Dholakia: Bessemer Dedicates $1B of $4B Dry Powder to AI
Sameer Dholakia · State of the Cloud: The Cloud AI Era with Bessemer Venture Partners · Oct 11, 2024 · at 2:24
Sameer Dholakia, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, introduces the State of the Cloud AI panel at SaaStr.
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“We've dedicated a billion dollars of our four billion in dry powder to go invest in AI companies”
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