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Bessemer Venture Partners
Filed as BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS · Legal name Deer Management Co. LLC
Bessemer Venture Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Larchmont, NY, registered since 2022, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 13, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Bessemer Venture Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bessemer Venture Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Bessemer Venture Partners located?
Bessemer Venture Partners' principal office is in Larchmont, NY, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 9 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Bessemer Venture Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Bessemer Venture Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159279.
How much does Bessemer Venture Partners manage?
Bessemer Venture Partners reports $20,239,213,324 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 13, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Bessemer Venture Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Bessemer Venture Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $19,040,850,728 in the October 2022 data and $20,239,213,324 in the October 2026 data, up 6%. Total employees: 151 in October 2022 and 191 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Bessemer Venture Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (36).
Does Bessemer Venture Partners report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/159279
Does Bessemer Venture Partners state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "The Funds do not have a minimum size, but minimum investment commitments are generally established for investors in the Funds. The General Partner, as applicable, of each Fund is generally permitted to, in its sole discretion, permit investments below the minimum amounts set forth in the Governing Documents of such Fund."
What changed in Bessemer Venture Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 80 to 83. Added an office in Wellesley, MA. No longer lists an office in Admiralty.
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAccount minimum: None (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
The Funds do not have a minimum size, but minimum investment commitments are generally established for investors in the Funds. The General Partner, as applicable, of each Fund is generally permitted to, in its sole discretion, permit investments below the minimum amounts set forth in the Governing Documents of such Fund.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$20,239,213,324 as of October 2026, filing dated May 13, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Deer Management Co. LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2022 (4 years)
- Employees
- Total: 191. Performing investment advisory functions: 83.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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9 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $20,239,213,324 | 191 | May 13, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $18,800,882,285 | 169 | May 19, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $18,262,039,462 | 220 | June 20, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $19,661,044,579 | 209 | April 26, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $19,040,850,728 | 151 | May 13, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | Not reported | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $19,040,850,728 in the October 2022 data and $20,239,213,324 in the October 2026 data, up 6%.
Total employees: 151 in October 2022 and 191 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 80 to 83.
- Added an office in Wellesley, MA.
- No longer lists an office in Admiralty.
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Bessemer Venture Partners (CRD 159279): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bessemer-venture-partners-larchmont-ny-159279