KIND's Daniel Lubetzky on building a mission-driven empire - Bessemer Venture Partners
Talks about mission-driven leadership, social justice and KIND bars
BVP Forge operates as a private equity firm that focuses on software-enabled businesses.
Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
Raised $1,486,100,000.00 from Elliott Investment Management and Elliott Investment Management.
Raise is a marketplace (exchange) for gift cards that is the largest direct-to-consumer seller of digital gift cards in the world.
Raised $147,200,000.00 from Alumni Ventures, Manta Ray Ventures, Tom Preston-Werner and Global Founders Capital.
I led Bessemer’s Series A investment in Yelp in 2005 and was a member of the Board of Directors for 14 years. Yelp has been publicly traded on the NYSE since 2012.
Yelp is an online platform that connects people with great local businesses through user-generated reviews and recommendations.
Raised $56,000,000.00 from Elevation Partners.
InterVideo was founded in 1998 by a group of DVD industry.
Fandom is a developer of an entertainment media platform designed for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate.
Raised $145,443,180.00 from TPG Growth.
Led BVP's 2010 investment and served on the board through the company's NASDAQ IPO and growth to a $1 billion+ market capitalization.
Bowtie is an AI-powered messaging platform for businesses that lets customers book appointments, buy products, and ask questions.
XTime was acquired by Cox Automotive for $325 million in 2014.
Xtime is a provider of hosted customer relationship management (CRM) for automotive service departments in North America.
Raised $59,348,000.00 from Saints Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lumia Capital, Saints Capital and RPM Ventures.
Convertro was acquired by AOL in 2014.
Talks about mission-driven leadership, social justice and KIND bars
Talks about entrepreneurship, investment and personal finance management
Talks about social gaming, multiplayer games and gaming culture
Talks about Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales and open-source encyclopedia