Janelle Teng
InvestorPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Silicon Valley
Writes $1M β $250M checks Β· typically $25M
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About
Janelle Teng is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, based in the firm's Silicon Valley offices, where she has worked for five years. She focuses on early-stage investing in AI/ML infrastructure, defense tech, data infrastructure, and developer platforms, and has helped shape Bessemer's AI infrastructure and defense tech roadmaps. She co-authors the firm's annual State of the Cloud report and writes the NextBigTeng newsletter.
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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechDeveloper Tools
Experience
- Bessemer Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceIQProduct Manager2016 β 2018
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Business Analyst2014 β 2016
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Languages Chinese (Mandarin) Β· English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Janelle Teng?
- Janelle Teng is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, based in the firm's Silicon Valley offices, where she has worked for five years. She focuses on early-stage investing in AI/ML infrastructure, defense tech, data infrastructure, and developer platforms, and has helped shape Bessemer's AI infrastructure and defense tech roadmaps. She co-authors the firm's annual State of the Cloud report and writes the NextBigTeng newsletter.
- Where does Janelle Teng work?
- Janelle Teng is Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.
- What does Janelle Teng invest in?
- Janelle Teng invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Developer Tools.
- What check size does Janelle Teng write?
- Janelle Teng typically writes checks of $1M β $250M.
- What boards does Janelle Teng sit on?
- Janelle Teng holds tracked board seats at Claroty, Coactive, Coactive AI, Moonvalley, Render, Turbine one, Virtru.
- What companies has Janelle Teng invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Algox2.
- Where did Janelle Teng go to school?
- Janelle Teng studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors and Academic Distinction, Human Biology and Economics (minor)); The Johns Hopkins University.
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Also worked at SalesforceIQ13
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