Bessemer Venture Partners Promotes Kristina Shen as Vice President
Summary
In this role, Shen will continue to work closely with BVP’s investing partners to identify entrepreneurial opportunities in startups aligned with cloud computing, mobile and Internet sectors.Based in San Francisco, Shen joined the firm in 2013 with a focus on the cloud-computing and internet sectors.She is involved in Bessemer’s investments in Adaptive Insights, ClearCare, DoubleDutch, Gainsight, Instructure, ServiceTitan, Speakeasy, Twilio and Vidyard, and is a Board Observer for ClearCare, DoubleDutch, Instructure, Retail Solutions, ServiceTitan and Vidyard, and a co-founder and board member for SpeakEasy.Before joining Bessemer, she worked as an investor at JMI Equity, and investment banker at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.According to a note, at a personal level, she is engaged to Gautam Gupta and will be married in August.