Pankaj Mitra is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners in India, focusing on enterprise tech, AI, and cybersecurity. He has over 25 years of technology experience, including corporate development roles at Cisco and Infosys.

What Pankaj can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Bessemer Venture Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Bessemer Venture Partners.

Career

  1. Cisco · corporate development
  2. Infosys · corporate development
  3. Bessemer Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Focus

enterprise techaicybersecurityfintechconsumer internet

Also at Bessemer Venture Partners

Partners like Pankaj

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Alert me when Bessemer Venture Partners is active

One email when Pankaj's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

Founders and investors at a Mode VC gathering

Send Mode VC your deck

Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

Send your deck

Questions

Who is Pankaj Mitra?

Pankaj Mitra is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners in India, focusing on enterprise tech, AI, and cybersecurity. He has over 25 years of technology experience, including corporate development roles at Cisco and Infosys.

How much does Pankaj Mitra invest?

Pankaj Mitra invests through Bessemer Venture Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Pankaj Mitra?

A warm intro from a founder Bessemer Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Pankaj Mitra do before Bessemer Venture Partners?

corporate development at Cisco; corporate development at Infosys.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.