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Bessemer Appoints Former Elevation Investor Mayank Khanduja as India Partner
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 15:45
Bessemer Appoints Former Elevation Investor Mayank Khanduja as India Partner
- •Bessemer Venture Partners has appointed Mayank Khanduja as a partner in its India practice to strengthen its early-stage investment team.
- •Khanduja brings 15 years of venture investing experience across various sectors, including consumer technology, gaming, healthcare, AI, and deeptech.
- •His portfolio includes notable companies like ShareChat, NoBroker, PlaySimple Games, and Jeh Aerospace.
- •Khanduja will focus on early-stage investments in India, partnering with founders from their first institutional funding rounds.
- •Bessemer, active in India for over two decades, recently announced a $350 million second India fund and a global fund of $5.75 billion.
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Bessemer Venture Partners appointed former Elevation Capital and McKinsey investor Mayank Khanduja as a partner in its India practice to strengthen its early-stage investment team.
Mayank Khanduja brings 15 years of venture investing experience across sectors such as consumer technology, gaming, healthcare, artificial intelligence, and deeptech. Prior to joining Bessemer, he worked at Elevation Capital and McKinsey, and he holds an MBA from IIM-Calcutta alongside an engineering degree from IP University.
Bessemer announced its second India fund with $350 million in capital in March 2025. The fund focuses on sectors including artificial intelligence, fintech, enterprise technology, healthcare, consumer, and cybersecurity.
