Ariel Sterman
Partner / Seed/Early
Tel Aviv, Israel
About Ariel
Ariel Sterman is a partner in Bessemer’s Israel office where he focuses on data infrastructure, Vertical AI, fintech, and gaming companies in Israel and Europe. He was featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 for Israel.
Prior to joining Bessemer, Ariel spent several years at Stripes Group, a growth equity firm in NYC, where he spearheaded the firm’s Israeli sourcing efforts and drove its first investment in the geography (Monday.com’s $50M Series C).
He earned his business degree with concentrations in finance and marketing from NYU Stern.
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Meet the founders of Sett: Amit Carmi and Yoni Blumenfeld
Bessemer Venture Partners leads Sett AI’s Series A.
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Cloud trends around the world in 2023
Bessemer teams across Israel, China, India, and Europe reveal what's moving the cloud economy, covering highlights such as SaaS buying behaviors, the importance of profitable growth, and how artificial intelligence will drive value creation.
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State of the Cloud 2023
The cloud economy has entered the multiverse—we share insights for SaaS founders as they navigate today’s difficult financing climate and welcome the dawn of the AI era.
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Bessemer Venture Partners promotes Ariel Sterman to Vice President
Ariel Sterman invests in the Israeli SaaS landscape, supporting visionary founders and cutting-edge products.
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Measuring the engagement of an open source software community
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Roadmap: Open Source
After years of investing in open source software, we’re releasing our thinking on what positions these companies as emerging technology giants.