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Bessemer Venture Partners Opens Virtual Office In Minecraft

By TechTaffy Desk

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Bessemer Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in the US, Israel, Brazil and India, is extending its global footprint by opening an office in Minecraft. You can see a tour of the office at www.bvp.com/contact/minecraft. The new facility is open to the public in Adventure Mode at mc.bvp.com.

Minecraft has around 35 million residents. BVP has a track record funding technologies related to online gaming, such as Playdom, OMGPOP, Twitch, Top Free Games, and MindPirate.

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