Jeff Bezos lieutenant Blackburn joins silicon valley firm
Blackburn’s departure from Amazon followed the disclosure that Jeff Bezos is stepping aside as chief executive officer later this year, moving to executive chairman.
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. Updated: 26 Feb 2021, 10:17 AM IST Bloomberg
Blackburn will be a partner at venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, which made early investments in Shopify, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Twilio
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Jeff Blackburn, the longtime Amazon.com Inc. executive who announced his departure this week, has landed at Bessemer Venture Partners.
Blackburn will be a partner at the venture capital firm, which made early investments in Shopify Inc., Pinterest Inc., LinkedIn and Twilio Inc. Bessemer also made a bet on streaming business Twitch, which Amazon acquired.