Janelle Teng Wade

Janelle Teng Wade is a partner at Bessemer where she leads the firm’s early-stage investment roadmaps in AI/ML, data infrastructure, developer platforms, and defense tech. She is passionate about supporting highly technical teams and founders from research backgrounds pushing on the technological frontier.

Before joining Bessemer, Janelle was a product manager at SalesforceIQ (formerly RelateIQ) where she led mobile development for Salesforce Inbox and was one of the inventors of Einstein Email Insights. She began her career as a business analyst at McKinsey and Company.

A science enthusiast at heart, Janelle studied biology and economics at Stanford University, where she graduated with academic distinction and departmental honors. She also earned an MBA at Harvard Business School. Outside of work, you can find Janelle skiing, hiking, or writing her Substack.