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Anant Vidur Puri
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Overview
Anant Vidur Puri is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners with a focus on global SaaS companies from India and Southeast Asia. He has made significant investments in companies like Entropik, Zenskar, and Pepper Content, and holds board positions in Leena AI, Cashify, and MyGlamm. Anant's career highlights include his role as a Foundation Capital Fellow and Co-President of the South Asia Business Association at Harvard Business School.
Work Experience
Partner
2018 - Current
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).
BVP Forge operates as a private equity firm that focuses on software-enabled businesses.
Board Member
2021
Leena AI offers a human resource management platform that transforms employee experience with conversational AI.
Raised $40,000,000.00 from Greycroft, Bessemer Venture Partners, B Capital and Quiet Capital.
Member Board Of Directors
2018
Cashify is a unique electronics re-commerce marketplace for selling pre-owned gadgets.
Board Observer
2019
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2020
Investor
2015
Investor
2016 - 2021
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.
Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm made up of former entrepreneurs and helps companies and businesses grow.
Co-President
2017 - 2018
Education
Investments
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