbaumChristopher WanDarsh PatelDhruv JainElliott RobinsonEric KaplanFelda Hardymon
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