Draft:Bedrock (investment firm)

Bedrock is an American technology investment firm founded in 2018 by Geoff Lewis. As of 2023 Bedrock had approximately US$2 billion in assets under management and investments including Flock Safety, OpenAI, Rippling and Vercel.

History
Bedrock was founded by Geoff Lewis in 2018 with the stated aim to invest in exceptional entrepreneurs through the search for "narrative violations," a term it coined. Lewis, a former entrepreneur,   was previously a partner at Founders Fund and has been a board member at Lyft, Wish, and Nubank prior to founding Bedrock.

Lewis is frequently featured as an expert on technology and investing, and has appeared on CNBC Squawk Box  and Yahoo Finance, and published an Op-Ed in The Washington Post. Bedrock has been named one of the "45 most important VCs" in Austin, Texas by Business Insider.

Bedrock raised its first fund in 2018, with US$127 million in committed capital.

In 2019, Bedrock raised its second fund, with US$350 million in committed capital.

In 2021, Bedrock raised its third fund, with US$350 million in committed capital.

In 2023, Bedrock raised US$400 million in committed capital for its fourth fund, bringing Bedrock's total assets under management to approximately US$2 billion.