AV

Anant Vidur Puri

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners | Global SaaS from India/SEA | Digital first consumer brands E-mail me at avp@bvp.com

Bengaluru, Karnataka

VC
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

Locations:

India

  • Min Investment:

    $50,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $100,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $25,000,000.00

Skills

Matlab
C++
Java
Machine Learning
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Financial Modeling
Management Consulting
Business Strategy
Analytics
Lean and Cost Optimization
IT Services Strategy
Credit Cards
Debt Collection
Auto Spare Parts
Alternate Banking Channels
VBA
Research
Management
Start-ups

Education

Investments

Entropik

Series B

Total Funding: $34M

Zenskar

Seed

Total Funding: $7M

Pepper Content

Series A

Total Funding: $18M

Leena AI

Series B

Total Funding: $40M

Nova Benefits

Series A

Total Funding: $11M

Work Experience

Bessemer Venture Partners

2018

  • Partner

    2018

    Technology venture investor managing investments for BVP focusing on consumer tech for India/SEA and Enteprise/SMB SaaS being built from India/SEA for the world. Involved with boards at Pharmeasy, LivSpace, Docsapp, MyGlamm, Lentra, Cashify, Remedinet, Vidooly, CanvasFlip. Sourced Swiggy (India’s largest food delivery service) and UrbanCompany (India’s largest on-demand services marketplace).

Leena AI

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

Cashify

2018

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2018

    Cashify is a unique electronics re-commerce marketplace for selling pre-owned gadgets.

MyGlamm

2019

  • Board Observer

    2019

Nova Benefits

2021

  • Board Observer

    2021

Lentra AI

2020

  • Board Observer

    2020

UrbanClap

2015

  • Investor

    2015

Swiggy

2016 - 2021

  • Investor

    2016 - 2021

Foundation Capital

2017 - 2018

  • Foundation Capital Fellow

    2017 - 2018

    This highly selective program offers a unique opportunity for entrepreneurial graduate students to identify and invest into local startups and disruptive technologies that originate on campus or the surrounding community. Foundation Capital sets aside a pool of funds for Fellows to make small, direct investments as a group, and to enable more students to join the startup industry.

South Asia Business Association, HBS

2017 - 2018

  • Co-President

    2017 - 2018