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Kunal Bahl Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 6, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth1 January 1984

Age41 Years

BirthplaceNew Delhi, India

ProfessionEntrepreneur, Investor

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseYashna Bahl

FamilySon - Aadidev; Daughter - 1 (name not known); Brothers - Nikhil Bahl and Viraj Bahl; Father - Rasiklal Meswani (deceased); Mother - name not known (retired interior designer)

Kunal Bahl Biography

Kunal Bahl is an Indian entrepreneur and investor from New Delhi best known for co-founding Snapdeal and for his investments through Titan Capital and AceV

Early life and background
Kunal Bahl was born on 1 January 1984 in New Delhi and grew up in that city. He attended Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. His father passed away when Kunal was a teenager. He later pursued higher education in the United States through the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania, studying at both The Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. His academic credentials also include an executive program in marketing and studies at the Kellogg School of Management.

Career
Kunal Bahl began his entrepreneurial journey with classmate Rohit Bansal. The two founded Jasper Infotech in 2007, initially operating in the discounts and coupons space. Facing financial strain in 2009, they drew on personal savings to keep the business running. In 2010 they launched Snapdeal, which started as a coupons platform and then pivoted to a marketplace after studying large e-commerce models abroad.

Under Bahl’s leadership, Snapdeal grew into one of India’s prominent online marketplaces. In 2015 he and Bansal launched Titan Capital, a vehicle to back entrepreneurs and scale businesses. His investment activity spans more than 100 technology companies across India, the United States and Southeast Asia, with interests in consumer internet, fintech, AI, deep-tech and direct-to-consumer brands. Some of the companies associated with his investments include Ola, Urban Company, Razorpay, OfBusiness and Mamaearth.

Bahl has held a number of leadership and board roles outside his startups. He has served as an independent director of Piramal Enterprises Limited and as a director of Investcorp India Acquisition Corp. He was an elected member of the board of governors of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations and has served on industry bodies: in 2019 he joined the NASSCOM Executive Committee, and in 2020 he was appointed chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s E-Commerce Committee. He was also named to the National Startup Advisory Council to advise government on strengthening India’s startup ecosystem.

In 2022 Bahl and his co-founder established AceVector Group, an umbrella entity that brings together distribution-focused companies including Snapdeal, Unicommerce and Stellaro Brands.

Public profile
Bahl’s work has earned industry recognition. He received multiple entrepreneurship awards between 2014 and 2019, including honors from the Bombay Management Association, EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year (Startup) category, The Economic Times, AIMA, and the Joseph Wharton Award for Young Leadership. He appeared on lists such as ET’s Top 50 Entrepreneurs of India and Fortune’s 40 Under 40.

A public-facing development in his career came in October 2024, when he joined the business reality television series Shark Tank India as one of its judges, increasing his visibility beyond the startup and investment communities.

Controversies
Several legal matters involving Snapdeal occurred over the years and affected its founders. Authorities and complainants raised issues related to the sale of certain medications on the platform and allegations brought by individuals who said business ideas or goods had been misrepresented. These matters led to investigations and cases in different years; Snapdeal removed products when regulators ordered delisting.

Personal life
Kunal Bahl is married to Yashna Bahl; the couple have two children, a son named Aadidev and a younger daughter. He has two brothers, Nikhil Bahl and Viraj Bahl, the latter known for founding VRB Consumer (Veeba Food Services Pvt Ltd). His mother worked as an interior designer before retirement.

Latest updates
In 2022 Bahl helped form the AceVector Group to consolidate several companies under a single umbrella. In October 2024 he took on a role as a judge on Shark Tank India, marking a new chapter in his public-facing activities.
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Recent Work

Judge, Shark Tank India

Joined the business reality television series as a judge

2024
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Career Highlights

  1. Co-founded Jasper Infotech (2007) and Snapdeal (2010)
  2. Co-founder of Titan Capital (2015) and AceVector Group (2022)
  3. Invested in over 100 technology companies across India, the US and Southeast Asia
  4. Served on NASSCOM Executive Committee and chaired CII’s E-Commerce Committee
  5. Recipient of multiple entrepreneurship awards including ET and EY honors
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Kunal Bahl born?

1 January 1984

What is Kunal Bahl known for?

Entrepreneur, Investor

What is Kunal Bahl’s marital status?

Married

Who is Kunal Bahl married to?

Yashna Bahl