Alex Ferrara Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 5

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Alex Ferrara General Information

Biography

Mr. Alex Ferrara serves as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. He serves as a Board Member at Eye Security. He served as a Board Member at Daylight and Dimension Labs. He served as a Board Member at Hunters (Network Management Software). He serves as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. He served as a Board Member at BigID, Dashbot, and Kenna Security. He is a Board Observer of ManyChat. He is a Board Member at FormHero. He focuses on investments in the application software and Internet sectors. He served as a Board Member at Rocketrip and Wandera. He was a Board Member at Cofense. His current and previous board service includes Shopify, Dashlane, NewVoiceMedia, OMGPop (acquired by Zynga), SelectMinds (acquired by Oracle), Social Tables, Yodle, Quadriserv, Pipedrive, ThreatTrack Security, and Social Tables. He was also involved with the firm's investments in Pure Networks (acquired by Cisco), Skype (acquired by eBay), SiteAdvisor (acquired by McAfee), Goal.com (acquired by Perform Group), Activ Financial, TeamViewer and Gerson Lehrman Group. His other historical investments include HootSuite and Alibaba Group. Earlier in his career, he worked at Goldman Sachs in technology investment banking. He started his career as a software developer at Salomon Brothers and later worked as a derivatives trader. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Education
Columbia Business School, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
University of Pennsylvania, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Email
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Address
  • 15 Stratford Place
  • London W1C 1BE
  • England, United Kingdom

Alex Ferrara Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Bessemer Venture Partners Investor Partner Redwood City, CA Venture Capital

Alex Ferrara Board Seats (5)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
BigID Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Dashlane Network Management Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Eye Security Network Management Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed The Hague, Netherlands
Manychat Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Pipedrive Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed New York, NY

Alex Ferrara Lead Partner on Deals (29)

Alex Ferrara has been the lead partner on 29 deals. Their latest deal was with ANYbotics, a other hardware company. The deal was made for on 12-Dec-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
ANYbotics 12-Dec-2024 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Other Hardware Zurich, Switzerland
Carwow 12-Jul-2024 Completed Information Services (B2C) London, United Kingdom
Eye Security 23-Feb-2024 Completed Network Management Software The Hague, Netherlands
Sifflet 21-Mar-2023 Completed Database Software Paris, France
Eye Security 17-Nov-2022 Completed Network Management Software The Hague, Netherlands
Dimension Labs 27-Sep-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Manta (Business/Productivity Software) 26-May-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Prague, Czech Republic
Gankster 20-May-2022 Completed Entertainment Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Hunters (Network Management Software) 25-Jan-2022 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Network Management Software Tel Aviv, Israel
Daylight (Business/Productivity Software) 21-Sep-2021 Later Stage VC (Series A) Completed Business/Productivity Software Toronto, Canada

Alex Ferrara Network (518)

Board Members (142)

Name Company Representing Location From
Jeremy Levine Shopify Self Ottawa, Canada
Habib Kairouz Dashlane Rho Ventures New York, NY
Cofense Cofense Leesburg, VA
Shopify Self Ottawa, Canada
Kenna Security PeakSpan Capital Santa Clara, CA

Portfolio Executives (328)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Samuel Bachmann ANYbotics Co-Founder & Robotics Software Engineer 12-Dec-2024 Zurich, Switzerland
Remo Diethelm ANYbotics Co-Founder 12-Dec-2024 Zurich, Switzerland
ANYbotics Chief Technology Officer 12-Dec-2024 Zurich, Switzerland
ANYbotics Chief Operating Officer 12-Dec-2024 Zurich, Switzerland
ANYbotics Chief Financial Officer 12-Dec-2024 Zurich, Switzerland

Fund Team Members (48)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Sara Byrne Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners India 2 Institutional Redwood City, CA
Andrew Hedin Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners X Redwood City, CA
Bessemer Venture Partners Redwood City, CA
Bessemer Venture Partners Redwood City, CA
Bessemer Venture Partners Redwood City, CA

Alex Ferrara Affiliated Funds (9)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Bessemer Venture Partners V Bessemer Venture Partners Venture - General Closed 2000
Bessemer Venture Partners India 2 Institutional Bessemer Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2025
BVP VII Special Opportunity Fund Bessemer Venture Partners Venture - General Closed 2009
Bessemer Venture Investment Fund Bessemer Venture Partners Venture - General Closed 2022
Bessemer Venture Partners X Bessemer Venture Partners Venture - General Closed 2020

Alex Ferrara FAQs

  • Who is Alex Ferrara?

    Mr. Alex Ferrara serves as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.

  • How much does Alex Ferrara typically invest?

    Alex Ferrara's median deal size is .

  • What is Alex Ferrara’s main position?

    Alex Ferrara’s primary position is Partner.

  • How many active board seats does Alex Ferrara hold?

    Alex Ferrara holds 5 board seats including BigID, Dashlane, Eye Security, Manychat, and Pipedrive.

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