Kunal Bahl is about to debut as a shark on the sets of Shark Tank India Season 4. Its official Instagram account made the announcement on Monday. Season 4 of Shark Tank will feature Shark Ritesh, Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal and Namita Thapar along with Kunal Bahl. More entrepreneurs will come in to pitch their business in front of the Sharks this season. It will be exciting to learn from new-age businesses on the show. All the viewers are eagerly waiting for the release. Let’s take a look at the journey of our new shark, Kunal Bahl.
Who Is Kunal Bahl?
Kunal Bahl is an Indian entrepreneur known for building companies like Snapdeal and Titan Capital. Born and brought up in New Delhi, he completed his schooling at Delhi Public School RK Puram, New Delhi. He moved to the US for further studies. Kunal completed the Jerome Fisher M&T program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Along with studying marketing and operations strategy at the Wharton School, he completed his engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science. For post-graduation, he enrolled at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management where he studied marketing.
Kunal Bahl Snapdeal Journey
Kunal goes back to India after completing his studies and working with Microsoft for some time. He co-founded Snapdeal with Rohit Bahl. It started as a small e-commerce platform that also expanded its existence in the fields of clothing, electronics, and home goods. The company was able to reach the top 10 online marketplaces in India with its aggressive marketing and high customer satisfaction rate. Snapdeal focused on having a diverse range of products and at the same time built a strong logistics network.
Several attempts were made for the merger of Flipkart and Snapdeal. However, it failed for some reasons. After that, Flipkart started growing under Walmart. Snapdeal decided to create a new strategy which they named Snapdeal 2.0. They wanted to be different from other platforms. Thus, they decided to focus on value-conscious customers. Snapdeal took several initiatives to differentiate itself from its competitors Flipkart and Amazon. As a result, the company is now able to run independently.
Kunal Bahl Titan Capital
Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal jointly launched Titan Capital. The two co-founders have a strong professional relationship. They have been together since their college days. His company Titan Capital is focused on investing in early-stage startups. It has been running successfully for a long time. If we talk about its major investments, then the company had invested in the initial stages of Ola Cabs, Urban Company, Shadowfax, Bira, Razorpay, Khatabook, Beardo, MamaEarth, Ofbusiness, Yellow.AI, and many other companies. Apart from investing money, they also provide mentorship as per the needs of entrepreneurs.
Kunal Bahl Unicommerce
Kunal Bahl may not be directly associated with Unicommerce, but he has played a key role as a promoter and board director. The company is building an e-commerce system in India. It will assist e-commerce platforms in managing their sales and operations. Kunal Bahl focuses primarily on Titan Capital and Snapdeal. However, Unicommmerce is becoming a huge support for retailers and brands that want to explore the online marketplace.
Kunal Bahl Net Worth
Kunal Bahl has a net worth of $416 million or Rs 3,500 crore. He earns majorly from his businesses like Snapdeal and Titan Capital. In addition, he has invested in over 200 companies with 7 unicorns including Razorpay and Urban Company. It will be interesting to see which startup catches his eye on Shark Tank. P-Tal, a startup from Shark Tank India Season 3, has already received investment from Kunal Bahl. Keep reading with Charcha Times for more information.
