Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bessemer Venture Partners VII L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Verastem, Inc. [VSTM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2012
(Street)

LARCHMONT, NY 10538
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Stock 01/26/2012   (1) Common Stock 1,142,857 $ (2) I See notes (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Series B Preferred Stock 01/26/2012   (1) Common Stock 714,285 $ (2) I See notes (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Series C Preferred Stock 01/26/2012   (1) Common Stock 38,095 $ (2) I See notes (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bessemer Venture Partners VII L.P.
C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
LARCHMONT, NY 10538
  X   X    
Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P.
C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
LARCHMONT, NY 10538
  X   X    
BVP VII SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FUND LP
C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
LARCHMONT, NY 10538
  X   X    
Deer VII & Co. L.P.
C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
LARCHMONT, NY 10538
  X   X    
Deer VII & Co. Ltd.
C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
LARCHMONT, NY 10538
  X   X    
Deer Management Co. LLC
C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS
1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104
LARCHMONT, NY 10538
  X   X    

Signatures

/s/ J. Edmund Colloton, Director, Deer VII & Co. Ltd., the General Partner for Deer VII & Co. L.P., the General Partner for BVP VII Special Opportunity Fund L.P., Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P. and Bessemer Venture Partners VII L.P. 01/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ J. Edmund Colloton, Director, Deer VII & Co. Ltd., the General Partner for Deer VII & Co. L.P. 01/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ J. Edmund Colloton, Director, Deer VII & Co. Ltd. 01/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ J. Edmund Colloton, Managing Member for Deer Management Co. LLC 01/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These securities are shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock of the Issuer (collectively, the "Shares"), are convertible at any time at the holder's election and do not have an expiration date.
(2) Upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, the Shares will convert at a ratio of 3.5-to-1 into the number of shares of Common Stock shown in column 3 above.
(3) Bessemer Venture Partners VII L.P. ("Bessemer VII") owns 1,280,000 shares. Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P. ("Bessemer VII Institutional") owns 560,000 shares. BVP VII Special Opportunity Fund L.P. ("BVP VII," and together with Bessemer VII and Bessemer VII Institutional, the "Funds") owns 2,160,000 shares.
(4) Bessemer VII owns 800,000 shares. Bessemer VII Institutional owns 350,000 shares. BVP VII owns 1,350,000 shares.
(5) Bessemer VII owns 42,667 shares. Bessemer VII Institutional owns 18,667 shares. BVP VII owns 71,999 shares.
(6) Deer VII & Co. L.P. ("Deer VII") is the general partner of each of the Funds. Deer VII & Co. Ltd. ("Deer Ltd.") is the general partner of Deer VII. Deer Management Co. LLC ("Deer Management") is the management company affiliate of the Funds. The Funds, together with Deer VII, Deer Ltd. and Deer Management, are the "Bessemer Entities." Deer VII disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of such Shares, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, in the Shares by virtue of its general partner interests in the Funds. (continued in footnote 7).
(7) Deer Ltd. disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of such Shares, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, in the Shares by virtue of its general partner interest in Deer VII. Deer Management disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of such Shares.
(8) Stephen Kraus, an employee of Deer Management, serves as the representative of the Bessemer Entities on the Issuer's board of directors.
(9) This Form 3 amendment is being filed solely to add Deer VII and Deer Ltd. as reporting persons.

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