photo courtesy of Snapdeal

Thinking about starting a company? Who better to learn from than M&T alumnus Kunal Bahl (’06), co-founder and CEO of Snapdeal.com. We’re thrilled to announce that Kunal will be speaking during the M&T 35th’s lunch session on Saturday, November 8th about the journey an entrepreneur takes to set up a company.

In February 2010 Kunal, along with Rohit Bansal, started Snapdeal.com, India’s largest online marketplace, with the mission to create life-changing experiences by connecting buyers to sellers of millions of products from thousands of national, international, and regional brands. With over 25 million members and 50,000 sellers, Snapdeal.com is the shopping destination for internet users across the country, delivering to 5,000+ cities and towns in India. In its journey until now, Snapdeal has partnered with several global marquee investors such as BlackRock, Temasek, eBay Inc., Premji Invest, Intel Capital, and Bessemer Venture Partners, among others.

Kunal holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School and a Bachelor of Applied Science from Penn Engineering. Kunal serves on Unilever’s Global Digital Advisory Board and the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. He is also featured on Fortune’s 2014 Global 40 Under 40 list at number 25.