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| known_for = E-commerce, Venture Capital
| education = B.S.E in Entrepreneurship, Operation & Information Management, Wharton <br> B.A.S in Engineering
| alma_mater = [[University of Pennsylvania]]
| occupation = Entrepreneur, Investor
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'''Kunal Bahl''' is an Indian [[entrepreneur]], [[investor]], [[co-founder]] and [[CEO]] of the Indian [[e-commerce]] company [[Snapdeal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kunal Bahl: Snapdeal's CEO created one of India's largest online marketplaces|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-02/news/49578464_1_marketplaces-snapdeal-jack-ma|accessdate=2 March 2015|publisher=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=In the news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/in-the-news-3/46605/|accessdate=2 March 2015|publisher=The Financial Express}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bahl was born in India and had completed his initial school education at [[Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram|Delhi Public School R. K. Puram]] (DPS) [[New Delhi]]. He applied to the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and received admission. He graduated from the [[Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology]] at the University of Pennsylvania, earning two bachelor's degrees in Entrepreneurship, Operation & Information Management from [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|The Wharton School]] and Engineering from the [[University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science|School of Engineering and Applied Science]]. He finished an executive marketing program from Kellogg School of Management.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupte|first=Masoom|title=Here's what connects Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl and CEAT's Anant Goenka|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/heres-what-connects-snapdeals-kunal-bahl-and-ceats-anant-goenka/articleshow/47625260.cms|access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref> He worked with [[Microsoft]] for a short period, as he went back to India due to a visa issue in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|title=All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lunch with BS: Kunal Bahl|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-kunal-bahl-founder-and-ceo-snapdeal-com-114071801448_1.html|accessdate=2 March 2015|publisher=Business Standard}}</ref>

==Snapdeal==
Bahl co-founded [[Snapdeal]], a leading ecommerce company in India, along with his school friend [[Rohit Bansal]] on 4 February 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Evolution of Snapdeal|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/the-evolution-of-snapdeal/37223/0|accessdate=2 March 2015|work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Supercharged|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/snapdeal-flipkart-alibabacom-kunal-bahl-rohit-bansal/1/208582.html|accessdate=2 March 2015|publisher=Business Today}}</ref>

== Titan Capital ==
Bahl has been an active early stage investor in technology companies again in partnership with his Snapdeal co-founder, Rohit Bansal. Through their early stage investment firm, [http://www.titancapital.vc Titan Capital], they have invested in over 150 startups in India, US and South East Asia including unicorns such as [[Ola Cabs|Ola]], [http://razorpay.com Razorpay], [[Urban Company]], among others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Titan Capital|url=https://titancapital.vc/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=titancapital.vc}}</ref>

== Other Roles ==
Bahl has also been involved with various industry associations and think-tanks in leadership roles.

* Member of Board of Governors: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board Of Governors {{!}} Think tank {{!}} ICRIER|url=http://icrier.org/abouticrier/board-of-governors/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=icrier.org}}</ref>
* Member of Executive Council: NASSCOM<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-27|title=Executive Council|url=https://nasscom.in/our-councils/executive-council|access-date=2020-12-30|website=NASSCOM|language=en}}</ref>
* Chairman of CII National Committee on E-commerce<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-13|title=Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl to lead CII's e-commerce committee|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/snapdeal-s-kunal-bahl-to-lead-cii-s-e-commerce-committee-11594634185072.html|access-date=2020-12-30|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>
* Independent Director, Piramal Enterprises Limited<ref>{{Cite news|title=Piramal Enterprises appoints Kunal Bahl, Suhail Nathani as independent directors to its board|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/piramal-enterprises-appoints-kunal-bahl-suhail-nathani-as-independent-directors-to-its-board/articleshow/78677403.cms|access-date=2020-12-30}}</ref>
*Member, National Startup Advisory Council<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-20|title=Byju Raveendran, Kunal Bahl and 26 others nominated to National Startup Advisory Council|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/business/byju-raveendran-kunal-bahl-26-others-nominated-national-startup-advisory-council-1502947582.html|access-date=2021-01-21|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and recognitions==
* BMA Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 <ref>{{cite news|title=36th BMA awards|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-36th-bma-awards-to-be-held-on-february-16/article1-1316848.aspx|accessdate=2 March 2015|publisher=The Hindustan Times}}</ref>
* ET Top 50 Entrepreneur of India 2014<ref>{{cite news|title=ET Award|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=57639|accessdate=2 March 2015|publisher=Orissa Diary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125745/http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=57639|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Ranked 25 on Fortune 40 under 40 most influential business leaders list 2014 <ref>{{cite news|title=40 under 40|url=http://fortune.com/40-under-40/kunal-bahl-25/|accessdate=2 March 2015|publisher=Fortune}}</ref>
* EY Entrepreneur of the Year - Startup 2014 <ref>{{cite news|title=EY entrepreneur of the year|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/companies/cyrus-s-poonawalla-named-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year/39479/|accessdate=2 March 2015|publisher=The Financial Express}}</ref>
* Nasscom NextGen Entrepreneur 2014 <ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.nasscom.in/hon’ble-prime-minister-sh-narendra-modi-and-nasscom-launched-"innovate-india-challenge"|title = NASSCOM SPECIAL AWARDS|date = |accessdate = 2 May 2015|website = |publisher = Nasscom|last = |first = }}</ref>
*The Economic Times Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2015<ref>{{Cite news|title=ET Awards 2015: Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl wins Entrepreneur of the Year; here's what he said|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/et-awards-2015-snapdeals-kunal-bahl-wins-entrepreneur-of-the-year-heres-what-he-said/articleshow/50513315.cms|access-date=2020-12-30}}</ref>
* AIMA Transformational Business Leader of the Year <ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.aima.in/media-centre/events/mia.html|title = AIMA Managing India Awards|date = |accessdate = 2 May 2015|website = |publisher = AIMA|last = |first = }}</ref>
* Indian Affairs Business Leader of the Year 2015 <ref>{{cite news|title=India Leadership Conclave 2015|url=http://pharmaleaders.tv/top-leaders-emerging-shining-stars-felicitated-at-india-leadership-conclave-2015/}}</ref>
*The Joseph Wharton Award for Young Leadership 2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kunal Bahl, W'06, Eng'06|url=https://www.whartonny.com/article.html?aid=3096|access-date=2020-12-30|website=www.whartonny.com}}</ref>
*The Economic Times Comeback Award 2019<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tenacity of Snapdeal founders makes them 'Comeback Kid' in ET Startup Awards 2019|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/tenacity-of-snapdeal-founders-makes-them-comeback-kid-in-et-startup-awards-2019/articleshow/70324960.cms|access-date=2020-12-30}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bahl is married to Yashna, who ran a [[confectionery]] business.<ref name="businessStandardOne">{{cite news|title=Flipkart CEO wanted to be a gamer, Snapdeal chief a food and film critic|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/flipkart-ceo-wanted-to-be-a-gamer-snapdeal-chief-a-food-and-film-critic-114080500001_1.html|accessdate=1 December 2015|publisher=Business Standard}}</ref>

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