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Ethan Kurzweil

Investor

Managing Partner at Chemistry · Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $3M – $25M checks · typically $10M

FoundedPager Duty · YC

About

Ethan Kurzweil, co‑founder and managing partner, makes 5–10 concentrated, pure early‑stage bets annually on non‑consensus founders and monopolistic AI/developer plays, evidenced by early investments in Twilio, PagerDuty, Intercom, and LaunchDarkly.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechGamingHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. ChemistryFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. LaunchDarklyBoard Member2019 — 2025
  3. IntercomBoard Member2014 — 2025
  4. Bessemer Venture PartnersPartner2008 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Basis TheoryBoard Member2021 — 2024
  6. TRM LabsBoard Member2021 — 2024
  7. BlitzInvestor and Board Member2019 — 2024
  8. ManyChatBoard Member2018 — 2024
  9. TSMBoard Member2018 — 2024
  10. HashiCorpInvestor2018 — 2021
  11. PagerDutyBoard Member2014 — 2020
  12. npm, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2020
  13. Life360Investor2011 — 2019
  14. SendGridInvestor and Board Observer2012 — 2017
  15. New LeadersAdvisory Board Member, Bay Area2009 — 2016
  16. Twilio Inc.Investor and Board Observer2010 — 2016
  17. TwitchBoard Member2012 — 2014
  18. Skybox ImagingInvestor and Board Observer2010 — 2014
  19. Linden LabCEO's Office and Marketing/Community2007 — 2008
  20. Dow Jones & Co.Senior Manager, Office of the CEO2004 — 2006

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityA.B., Economics1997 — 2001
  2. Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business2006 — 2008

Skills & more

Start-ups48User Experience16Digital Media24Business Development12Venture Capital8Strategic Partnerships12Product Management2Entrepreneurship8Business StrategySaaSAnalyticsProduct Marketing
+1 moreE-commerce

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via Bessemer Venture Partners · filed Jan 2017

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