India, June 5 -- Venture capital (VC) firm Bessemer Venture Partners, which has backed the likes of Swiggy and Urban Company, has named Pankaj Mitra as its new partner to lead enterprise tech, AI, and cybersecurity investments in India.

"I am thrilled to join Bessemer at this pivotal time. The ongoing AI platform shift offers a once in a generation opportunity for builders to usher in the next wave of tech evolution across industries. With its stellar track record, Bessemer is poised to partner with this new generation of ambitious, world-class founders in India addressing pain points domestically and globally, and I'm excited to be part of this journey," Mitra said in a statement.

An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and the University of Calif...