Investing Profile

Charles Birnbaum

VCInvestor

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

bvp.com/team/charles-birnbaumNew York, New York

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Deutsche Bank Network

273 CONNECTIONS

Northwestern University Network

234 CONNECTIONS

Bessemer Venture Partners Network

141 CONNECTIONS

Bank of America Network

124 CONNECTIONS

Jefferies Network

96 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Bessemer Venture Partners Partner

Investment Range

$50K - $100.0M

Sweet Spot

$25.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$1.85B

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Charles Birnbaum's Investments On Record (31)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Farther	Series DMay 2026$150M Series COct 2024$72M Series BSep 2023$31M Series AMay 2022$15M	$270M
Co-investors: Paul Stamas (General Atlantic), Sam Eisler (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Justin Overdorff (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Jesse Wedler (CapitalG), Sean Song (Viewpoint Ventures)
Upvest	Series DMar 2026$90M Series CDec 2024$110M Series UnknownOct 2023$32M Series BJun 2022$42M	$280M
Co-investors: Alex Ferrara (Bessemer Venture Partners), Tim Rehder (Earlybird Venture Capital), Maximilian Tayenthal (N26), Patrick Norris (Notion Capital), Jan Miczaika (HV Capital), Andreas Weiskam (Sapphire Ventures, LLC)
Avantos	Series AFeb 2026$25M	$25M
TRM Labs	Series CFeb 2026$70M	$220M
Co-investors: Rashmi Gopinath (B Capital Group), John Curtius (Tiger Global Management), Laura Rippy (Alumni Ventures ), Emilie Choi (Coinbase Ventures), Rob Eldridge (Alliance of Angels), Spencer Bogart (Blockchain Capital LLC), Pierre Lavaux (Hotmail), Peter Sanborn (Arboretum Ventures), Ethan Kurzweil (Chemistry VC), Margaret Lim (American Express Ventures), Charles Howe (MakersHub), Scott Belsky (A24), Trevor Wright
Sixfold AI	Series BJan 2026$30M Series AJun 2024$15M SeedMay 2023$7M	$52M
Co-investors: Jeremy Levine (Bessemer Venture Partners), Stephen McGovern (Crystal Venture Partners), Laura Rowson (Salesforce Ventures), John Kim (Brewer Lane Ventures)
Basis Theory	Series BOct 2025$33M Series AApr 2022$17M	$50M
Co-investors: Amy Cheetham (Summit Partners)
Nilus	Series UnknownJan 2025$10M SeedDec 2022$9M	$19M
Co-investors: Victoria Treyger (Felicis Ventures), Adam R. Fisher (Bessemer Venture Partners), Sheel Mohnot (Better Tomorrow Ventures), Farooq Abbasi (Preface Ventures), Yuval Ariav (LionBird), Javier Sanchez Aldana (Carabela), Ameet Patel
FlexFactor	Series AOct 2024$17M	$17M

Charles Birnbaum's Experience

Partner Bessemer Venture Partners2013 - Present

Director of Business Development foursquarePresent

Director of Business Development Foursquare2010 - 2013

Vice President in Equity Capital Markets Banc of America Securities2007 - 2009

Vice President in Equity Capital Markets Bank of America2007 - 2009

Associate in Investment Banking & ECM Jefferies2005 - 2007

Associate in Investment Banking & ECM Jefferies & Co.2005 - 2007

Analyst in Corporate Finance / ECM Deutsche Bank2003 - 2005

Charles Birnbaum's Education

Northwestern University BA History

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