This legendary Silicon Valley VC firm had a chance to invest in Apple, Google and Facebook early on but never did
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Bessemer Venture Partners
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Bessemer Venture Partners is one of the oldest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley.
Through its 105-year history, BVP has made a series of great investments in companies like LinkedIn, Yelp, and Skype that have brought in tons of cash in return.
But it's also had its fair share of "screw ups" through the years, passing on opportunities to invest in some of the most successful tech companies ever, such as Apple, Google, and Facebook.
To keep itself motivated, BVP runs "The Anti-Portfolio," a page that lists some of its worst missed opportunities and why it passed on them. Take a look:
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