Anant Vidur Puri

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Led investments in top Indian startups.
Expert in consumer tech and enterprise AI.
Strong background in management consulting.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capital expert with a focus on consumer technology and enterprise AI.

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Skills

Core Skills

Venture CapitalInvestment StrategyProduct StrategyMarketing Strategy

Other Skills

Consumer TechnologyEnterprise AIMVP DevelopmentMatlabC++JavaMachine LearningStrategyEntrepreneurshipFinancial ModelingManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyAnalyticsLean and Cost OptimizationIT Services Strategy

About

I’m a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, based in Bangalore, where I focus on early-stage investments across consumer technology and enterprise AI. Over the years, I’ve sourced or led investments in companies such as Urban Company, Swiggy, Boldfit, Moxie Beauty, Seekho, Leena.ai, and Zenskar. I enjoy working closely with founders from the earliest stages and supporting them as they shape products, teams, and go-to-market strategies. Before venture capital, I was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group, working with financial services and technology clients across India and North America. Outside of work, I enjoy reading fantasy fiction and mythology, playing tennis, and traveling to places of historical and cultural significance. If you’re an Indian founder building in consumer tech or enterprise AI, I’m always happy to exchange notes. You can reach me at avp@bvp.com.

Experience

15 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

10 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Leena ai

Investor

Aug 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · United States

Nova benefits

Board Observer

Jul 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Lentra ai

Board Observer

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

Cashify

Member Board Of Directors

Jul 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

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

Bessemer venture partners

Partner

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Technology venture investor leading Seed to Growth investments for BVP in India. Focused on consumer tech for India and Enteprise/SMB SaaS being built from India for India and for the world. Sourced or led investments in companies such as Urban Company, Swiggy, Boldfit, Moxie Beauty, Seekho, Leena.ai, and Zenskar.

Venture CapitalInvestment StrategyConsumer TechnologyEnterprise AI

Club factory

Global Expansion

Dec 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 mo · Hangzhou-Shaoxing Metropolitan Area

Identifying new market expansion opportunities in emerging economies

Foundation capital

Foundation Capital Fellow

Aug 2017 – May 2018 · 9 mos · Greater Boston

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.

Amazon

Senior Product Manager

Jun 2017 – Aug 2017 · 2 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Sr. Product Manager (Technical Products) working with the core platform team at Amazon Prime Video.

South asia business association, hbs

Co-President

Apr 2017 – Mar 2018 · 11 mos · Boston, MA

Pt kudo teknologi indonesia (kudo)

Product Management

Dec 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 mo · Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

Worked on 2017 product strategy for margin improvement

Insite

InSITE Fellow

Sep 2016 – May 2017 · 8 mos · Greater Boston

The InSITE Fellowship is a highly competitive leadership development program comprised of exceptional graduate students at top universities. InSITE identifies talented students from a diverse range of backgrounds and connect them with hand-picked, high-potential emerging companies in a variety of industries. Students meet with founders and company leaders, identify key challenges and opportunities, set deliverables, and complete semester-long projects that contribute to real growth. InSITE Fellows and alumni make up a global network of entrepreneurs and leaders in technology and venture capital. In fall 2016, I worked on an engagement focused on user experience (UX) with a top venture-backed eCommerce startup in the New England area.

Swiggy

Investor

May 2016 – Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore

Urbanclap

Investor

Nov 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Stayglad

Board Observer

Nov 2015 – Sep 2016 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Myhq

Founding Team Member

Nov 2015 – Jul 2016 · 8 mos · Greater Delhi Area

Founding member of a young startup converting restaurants and cafes into flexible work spaces by the day. Led product and marketing strategy as the first employee. Helped develop and release MVP for consumer and enterprise product as well as design go-to-market for first 10 restaurants.