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Ethan Kurzweil

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Ethan Kurzweil is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners in San Francisco, California, known for his expertise in venture capital and strategic partnerships. He has made significant investments in companies like TRM Labs and ForeVR Games, and serves on the boards of PagerDuty and Intercom, among others.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2024 - Current

    Chemistry is a $350M early-stage venture firm leading investments in standout software companies at Seed and Series A.

  • Board Member

    2014

Intercom is a software company that creates modern customer service software that redefines how businesses support their customers.

Raised $240,750,000.00 from ICONIQ Growth, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures and Vulcan Capital.

  • Board Member

    2019

LaunchDarkly is a feature management platform that allows software development teams to deliver to their customers.

Raised $330,300,000.00 from Redpoint, Heavybit, Insight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Uncork Capital, Top Tier Capital Partners, Threshold, Lead Edge Capital and Bloomberg Beta.

  • Seed Investor

    2022 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2024

Build the payments stack fit for your business

Raised $17,000,000.00 from Xffirmers, Bessemer Venture Partners, Conversion Capital, BoxGroup, Ludlow Ventures, Good Friends, Offline Ventures and Kindred Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2024

TRM Labs is a software company that offers blockchain, transaction monitoring, and analytics to help financial institutions and governments.

Raised $149,900,000.00 from DRW Venture Capital, Alumni Ventures, Thoma Bravo, Citi Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Brevan Howard Asset Management, American Express Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Pario Ventures and Marshall Wace.

  • Investor and Board Member

    2019 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2024

Manychat helps businesses do marketing, sales and support through Facebook Messenger.

Raised $23,125,000.00 from Bessemer Venture Partners and Flint Capital.

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2024

VTS is a real estate CRM software company bringing together landlords, brokers, and tenants to make deals happen.

Raised $462,360,000.00 from BentallGreenOak, AmTrust Financial Services, Insight Partners and Brookfield Growth.

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