Associate Jobs in Berkeley, CA

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture firm that partners with audacious founders building enduring and transformative businesses. With more than 145 IPOs and 300 portfolio companies across AI, health, consumer, enterprise, and frontier tech, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer's global portfolio includes Anthropic, Perplexity, Abridge, Canva, Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, Discord, Fal AI, Stubhub, and Toast and has $20 billion of assets under management.

The Role :

We are hiring an investment associate to focus on the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem. As a "full stack" investor, you will be responsible for engaging across the investment lifecycle. Responsibilities include :

• Thesis development - create and refine investment roadmaps to guide firm strategy, stay updated on industry developments.
• Sourcing - identify and build relationships with promising founders, teams, and startups. Embed yourself in the ecosystem.
• 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.

This role will report to Talia Goldberg. You will work closely with her, but also receive mentorship from other senior partners and team members at Bessemer. We will invest heavily in your development and growth.

We are looking for someone with an exceptional work ethic that is entrepreneurial, curious, resourceful, and competitive. The right candidate will be able to take full ownership of programs and initiatives when necessary, but also willing to tackle any task, no matter how big or small, and pursue unconventional ideas.

About You :

No prior investing experience required.

Compensation & benefits

How to Apply

Please complete your application via Greenhouse. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but those that apply first will have priority consideration.

Our Commitment to Our Values

We are dedicated to maintaining a workplace rooted in curiosity, empowerment, collaboration, intellectual honesty, and ongoing learning and mentorship. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and strive to create an environment where every team member is valued and supported to do their best work.

Bessemer Venture Partners is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.