Byron Deeter

Athlete, Business mentor, Entrepreneur, Finance professional, Inventor, Investor, Parent, Technologist

Byron Deeter is a leading investor in Cloud and AI. He co-authored Bessemer’s iconic 10 Laws of Cloud Computing, the annual State of the Cloud Report, the Bessemer Forbes Cloud 100, and BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index. Byron works closely alongside many of the best founders in the cloud world, with 26 of Byron’s investments currently valued above $1 billion, including a dozen IPOs and counting. Byron first raised a Series A with Bessemer Venture Partners back in 2000, as CEO and founder of Trigo Technologies. His company grew to be one of the first global SaaS companies, reaching profitability and was successfully sold to IBM. Byron foresaw that cloud computing would not only change the way people built new technologies, but also how The Cloud would systematically run the world. In 2005, Byron returned to Bessemer, this time to lead the fund’s global cloud practice. He graduated with honors from The University of California, Berkeley, where he met his then college sweetheart and now wife. Byron is a perennial Midas List investor and active board member/advisor to numerous causes including the National Venture Capital Association, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation, Pledge 1% and Cal Rugby. Although he’s a four-time Rugby Collegiate National Champion and Ironman finisher, nothing competes with being a father of three children.

my family, education, technology, globalization, leaving the world a better place for my kids, chocolate, college football, snow skiing, rugby....

I believe that good business can also be good for the world.

Cloud Computing, Internet, Software as a Service, technology

Best conference of my life. Ever.

- photography - coaching little league and soccer - crazy 8's - powder skiing