Bessemer Venture Partners promotes Anurag Begwani to Vice President

At Bessemer, we believe entrepreneurship is a borderless endeavor, and we back founders anywhere they are building. For decades, the startup ecosystem in India and Southeast Asia has been a tech hotspot where the Bessemer team has a long tenure of supporting founders at every stage of their growth. In this spirit, we celebrate the promotion of Anurag Begwani to Vice President. Since joining Bessemer's India team in 2022, Anurag has played a key role in expanding our presence in the region and partnering with founders to build enduring businesses.

Anurag primarily focuses on investments in fintech and wealth tech, health and pharma tech, consumer, and B2B marketplaces. He currently serves as a board member for Zopper and as a board observer for Entropik, Vetic, and MoveInSync. Anurag is also closely involved with several other portfolio companies, including Perfios, Lentra, Rupifi, Innoviti, Cashify, MediSage, and GoodGlamm.

Throughout his tenure at Bessemer, Anurag has supported portfolio companies with growth strategies across multiple functions. His efforts have spanned advocating for inorganic strategies, leadership hiring, refining go-to-market approaches, enhancing enterprise marketing, and optimizing capital allocation.

"Anurag's dedication to nurturing entrepreneurship and his ability to provide strategic insights across various sectors make him an invaluable asset to our team and the founders we support," shares Vishal Gupta, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. "His commitment to intellectual honesty and ownership exemplifies the qualities we cherish in our investors."

"What excites me most about being an investor is the opportunity to work with bold and passionate entrepreneurs," says Anurag. "The thrill of identifying emerging markets, supporting founders through ups and downs, and watching teams build impactful products and services is incredibly fulfilling. The best advice I share with founders is to always remain customer-centric. Maintain close connections with your customers, communicate transparently with them, deeply understand their needs, capture their feedback, and rigorously analyze customer data."

Before joining Bessemer, Anurag built his career foundation in private equity and public markets investing at firms including Temasek, Lighthouse Funds, Alvarez & Marsal, and Edelweiss.

Outside of work, Anurag enjoys reading, playing cricket and basketball, exploring parks in Bangalore, traveling, and experiencing different cultures.

To learn more about Anurag and his work at Bessemer, follow him on X at @AnuragBegwani.