Bob Goodman
Partner @ Bessemer Venture Partners
New York, United States
Bob Goodman is a Series B investor at Bessemer Venture Partners in New York focused on Software and Enterprise Software. Robert Goodman is a general partner at [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bessemer-venture-partners#/entity) since 1998. He also serves as a member of the board of directors at [Apperian](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apperian#/entity), [Vasona Networks](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vasona-networks#/entity), Light, [LogicNow](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/logicnow#/entity), Thinking Phones Networks, [Intigua](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/intigua#/entity), [Affirmed Networks](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/affirmed-networks#/entity), Anaqua, [CloudLock](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudlock#/entity), Disco, Vayyar, and Sedona Systems. Goodman served as a director at [Syncsort](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/syncsort#/entity) for over 7 years before he joined Bessemer Venture Partners. He has also worked at [Intucell](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/intucell#/entity), [Broadsoft](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/broadsoft#/entity), [SelectMinds](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/selectminds#/entity), [ART Advanced Recognition Technologies](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/advanced-recognition-technologies#/entity), [Flarion Technologies](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/flarion-technologies#/entity), and many other companies. Goodman holds a bachelor’s degree in arts from [Brown University](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brown-university-2#/entity) and master’s degree in finance from [Columbia University](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york#/entity). He lives in New York, United States.
- Total investments:
- 65
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
Last updated:
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Industries Bob Goodman invests in
Stages Bob Goodman invests in
Countries Bob Goodman invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series B
- $10M–$40M
- Series C
- $17M–$57M
- Series D
- $10M–$135M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 16 (25%)
- Enterprise Software 9 (14%)
- SaaS 7 (11%)
- Cloud Computing 5 (8%)
- Information Technology 5 (8%)
Stage
- Series B 16 (25%)
- Series C 11 (17%)
- Series D 10 (15%)
- Series A 8 (12%)
- Seed 4 (6%)
Country
- United States 27 (42%)
- Israel 2 (3%)
- Germany 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| DriveNets is a fast-growing IP networking software company that revolutionizes Communications Service Provider (CSP) networks by disaggregating the network infrastructure from core to edge, similar to the way hyperscalers have disaggregated the cloud. DriveNets Network Cloud is an open distributed disaggregated networking solution based oncloud-native software and standard networking white boxes.The company was founded in 2016 by Ido Susan and Hillel. | $410M / Series D / Jun 01, 2026 | ||
| cargo.one is the digital platform for freight forwarders to search, compare and book air freight capacities across airlines. These airlines benefit from a fully digital and data driven distribution channel, attracting new business at lower cost and higher operational efficiency. cargo.one has attracted leading airlines and forwarders includingLufthansa, Finnair, AirBridgeCargo, Etihad, ANA, Expeditors, Kühne + Nagel, DSV Panalpina, Hellmann, Flexport and JAS to distribute and buy air cargo online. cargo.one is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Creandum, Point Nine Capital, Next47 and Lufthansa Cargo. Find out more on cargo.one | $20M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 02, 2026 | ||
| Crash Override is a SaaS provider company that provides a list of the things to do. | $28M / Seed / Jul 15, 2025 | ||
| DataHub Core is the #1 open source platform with a uniquely scalable and extensible metadata graph supporting manual and automated data management. DataHub Cloud is an enterprise-ready SaaS solution providing a fully-managed service of DataHub Core with additional AI-powered capabilities in discovery, observability, and governance to accelerateproduction-readiness of AI and data assets. | $35M / Series B / May 21, 2025 | ||
| Atarraya is a fully integrated FoodTech company that focuses on the optimization of every aspect of shrimp farming: Biotech R&D, breeding, production, marketing, even software, and hardware development. Meet Shrimpbox: Atarraya’s proprietary biotechnology designed to decrease the environmental impact and cost of shrimp farming, while allowingfor the production of fresh, sustainable and local shrimp everywhere in the world.It is committed to making shrimp the best animal protein source for the 21st Century. Its current (2020) operation consists of two farms and one hatchery in Mexico. It runs a continuous harvest cycle, every week, and sells its product through the Agua Blanca brand in Mexico and the US. | $3.9M / Series A / Aug 15, 2022 | ||
| Formally is a legal collaboration company seeking to use intelligent technology and accessible design to simplify legal processes and increase access to justice. | $2.3M / Pre-Seed / May 16, 2022 | ||
| Tackle.io is a platform that helps software companies initiate revenue channels with the cloud marketplaces (AWS, Azure, GCP). Its platform simplifies the listing process and eliminates the need to dedicate engineers to learn and continually manage the technical aspects of the three cloud marketplaces.Tackle.io was founded in 2016 by BrianDenker, Dillon Woods, and John Jahnke. | $100M / Series C / Dec 21, 2021 | ||
| Electric is an information technology company that helps businesses manage their IT security, support, and devices. It provides real-time issue resolution, security at the device, app, and network levels, employee onboarding/offboarding, and IT management. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $90M / Series D / Oct 19, 2021 | ||
| Tackle.io is a platform that helps software companies initiate revenue channels with the cloud marketplaces (AWS, Azure, GCP). Its platform simplifies the listing process and eliminates the need to dedicate engineers to learn and continually manage the technical aspects of the three cloud marketplaces.Tackle.io was founded in 2016 by BrianDenker, Dillon Woods, and John Jahnke. | $35M / Series B / Mar 09, 2021 | ||
| Electric is an information technology company that helps businesses manage their IT security, support, and devices. It provides real-time issue resolution, security at the device, app, and network levels, employee onboarding/offboarding, and IT management. The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $40M / Series C / Feb 23, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth-stage companies across technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. It provides capital to startups and emerging businesses while supporting founders with strategic guidance, operational insight, and network access. The firm participates in multiple funding stages, from seed investments to later growth rounds, and works closely with portfolio companies on product development, market expansion, and organizational scaling. Its investment activities span software, cloud infrastructure, fintech, biotech, and internet-enabled businesses, aligning capital deployment with long-term company building.
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FAQ
What does Bob Goodman invest in?
Bob Goodman invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 65 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Bob Goodman invest in?
Bob Goodman typically joins rounds of $10M–$40M at Series B, $17M–$57M at Series C and $10M–$135M at Series D. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Bob Goodman's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Bob Goodman took part in.
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When did Bob Goodman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Bob Goodman closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 65 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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