Investing Profile

David Cowan

VCInvestorAngel
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
bvp.com/team/david-cowanRedwood City, California
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Networks David is a member of
Harvard Business School Network
624 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
598 CONNECTIONS
Bessemer Venture Partners Network
102 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Bessemer Venture Partners Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $250.0M
Sweet Spot
$25.0M
Investments On Record
129
Current Fund Size
$1.85B

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David Cowan's Investments On Record (62)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Picogrid
Series AMay 2026$45M
$57M
Co-investors: Kim-Mai Cutler (Initialized Capital), Laura Rippy (Alumni Ventures )
Furientis
Pre SeedMay 2026$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Andrea Wang (General Catalyst), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Nkechi Iregbulem (Grayscale Ventures)
Halter
Series EMar 2026$220M
Series DJun 2025$99M
Series CMar 2023$53M
$420M
Co-investors: Amin Mirzadegan (Founders Fund), Matt Ocko (DCVC (Data Collective)), Samantha Wong (Blackbird Ventures), Peter Beck (Rocket Lab), Tess Hatch (The Business Bank of St. Louis), Daegwon Chae (Bond)
NODA AI
Series AFeb 2026$25M
$25M
Co-investors: Brian Keil (Alumni Ventures )
ChipAgents
Series AFeb 2026$50M
Series AOct 2025$21M
$71M
Co-investors: Wen Hsieh (Matter Venture Partners)
Breaker
SeedFeb 2026$6M
$7M
Co-investors: Mike Zimmerman (Main Sequence Ventures), Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund)
Waymo
Series DFeb 2026$16B
$16B
Co-investors: David Krane (GV (Google Ventures)), Byron Deeter (Bessemer Venture Partners), Sameer Dholakia (Bessemer Venture Partners), Jared Middleman (Dragoneer Investment Group), Saurabh Gupta (DST Global)
Bezi
Series UnknownJan 2026
$13M
Co-investors: Susan Liu (Uncork Capital), Chetan Puttagunta (Benchmark), Siqi Chen (Laserlike Inc), Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund), Lenny Rachitsky (Self-employed), Arash Ferdowsi, Suhail Doshi, Akshay Kothari

David Cowan's Experience

Co-writer, co-star BubbleProof2017 - Present
Performing Member Voices in Harmony2006 - Present
Partner Bessemer Venture Partners1992 - Present
Director, Writer Lies in the Attic2016 - 2016
CEO Good Technology1996 - 1997
Chairman, Co-Founder VeriSign1995 - 1995

David Cowan's Education

Harvard Business School MBA
Harvard University AB Computer Science and Mathematics