Silicon Valley-based data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” target=”_blank” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/venture-capital”>venture capital firm ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/bessemer-venture-partners” target=”_blank”>Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) has appointed ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/pankaj-mitra” target=”_blank”>Pankaj Mitra as a partner in its India team. He will focus on investments in artificial intelligence (AI), enterprise technology, and ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/cybersecurity” target=”_blank”>cybersecurity.
The appointment comes shortly after the VC firm closed its second ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/india-focused-fund” target=”_blank”>India-focused fund at $350 million in March. The fund is aimed at backing early-stage startups across the AI, software-as-a-service (SaaS), fintech, digital health, consumer brand, and cybersecurity sectors.
Mitra, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, joins BVP from…
