Laura Orvidas

Bessemer Venture Partners LP seeks investment opportunities in companies primarily located in the US. The fund focuses on companies with a strong business model, experienced management teams and growth potential. It targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors such as healthcare, information systems, telecommunications, and retailing. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements.

Instructure, Inc. is an education technology company, which develops software technology for institutes. The firm specializes in learning management systems, education platform, employee engagement, and corporate learning. It develops, delivers, manages, and tracks engaging academic and employee development programs. The company was founded by Devlin Daley and Brian C. Whitmer on September 18, 2008 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Blue Kai, Inc. provides cloud-based big data platform that enables companies to personalize online, offline, and mobile marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Grant Ries, Omar Tawakol, and Alexander Hooshmand in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. provides wireless and wired technologies for the mobile, networking, computing and consumer electronics markets. The company was founded in May 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Retail Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of supply chain solutions for consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers. Its solutions include applications, analytics, and collaboration platforms that help in managing on-shelf availability and sales; delivering measurable return on investment; and increased profits to customers. The company was founded by Jonathan Golovin, Shantha Mohan, Peter Rieman, and Richard Swan in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Industry Ventures LLC (Industry Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Johan Douwe Swildens and Tom Litle. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Buddy Media LLC develops applications for social media sites. The company was founded by Michael Lazerow, Jeff Ragovin and Kass Savarese Lazerow in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Evolv, Inc. operates as a predictive analytics software company. The firm specializes in big data predictive analytics and machine learning to optimize the performance of global hourly workforces. Its SaaS-based analytics platform delivers actionable decision support throughout the employee lifecycle. The company was founded in 2006 by Jim Meyerle and Max Simkoff and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

BigCommerce, Inc. develops software solutions. It offers content management, shopping cart, knowledge management, and email marketing software. The company was founded by Eddie Machaalani and Mitchell Robert Harper in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

DoubleDutch, Inc. develops mobile engagement applications for events, conferences, and trade shows. It offers platform, integrations, security, and live engagement marketing. The company was founded by Lawrence Stockton Coburn, Mathew Spolin, and Pankaj Prasad in January 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Criteo Corp. provides digital advertising services. It also engages in sales for-ecommerce businesses, converts shoppers with dynamic, personalized ads, and Criteo dynamic email. The company was founded by Jean-Baptiste Rudelle, Romain Niccoli and Franck Le Ouay in 2005 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

BigCommerce Pty Ltd. develops eCommerce platform. It offers shopping cart software, SEO tools, and online payment solutions. The firm also provides SSL certificates, product merchandising, and Website designing services. The company was founded by Mitchell Robert Harper and Eddie Machaalani in 2003 and is headquartered in Ultimo, Australia.

ClearSlide, Inc. provides a cloud-based sales communications platform. It offers content management, email tracking, web conferencing, guided selling and sales force integrations products. The firm serves the media, online, software, education, travel, insurance, finance, health care, consumer and industrial goods, and sports and entertainment industries. The company was founded by Al Lieb and James L. Benton in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

BuildScale, Inc. provides video marketing and sales enablement solutions. The firm specializes in video marketing, analytics, hosting, and sale enablement, video for sale and internal communications video. The company was founded by Michael Litt, Edward Wu and Devon Galloway in 2010 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Percolate Industries, Inc. provides information technology marketing solutions. It offers enterprise marketing management, global brand management, enterprise brand publishing, social media management and customer care, content marketing, eCommerce marketing and growth marketing solutions. The company was founded by Noah Brier and James Gross in January 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gainsight, Inc. engages in the provision of customer success management solutions in software-as-a-service model to enterprises. Its products include customer success, product experience, customer experience, customer data platform, and revenue optimization. The company was founded by Sreedhar Peddineni and James A. Eberlin in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ClearCare, Inc. provides software products for home health-care agencies. It offers cloud-based software to large and local home-care services companies to run their operations. It also provides on-boarding and support services. The firm helps marketers, schedulers, billers, caregivers, healthcare providers, care recipients, and recruiters. The company was founded by Jacquelyn Kung and Geoffrey H. Nudd in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Workboard, Inc. provides execution intelligence applications for enterprise managers. It offers business velocity automation, leadership and management, employee engagement, team productivity and performance management. The company was founded by Deidre Paknad and Daryoush Paknad in 2013 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Rainforest QA, Inc. provides quality assurance services. The firm's platform is used as test designer, test manager, and quality analyzer. The company was founded by Russell Smith and Fred Stevens-Smith in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ServiceTitan, Inc. provides mobile cloud-based business management software solutions. It offers services for residential plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, and hom services companies in United States and Canada. The company was founded by Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan in June 2008 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

DSSV, Inc. provides mobile platform for education. It is a mobile communication platform for early education. The firm serves as the hub for preschool, daycare, and after school programs. The company was founded by Dave Vasen in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Speakeasy Tech, Inc. provides conference call software. It develops and delivers mobile conferencing application software that allows businesses to connect, communicate, collaborate, and engage with customers and colleagues. The company was founded by Reza Mohsin, Byron Bauer Deeter and John Brody in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

MyPizza Technologies, Inc. operates as an online platform for pizzas. It allows users to connect with their favorite authentic and local pizzeria. The company was founded by Ilir Sela in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Guild Education, Inc. engages in the provision of education services. Its platform features include strategic program design and consulting, tech-enabled program administration, academic network management and custom degrees, end-to-end outcome reporting, and on-demand student coaching. The company was founded by Brittany Stich and Rachel Romer Carlson in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Zylo, Inc. provides technology based solutions. It operates as a SaaS optimization platform for managing cloud-based applications. The company was founded by Eric Christopher in 2016 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Electric AI, Inc. provides real-time support and information technology services for small and mid-sized businesses. It offers inventory and service management, procurement, and employee onboarding. The company was founded by Ryan Denehy in August 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Maintainx, Inc. develops mobile application that empowers operational leaders to manage workflows. The company was founded by Chris Turlica, Mathieu Mareng?re-Gosselin, Nick Haase and Hugo Dozois-Couatte in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Shopmonkey, Inc. develops and operates auto repair shop management software for mechanics. The company was founded by Ashot Iskandarian in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

trycourier.com, Inc. operates as a smart notification platform company. The company was founded by Troy Goode and in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. is an engineered materials company, which focuses on dramatically improving energy storage. It enables higher energy density batteries for smaller, lighter, longer-lasting wearable & portable electronics, mass adoption of electric vehicles, and practical use of renewable energy. The company was founded by Gene Berdichevsky, Gleb Yushin and Alex Jacobs in 2011 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.