↗Timeline2 events
2006
2006
Vishal Gupta joined Bessemer in Bangalore
Bessemer Venture Partners2026
Oct 2026
Named Mayank Khanduja as partner for India
Indian Startup TimesThe Hindu BusinessLineBessemer Venture Partners
Global venture capital firm investing in Indian startups
◎The short version9 key points
- Bessemer is a US venture capital firm that was founded in 1911.Indian Startup TimesThe Hindu BusinessLine
- It has offices in India, Israel, Hong Kong and the UK.Indian Startup Times
- It has backed Indian startups for more than twenty years.Indian Startup TimesThe Hindu BusinessLine
- In October 2026 it hired Mayank Khanduja as partner for India.Indian Startup TimesThe Hindu BusinessLine
- Khanduja left Elevation Capital about nine months earlier, after fifteen years there.Indian Startup Times
- He will work from Bengaluru and back founders from their first institutional round.Indian Startup TimesThe Hindu BusinessLine
- The focus areas are consumer tech, health, AI and deeptech.Indian Startup Times
- Vishal Gupta has been a Bessemer partner in Bangalore since 2006 and backs consumer internet, fintech and health tech.Bessemer Venture Partners
- Companies he has led investments in include bigbasket, Swiggy, Urban Company, PharmEasy, Home First and Indian Energy Exchange.Bessemer Venture Partners
⇄Deals and partnerships1 items
Swiggy, bigbasket, Urban Company, PharmEasy
Indian companies Vishal Gupta has led investments in
UndisclosedBessemer Venture Partners●People2 people
Vishal Gupta
Partner in Bangalore since 2006. Earlier worked in treasury at Reliance Group. Chartered accountant with an IIM Calcutta MBA.
Bessemer Venture PartnersMayank Khanduja
Partner for India, based in Bengaluru. Spent about fifteen years at Elevation Capital before joining.
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