Ariel Sterman
InvestorPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Israel
Writes $1M – $250M checks · typically $25M
About
Ariel Sterman is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners' Israel office, focusing on data infrastructure, vertical AI, fintech, and gaming companies across Israel and Europe. Previously at Stripes Group, he led Israeli sourcing efforts and sourced Monday.com's $50M Series C investment. He holds a business degree from NYU Stern with concentrations in finance and marketing.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechGamingHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Bessemer Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2018 — presentIsrael
- ApronBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- SettBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
- ScyllaDBBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
- Converge BioBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- ChocoBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- hibobBoard Observercurrent2018 — present
- UpvestInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- NilusInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- DemostackInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- GetAcceptInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- FireboltInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Papaya GlobalInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Good TodayCofoundercurrent2018 — present
- RyftInvestor2024 — 2026
- MelioBoard Observer2018 — 2025
- QwakBoard Member2023 — 2024
- AppwriteBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- Netdata, Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2022
- ZoominBoard Observer2019 — 2022
Education
- NYU Stern School of BusinessB.S, Business; Finance and Marketing2011 — 2014
Skills & more
Marketing Strategy13Research15Start-ups19Marketing12Business Development8Business Planning2Public Relations1Finance2Venture Capital5CRM1Nonprofits3Lead Generation1
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EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategySocial Media MarketingSocial MediaOnline MarketingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Microsoft ExcelSalesforce.comMicrosoft OfficeFacebookPublic SpeakingManagementLanguages English · Hebrew · Spanish
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Investments
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Alex Yuditski
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Alexandra Sukin
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Amit Karp
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Anant Vidur Puri
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Bob GoodmanScout
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Brian FeinsteinScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
David CowanScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Jeff EpsteinScout
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Jeffrey BlackburnScout
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Aditya Nidmarti
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Aia Sarycheva
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ariel Sterman work?
- Ariel Sterman is Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.
- What does Ariel Sterman invest in?
- Ariel Sterman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Ariel Sterman write?
- Ariel Sterman typically writes checks of $1M – $250M.
- Does Ariel Sterman lead rounds?
- Yes — Ariel Sterman has led 1 tracked investment.
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at ScyllaDB7
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Also worked at Converge Bio1
Also worked at GetAccept8
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