Byron Deeter
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Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Atherton, California, United States
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About
Byron Deeter is a leading investor in Cloud and AI at Bessemer Venture Partners. He co-authored Bessemer’s iconic 10 Laws of Cloud Computing, the annual State of the Cloud Report, the Bessemer Forbes Cloud 100, and BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index. Byron works closely alongside many of the best founders in the cloud world, with 26 of Byron’s investments currently valued above $1 billion, including a dozen IPOs and counting.
Byron first raised a Series A with Bessemer back in 2000, as CEO and founder of Trigo Technologies. His company grew to be one of the first global SaaS companies, reaching profitability and was successfully sold to IBM. Byron foresaw that cloud computing would not only change the way people built new technologies but also how The Cloud would systematically run the world. In 2005, Byron returned to Bessemer, this time to help lead the firm’s global cloud practice.
Byron graduated with honors from The University of California, Berkeley, where he met his then college sweetheart and now wife. Byron is a perennial Midas List investor, the Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, and an active board member/advisor to numerous causes including the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation, Pledge 1% and Cal Rugby. Although he’s a four-time Rugby Collegiate National Champion and serial Ironman finisher, most of his exercise these days comes from trying to keep up with his wife and three children.
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Apply Now: The 2018 Cloud 100 Nominations Are Open To All Private Cloud Companies
Apply Now: The 2018 Cloud 100 Nominations Are Open To All Private Cloud Companies
I am delighted to share that nominations are officially open for the third annual Cloud 100 for 2018. For three years…
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The State of the Cloud Industry in 2018
The State of the Cloud Industry in 2018
It’s here! Our State of the Cloud 2018 report is hot off the press. This marks our fourth annual in-depth look at the…
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An epic SEND-off for the next phase of our journey!
An epic SEND-off for the next phase of our journey!
Cheers — today is a day to remember for SendGrid as it crosses a major milestone with its IPO. We first met the…
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Our Investment in Guild Education: Closing the Skills Gap, EdTech Goes Mainstream
Our Investment in Guild Education: Closing the Skills Gap, EdTech Goes Mainstream
When we first stepped foot in Guild’s Denver HQ, the room was teeming with energy and passion. The lobby had handmade…
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Calling All Fast-Growing Cloud Companies: The Cloud 100 Returns for 2017
Calling All Fast-Growing Cloud Companies: The Cloud 100 Returns for 2017
Last year, in collaboration with Forbes and Salesforce Ventures we launched the Cloud 100, the definitive list of the…
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State of the Cloud 2017
State of the Cloud 2017
Bessemer Venture Partners' is proud to share The State of the Cloud for 2017. As the definitive guide to the biggest…
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The Cloud 100: Open Call for Nominations!
The Cloud 100: Open Call for Nominations!
This summer, Forbes will publish The Cloud 100, a list of the top privately held cloud companies of 2016 and we’re…
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Bessemer's 10 Laws of Cloud Computing
Bessemer's 10 Laws of Cloud Computing
Hot of the press, we just updated BVP's 10 Laws of Building a Cloud Unicorn! The slides are online, and you can watch…
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20 Years of Betting Big on the Cloud: Cloudinary is Bessemer’s 100th Cloud Computing Investment
20 Years of Betting Big on the Cloud: Cloudinary is Bessemer’s 100th Cloud Computing Investment
After 20 years of investing in “The Cloud”, today Bessemer is announcing our 100th cloud portfolio addition with our…
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State of the Cloud: We've Reached the Cloud Tipping Point! See Who is Winning the Fight and Why
State of the Cloud: We've Reached the Cloud Tipping Point! See Who is Winning the Fight and Why
In this series, professionals debate the state – and future – of their industry. Read all the posts here and write your…
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We raised $37M to build a CRM that works how agents actually work. The best agents grow their businesses through relationships. But as they scale,…
We raised $37M to build a CRM that works how agents actually work. The best agents grow their businesses through relationships. But as they scale,…
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Introducing Anything Max: vibe coding that's leaps above Lovable and Bolt We've raised money at a $100M valuation to build what we believe is the…
Introducing Anything Max: vibe coding that's leaps above Lovable and Bolt We've raised money at a $100M valuation to build what we believe is the…
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$150M Series C. $1.8B valuation. One mission: to empower every lawyer with world-class AI. We build AI with the people who use it. Every success at…
$150M Series C. $1.8B valuation. One mission: to empower every lawyer with world-class AI. We build AI with the people who use it. Every success at…
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Rilla’s newest engineer should be in a classroom right now. He dropped out of UNC to join Rilla. Here’s why. Meet Daniel. He dreamed of starting…
Rilla’s newest engineer should be in a classroom right now. He dropped out of UNC to join Rilla. Here’s why. Meet Daniel. He dreamed of starting…
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Always impactful and fun to have your wisdom + energy in the tech world!
Always impactful and fun to have your wisdom + energy in the tech world!
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