David Cowan

Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

Moonshot investor in cloud, cyber, and deep tech

San Francisco, CA3 notable investments

SeedSeries ASeries B+

LinkedIn 𝕏@davidcowan Bessemer Venture Partners

SecurityDeep TechInfrastructureDeveloper ToolsAI

Background

David Cowan is a Partner in Bessemer's San Francisco office with a CS and mathematics degree and MBA from Harvard. He co-founded VeriSign in 1995, co-founded Good Technology (acquired by BlackBerry), and co-founded Defense.net (acquired by F5). His portfolio has generated 30+ IPOs spanning cloud, cybersecurity, space, gaming, and quantum computing.

Investment Focus

Stages

SeedSeries ASeries B+

Sectors

SecurityDeep TechInfrastructureDeveloper ToolsAI

Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)

Notable Investments

Twitch

Acquired by Amazon

Rocket Lab

NASDAQ: RKLB, small satellite launch

Acquired by Microsoft

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Last updated: Jun 11, 2026