Live Q&A with Byron Deeter - Bessemer Venture Partners

The Extra Crunch Live series continues with an exciting new episode next week, featuring Jordan Crook and Alex Wilhelm in conversation with Byron Deeter from Bessemer Venture Partners.

Deeter is a fitting addition to the growing roster of investors, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders that TechCrunch has featured in the Live series thus far – for a preview, you can review our discussion with John Vrionis and Sarah Leary of Unusual Ventures, and our interview with Plaid co-founder Zach Perret.

What makes a conversation with a Bessemer partner particularly relevant now? The firm has a strong track record of investing in SaaS and cloud-based businesses, a significant group of startups that have generally performed strongly. However, recent market shifts during the fourth quarter have challenged this trend, as public investors appear to be shifting their focus to different types of stocks, resulting in a downturn for software companies that were previously market favorites.

We will explore the evolving landscape within the private investment sector, aiming to gain insight into the current dynamics of software venture capital and Deeter’s perspective on the outlook for 2021.

Beyond SaaS, Bessemer also has investments in a diverse range of companies, including Discord, which is experiencing substantial growth in both revenue and user activity, and Betterment, a prominent player in the fintech space focused on savings and investment solutions. This provides ample material for discussion.

Whether you’re a long-time Extra Crunch Live attendee – thank you for your continued support! – or joining us for the first time, please ensure your Extra Crunch membership is active! We encourage you to prepare a question or two, as we plan to incorporate some from the audience during the session.

We look forward to connecting with you next Tuesday afternoon! (And we’re pleased to announce that you can now submit questions in advance, a significant improvement over the previous system that only allowed for questions during the live event!)

Details

You'll find below the necessary connections to include this event in your personal calendar and to access the Zoom meeting. We will distribute the YouTube stream link just prior to the start of the discussion: