Associate or Senior Associate

Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build and forge long-standing companies. With more than 145 IPOs and 300 portfolio companies in the enterprise infrastructure consumer and healthcare spaces Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemers global portfolio has included Anthropic Pinterest Shopify Twilio LinkedIn PagerDuty DocuSign Fiverr and Toast and has more than $20 billion of assets under management. Bessemer has teams of investors and partners located in Tel Aviv Silicon Valley San Francisco New York London Hong Kong Boston and Bangalore. Born from innovations in steel more than a century ago Bessemers storied history has afforded its partners the opportunity to celebrate and scrutinize its best investment decisions (see Memos) and also learn from its mistakes (see Anti-Portfolio).

We are hiring an Investment Associate or Senior Associate to focus on the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem. As a full stack investor you will be responsible for engaging across the full investment lifecycle from thesis development through portfolio support. This role reports to Mike Droesch. You will work closely with him while also receiving mentorship from other senior partners and team members at Bessemer who will invest heavily in your development and growth.

We are looking for someone with an exceptional work ethic who is entrepreneurial curious resourceful and competitive. The right candidate takes full ownership of programs and initiatives with minimal direction knows how to figure things out and knows when to ask for help. You are willing to tackle any task no matter how big or small and are drawn to unconventional ideas.

Ideal start date: Q3 2026 (flexible)

Location: San Francisco CA in office 3 to 4 days per week

Key Responsibilities

Thesis development. create and refine investment roadmaps to guide firm strategy and form and defend strong points of view on where AI infrastructure agentic automation and vertical AI applications are headed. No prior investing experience required.

Sourcing. identify and build genuine relationships with promising founders teams and startups. Embed yourself in the ecosystem; you should want to be out at events dinners and meetups not just working from a desk.

Due diligence. lead financial analysis and diligence on customers products technology teams and markets.

Investment recommendations. form judgements and present analyses and opinions to help drive investment decisions.

Portfolio Support. assist portfolio companies with introductions strategy hiring resources and more. Attend board meetings.

AI native. constantly using and experimenting with cutting edge products technologies and models with strong well-formed opinions on where the space is heading not just whats trending this week.

Out in the world. you genuinely enjoy being in the community attending events showing up to founder meetups and building real relationships rather than transactional ones. Sourcing isnt a chore for you its how you spend your free time too.

Professional experience. ideally 24 years of relevant professional experience in an operating role at a startup as a founder scientist technologist investor or technology investment banker.

Technical experience. ideally degree(s) or self-taught expertise in computer science mathematics machine learning engineering or a related field. Exceptions will be considered for exceptional candidates.

Independent thinker fast learner. you run with ambiguity and dont need step-by-step direction to make progress.

great at connecting with founders.

self-driven proactive doer.

Commercial mindset. you love thinking about businesses and technology.

Location. based in the San Francisco Bay Area in office 3 to 4 days per week.

Compensation & Performance Bonuses

• Annual Salary: The base salary range for this position is $175000$225000 per year based on the level (Associate vs. Senior Associate) and experience of the candidate.
• Annual Performance Bonuses: Eligible employees receive annual performance bonuses based on both individual and company performance.
• Shadow Carry: Opportunity to participate in the firms carry structure and share in the long-term success of our investments.

Equity & Investment Opportunities

• Co-investment Opportunity: Opportunities to co-invest in deals alongside the firm fee-free.
• Retirement Plan: Access to a competitive retirement savings plan including a 401(k).

Health & Wellness Benefits

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance coverage.
• Health and wellness programs including a family planning allowance via Carrot.

Work-Life Balance & Paid Time Off

• Flexible paid time off plus 15 company holidays including winter break.
• Generous parental leave policy.
• In-office perks: provided lunches snacks and beverages. Business casual attire.

Professional Development & Mentorship

We invest heavily in the growth of our investors.

• Annual professional development stipend alongside company-wide learning and development programs targeted toward investors.
• 1:1 mentorship from members of the firm-wide investment team.

Interested in joining our team Please complete the application via the link below. We look forward to learning more about how you can contribute to Bessemer.

• Application Deadline:We recommend applying as soon as possible. This is a rolling application we will continue reviewing candidates and interviewing until the position is filled.
• All candidates must apply through the Greenhouse form below.Due to the high volume of inbound interest emails sent directly to Bessemer employees regarding this position will not be read or responded to. If your background is a strong fit our recruiting team will be in touch to schedule next steps. Questions Contact.

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