BVP Forge is the unique combination of a private equity firm for growth-oriented, self-sustaining software-enabled businesses paired with access to a renowned venture capital platform.
About the role
We're hiring a Senior Associate to join Bessemer's growth investing team based in San Francisco. You will be focused on AI apps, infrastructure, defense, techbio, energy, and various other roadmaps. You'll work directly with Byron Deeter and collaborate with partners and investors across the firm to find and back the companies building the foundational layers of the next era of software.
What they're looking for
- 3–6+ years of experience, ideally in investment banking, consulting, private equity, growth equity, high-growth startups, or traditional venture capital. Prior venture experience is a plus but not required
- Strong financial modeling, valuation, and company analysis skills. You can go from a messy data room to a defensible view
- Genuine interest in software and AI: you use the latest products and have opinions on where things are headed
- Natural relationship builder, great at connecting with founders, executives, and co-investors
- Naturally hardworking, humble, independent thinking, being a fast learner and a proactive doer
- In it to win it : this role requires regular travel, late nights, and intense sprints — founder dinners, conferences, and trips are a normal part of the job
More about this role
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture firm that partners with audacious founders from their earliest days through every stage of growth. The firm manages $20 billion in assets, with more than 145 IPOs and 300 portfolio companies across AI, enterprise, consumer, health, and frontier tech including Anthropic, Perplexity, Canva, Shopify, Twilio, LinkedIn, ClickHouse, Saronic, Legora, Abridge, and Toast.
We're hiring a Senior Associate to join Bessemer's growth investing team based in San Francisco. You will be focused on AI apps, infrastructure, defense, techbio, energy, and various other roadmaps. You'll work directly with Byron Deeter and collaborate with partners and investors across the firm to find and back the companies building the foundational layers of the next era of software.
Growth investing is won long before a round comes together. Access comes from knowing a business deeply, building genuine relationships with leadership, and being consistently useful well before there's a deal to discuss. That takes real work: staying on top of companies, getting on planes, showing up prepared, and following through on the small things. We're looking for someone who is...
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