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  "markdown": "Venture firm.\n\nWebsite: https://www.bvp.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **First Mile Group, Inc. (Alloy)**, Series A, September 2019, Series B, September 2020, Series C, September 2021, Series C extension, September 2022, led a round\n  - [Alloy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/alloy.md), graded D, 52.5/100\n  - Source: https://www.alloy.com/blog/alloy-raises-12-million-in-series-a-funding\n- **Anthropic**, Series E, March 2025, Series G, February 2026\n  - [Claude API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.md), graded BB, 77.3/100\n  - [Claude Agent SDK](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-agent-sdk.md), graded BB, 70.1/100\n  - [Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.md), graded C, 59.9/100\n  - Source: https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-series-e-at-usd61-5b-post-money-valuation\n- **Anthropic, PBC**, Series E, March 2025, Series G, February 2026\n  - [Claude Duet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-duet.md), graded F, 17.9/100\n  - Source: https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-series-e-at-usd61-5b-post-money-valuation\n- **ClickHouse**, Series C, May 2025, Series C extension, October 2025, Series D, January 2026\n  - [ClickHouse MCP Server](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server.md), graded B, 64.6/100\n  - Source: https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickhouse-raises-350-million-series-c-to-power-analytics-for-ai-era\n- **Courier**, Series A, September 2020, Series B, June 2022, led a round\n  - [Courier](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/courier.md), graded BB, 70.6/100\n  - Source: https://www.courier.com/blog/announcing-our-series-a\n- **Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub)**, Series B, May 2025, led a round\n  - [DataHub](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/datahub.md), graded C, 59.4/100\n  - Source: https://datahub.com/news/series-b-announcement/\n- **Cognition AI, Inc.**, Series E, September 2026, through Bessemer\n  - [Devin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/devin.md), graded C, 55.7/100\n  - Source: https://cognition.com/blog/series-e\n- **fal (Features \u0026 Labels, Inc.)**, Series B, February 2025, Series C, July 2025, Series D, December 2025\n  - [fal image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fal-image.md), graded B, 65.5/100\n  - [fal music models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fal-music.md), graded B, 68.5/100\n  - [fal video models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fal-video.md), graded B, 69.1/100\n  - Source: https://blog.fal.ai/fal-raises-49m-series-b-to-power-the-future-of-ai-video/\n- **Hi Bob Ltd.**, Series D, August 2022\n  - [HiBob](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hibob.md), graded C, 57/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/17/hr-startup-hibobs-valuation-surges-50-to-2-45b-on-a-150m-raise\n- **Intercom**\n  - [Intercom API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/intercom.md), graded BB, 71.6/100\n  - Source: https://www.bvp.com/companies/fin\n- **Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)**, Series C, March 2019\n  - [LaunchDarkly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/launchdarkly.md), graded B, 69.3/100\n  - Source: https://launchdarkly.com/blog/launchdarkly-1-feature-management-platform-gets-44m-in-series-c-funding/\n- **Perplexity**, Series B, January 2024\n  - [SPACE](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/perplexity-space.md), graded C, 56.4/100\n  - [pplx-decider](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider.md), graded B, 68.2/100\n  - [pplx-decider-flash](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider-flash.md), graded B, 68/100\n  - Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/perplexity-raises-series-b-funding-round\n- **Pipedrive**\n  - [Pipedrive API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedrive.md), graded C, 60.5/100\n  - Source: https://www.pipedrive.com/en/newsroom/sales-crm-pipedrive-announces-majority-investment-from-vista-equity-partners\n- **Hyperdoc Inc.**, Series B, September 2025, led a round\n  - [Recall.ai](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recall-ai.md), graded C, 59.6/100\n  - Source: https://www.recall.ai/blog/recall-ai-series-b-the-api-for-meeting-recording\n- **Render Services, Inc.**, Series B, June 2023, Series C, January 2025, Series C extension, February 2026, led a round\n  - [Render MCP Server](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/render-mcp-server.md), graded B, 63.6/100\n  - Source: https://render.com/blog/render-series-b\n- **Shippo**, Series B, 2017, $50M round, June 2021, led a round\n  - [Shippo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shippo.md), graded C, 61.9/100\n  - Source: https://goshippo.com/blog/50-million-new-funding\n- **Vapi**, Series B, May 2026\n  - [Vapi API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vapi.md), graded B, 63.7/100\n  - Source: https://www.bvp.com/companies/vapi\n- **Windmill Labs**\n  - [Windmill API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill.md), graded C, 55.9/100\n  - Source: https://www.windmill.dev/\n- **Zapier**\n  - [Zapier MCP (agent actions)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapier-mcp.md), graded C, 58.2/100\n  - Source: https://www.bvp.com/companies/zapier\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Agent harnesses, 2\n- Decision models, 2\n- Identity \u0026 business verification, 1\n- Model APIs \u0026 inference, 1\n- Agent frameworks \u0026 SDKs, 1\n- Personal assistants, 1\n- Databases \u0026 files, 1\n- Notifications, 1\n- Company knowledge \u0026 data catalogues, 1\n- Image generation, 1\n- Music generation, 1\n- Video generation, 1\n- HR \u0026 employee operations, 1\n- Customer support \u0026 helpdesk, 1\n- Product analytics \u0026 experimentation, 1\n- Code execution sandboxes, 1\n- CRM \u0026 customer platforms, 1\n- Meeting capture \u0026 meeting infrastructure, 1\n- Cloud \u0026 infrastructure, 1\n- Shipping \u0026 fulfilment, 1\n- Conversational voice agents, 1\n- Workflow automation, 1\n- Agent tool access, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Tommy Nicholas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tommy-nicholas/), First Mile Group, Inc. (Alloy)\n- [Laura Spiekerman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/laura-spiekerman/), First Mile Group, Inc. (Alloy)\n- [Charles Hearn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/charles-hearn/), First Mile Group, Inc. (Alloy)\n- [Scott Clark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-clark/), First Mile Group, Inc. (Alloy)\n- [Dario Amodei](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dario-amodei/), Anthropic\n- [Daniela Amodei](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/daniela-amodei/), Anthropic\n- [Tom Brown](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tom-brown/), Anthropic\n- [Jack Clark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jack-clark/), Anthropic\n- [Jared Kaplan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jared-kaplan/), Anthropic\n- [Sam McCandlish](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sam-mccandlish/), Anthropic\n- [Chris Olah](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-olah/), Anthropic\n- [Karan Ahuja](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/karan-ahuja/), Anthropic, PBC\n- [Aaron Katz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aaron-katz/), ClickHouse\n- [Alexey Milovidov](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alexey-milovidov/), ClickHouse\n- [Yury Izrailevsky](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yury-izrailevsky/), ClickHouse\n- [Troy Goode](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/troy-goode/), Courier\n- [Swaroop Jagadish](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/swaroop-jagadish/), Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub)\n- [Shirshanka Das](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shirshanka-das/), Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub)\n- [Scott Wu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-wu/), Cognition AI, Inc.\n- [Steven Hao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/steven-hao/), Cognition AI, Inc.\n- [Walden Yan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/walden-yan/), Cognition AI, Inc.\n- [Burkay Gur](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/burkay-gur/), fal (Features \u0026 Labels, Inc.)\n- [Gorkem Yurtseven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/gorkem-yurtseven/), fal (Features \u0026 Labels, Inc.)\n- [Des Traynor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/des-traynor/), Intercom\n- [Ciaran Lee](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ciaran-lee/), Intercom\n- [Eoghan McCabe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eoghan-mccabe/), Intercom\n- [David Barrett](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/david-barrett-2/), Intercom\n- [Edith Harbaugh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/edith-harbaugh/), Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)\n- [John Kodumal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/john-kodumal/), Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)\n- [Aravind Srinivas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aravind-srinivas/), Perplexity\n- [Denis Yarats](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/denis-yarats/), Perplexity\n- [Johnny Ho](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/johnny-ho/), Perplexity\n- [Andy Konwinski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andy-konwinski/), Perplexity\n- [Anurag Goel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/anurag-goel/), Render Services, Inc.\n- [Laura Behrens Wu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/laura-behrens-wu/), Shippo\n- [Simon Kreuz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/simon-kreuz/), Shippo\n- [Jordan Dearsley](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jordan-dearsley/), Vapi\n- [Nikhil Gupta](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/nikhil-gupta-2/), Vapi\n- [Wade Foster](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/wade-foster/), Zapier\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Bessemer Venture Partners invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists First Mile Group, Inc. (Alloy), Anthropic, Anthropic, PBC, ClickHouse, Courier, Acryl Data, Inc. (DataHub), Cognition AI, Inc., fal (Features \u0026 Labels, Inc.), Hi Bob Ltd., Intercom, Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly), Perplexity, Pipedrive, Hyperdoc Inc., Render Services, Inc., Shippo, Vapi, Windmill Labs and Zapier backed by Bessemer Venture Partners.\n\n### How are Bessemer Venture Partners's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Alloy (D, 52.5), Claude API (BB, 77.3), Claude Agent SDK (BB, 70.1), Claude Code (C, 59.9), Claude Duet (F, 17.9), ClickHouse MCP Server (B, 64.6), Courier (BB, 70.6), DataHub (C, 59.4), Devin (C, 55.7), fal image models (B, 65.5), fal music models (B, 68.5), fal video models (B, 69.1), HiBob (C, 57), Intercom API + MCP (BB, 71.6), LaunchDarkly (B, 69.3), SPACE (C, 56.4), pplx-decider (B, 68.2), pplx-decider-flash (B, 68), Pipedrive API + MCP (C, 60.5), Recall.ai (C, 59.6), Render MCP Server (B, 63.6), Shippo (C, 61.9), Vapi API + MCP (B, 63.7), Windmill API + MCP (C, 55.9) and Zapier MCP (agent actions) (C, 58.2).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. 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