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Alex Ferrara

Bessemer Venture Partners
Venture Capital LinkedIn
#151
LinkedIn Rank
1,140
Benchmarker Score
24
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1,002
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46
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42
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2
Avg Comments
1,048
Total Engagement
44
Engagement Rate
1.0
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Data last refreshed: February 16, 2026

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Recent Posts

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I couldn't agree more with this great coverage by the FT. Having lived in London for the past 4 years I'm amazed that nobody talks about how dependent Europe is on the U.S. for so many critical tec...

Market Analysis & Trends Article Fintech E-commerce Social Media Satellites Autonomous Vehicles Feb 09, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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10x safer than a human driver! Those who have ridden in a Waymo know how magical and safe the experience is. Today we share some big news - we’re proud to be part of the syndicate backing Waymo in ...

Investment Announcements Document Autonomous Vehicles Fundraising Late Stage International Expansion Feb 03, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Mic drop Adit Jain!

Events & Speaking Engagements Image N/A Feb 02, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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We’re hosting a London bouldering night for engineers and AI researchers who like hard problems on and off the wall 😆 https://lnkd.in/enY4Zzbu

Events & Speaking Engagements Article Artificial Intelligence Jan 28, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Congrats Eldar Tuvey, Roy Tuvey and the Vertice team on being named #2 of 100 fastest growing tech companies!

Portfolio Company Wins Image Portfolio Management Jan 20, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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See how Auterion's AI enables one operator -> 3 drones in a simultaneous strike.

Portfolio Company Wins Video (LinkedIn Source) Artificial Intelligence Drones & UAVs Defense Tech Autonomous Systems Military Tech Jan 20, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Legora is one of the most exciting, rapidly growing AI companies in Europe led by an incredibly talented founder, Max Junestrand, and they're recruiting heavily across Europe - https://lnkd.in/evn-...

Portfolio Company Wins Document Artificial Intelligence Hiring & Talent Jan 15, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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AI-enabled drone swarms are the future of kinetic strikes and defense. See how Auterion is unlocking this capability for the U.S. Department of War. Today 1 operator controls 4 drones, and in the f...

Portfolio Company Wins Text Artificial Intelligence Drones & UAVs Defense Tech Autonomous Systems Military Tech Jan 15, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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"Europe on Shaky Legs in Divorce from US". Good article on the state of European Defense tech by Tomas Lundin (English translation available). Thanks for the opportunity to share my views on where ...

Market Analysis & Trends Article Defense Tech National Security Industry Trends Regulation & Policy Jan 07, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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As outlandish as this may sound, I think we should consider charging the most successful European founders a negative tax rate. If you found a company like a Revolut, Spotify, Stripe, Adyen, etc......

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Regulation & Policy Founder Compensation Nov 11, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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In 20 years as a VC I've found exec-level talent intros to be the most impactful way we support our early stage founders, and so I'm especially excited to have Michelle Cheng join Bessemer Venture ...

Team & Firm Culture Celebration Hiring & Talent Team Building Artificial Intelligence Investment Thesis Defense Tech Nov 10, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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A big Thank You to Julianna Tatelbaum for having me on CNBC International’s flagship Squawk Box Europe programme last week to discuss the launch of our recent European Resilience Roadmap and what w...

Investment Thesis & Strategy Image Defense Tech Drones & UAVs Space Tech National Security Advanced Materials Oct 29, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Thanks to Ingrid Lunden and Leslie Hitchcock at Resilience Media for the thoughtful profile over the weekend. Always energizing to dig into where we're seeing the most potential in European defence...

Investment Thesis & Strategy Image Defense Tech Dual-Use Technology Investment Thesis Advanced Materials Manufacturing Oct 27, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Thank you to Francine Lacqua for having me back on Bloomberg Television this week to talk about Bessemer Venture Partners commitment to supporting the best founders working right now in European de...

Events & Speaking Engagements Image Defense Tech Space Tech National Security International Expansion Regulation & Policy Oct 23, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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It was great to sit down with Anne Sraders at Sifted last week to discuss the release of our new European Resilience defence tech Roadmap (link in comments) and how we’re bringing 10 years of defen...

Investment Thesis & Strategy Article Defense Tech National Security Investment Thesis Dual-Use Technology Oct 20, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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On September 29th in London, I spoke on stage at the Resilience Media Conference in London for the first time about Bessemer’s commitment to backing mission-driven founders in Europe building the t...

Investment Thesis & Strategy Image Investment Thesis Defense Tech National Security Dual-Use Technology Oct 17, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Europe is at an inflection point. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally reshaped the security landscape. China's growing alignment with authoritarian regimes and America's unpredictable f...

Investment Thesis & Strategy Article Defense Tech National Security Investment Thesis Autonomous Systems Space Tech Oct 16, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Congrats to Eldar Tuvey, Roy Tuvey and the rest of the Vertice team. Outstanding accomplishment!

Portfolio Company Wins Image Portfolio Management Oct 12, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Fun participating in this with you at Bits & Pretzels, Raluca Ragab

Events & Speaking Engagements Image N/A Oct 08, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Really enjoyed speaking with Tom Mackenzie at Bloomberg this AM about what CEO Lorenz Meier and his team are building at Auterion - https://lnkd.in/eSKuNhuf cc Bessemer Venture Partners, Aditya Nid...

Events & Speaking Engagements Article Drones & UAVs Autonomous Systems Aerospace Sep 24, 2025 View on LinkedIn
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Rank History

16 Feb 2026
#205
24 Jan 2026
#198
24 Jan 2026
#198

Content Categories

Portfolio Company Wins 6
Investment Thesis & Strategy 5
Events & Speaking Engagements 5
Market Analysis & Trends 3
Investment Announcements 2

Topics & Themes

Defense Tech Artificial Intelligence National Security Investment Thesis Drones & UAVs Autonomous Systems Regulation & Policy Space Tech Dual-Use Technology Hiring & Talent Advanced Materials International Expansion Portfolio Management Fundraising Generative AI Military Tech Autonomous Vehicles Founder Compensation Team Building Manufacturing

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 94 of 375 in Venture Capital

Posts
43
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Likes
20,660
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Comments
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Avg Likes
303.6
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Avg Comments
21.7
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Benchmarker Score
25,190
Alex: 1,140 ↓
Posts/Week
2.9
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Avg Post Length
405 chars
Alex: 551 ↑
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