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Anant Vidur Puri

Investor

Partner, Bangalore office at Bessemer Venture Partners

Bangalore

Writes $50K – $100M checks · typically $25M

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About

Anant Vidur Puri is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners' Bangalore office, focusing on internet marketplaces and India SaaS. He previously worked at Boston Consulting Group advising financial and IT services clients across India and North America. He holds an electrical engineering degree from IIT Delhi and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaS

Experience

  1. Bessemer Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2018 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Leena AIInvestorcurrent2021 — presentUnited States
  3. CashifyMember Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentGurugram, Haryana, India
  4. Nova BenefitsBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  5. Lentra AIBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  6. Bessemer Venture Partners IndiaPartnercurrent2018 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. UrbanClapInvestorcurrent2015 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  8. SwiggyInvestor2016 — 2021Bangalore
  9. Foundation CapitalFoundation Capital Fellow2017 — 2018Greater Boston
  10. South Asia Business Association, HBSCo-President2017 — 2018Boston, MA
  11. Club FactoryGlobal Expansion2017 — 2018Hangzhou-Shaoxing Metropolitan Area
  12. AmazonSenior Product Manager2017Greater Seattle Area
  13. InSITEInSITE Fellow2016 — 2017Greater Boston
  14. PT Kudo Teknologi Indonesia (KUDO)Product Management2016 — 2017Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
  15. StayGladBoard Observer2015 — 2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  16. VidoolyInvestor2015 — 2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  17. Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestment Professional2014 — 2016Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  18. MyHQFounding Team Member2015 — 2016Greater Delhi Area
  19. The Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2012 — 2014
  20. Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Intern2012Pittsburgh

Skills & more

Matlab26C++16Java11Machine Learning3Strategy36Entrepreneurship30Financial Modeling12Management Consulting19Business Strategy51Analytics21Lean and Cost OptimizationIT Services Strategy
+8 moreCredit CardsDebt CollectionAuto Spare PartsAlternate Banking ChannelsVBAResearchManagementStart-ups

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Investments

Investor

CashifySwiggy

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Bessemer Venture Partners

Adam Fisher
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aditya Nidmarti
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aia Sarycheva
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Ferrara
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Yuditski
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alexandra Sukin
Senior Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners
Amit Karp
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Andrew Hedin
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Network12

Bob GoodmanScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Brian FeinsteinScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
David CowanScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Jeff EpsteinScout
Venture Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Adam Fisher
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aditya Nidmarti
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aia Sarycheva
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Yuditski
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Amit Karp
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Ariel Sterman
Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners
Dev Khare
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Dheeraj Pandey
Investor at DevRev

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anant Vidur Puri?
Anant Vidur Puri is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners' Bangalore office, focusing on internet marketplaces and India SaaS. He previously worked at Boston Consulting Group advising financial and IT services clients across India and North America. He holds an electrical engineering degree from IIT Delhi and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Where does Anant Vidur Puri work?
Anant Vidur Puri is Partner, Bangalore office at Bessemer Venture Partners.
What does Anant Vidur Puri invest in?
Anant Vidur Puri invests in AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
What check size does Anant Vidur Puri write?
Anant Vidur Puri typically writes checks of $50K – $100M.
What companies has Anant Vidur Puri invested in?
Investments tracked here include Cashify, Swiggy.
Where did Anant Vidur Puri go to school?
Anant Vidur Puri studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General); Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering); St. John's High School (High School).

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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi263

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Shared employers

Also worked at Leena AI4

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Also worked at Bessemer Venture Partners166

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