About
Harish Bahl founded Smile Group in 1999 and serves as its Chairman and CEO. The company is a venture builder in India, with an investing office headquartered in Singapore that focuses on global consumer internet and software businesses.
Experience
- Smile GroupFounder & Chairmancurrent1999 β present
- Global Consumer Internet & Software CompaniesInvestorcurrent2011 β present
- SingleInterfaceCo-founder & Chairman of the Boardcurrent2014 β present
- ZupeeMember of the Board & Investorcurrent2018 β present
- TyrooCo-founder & Chairman of the Boardcurrent2019 β present
- Springstar - (Airbnb International Roll Out Partner)Founding Partnercurrent2011 β present
- WestCapPartnercurrent2021 β present
- Plaksha UniversityFounder & Trusteecurrent2018 β present
- Tomales Bay CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2020 β present
- Carmenta Management, LLCVenture Partnercurrent2016 β present
- AirsevaCo-Founder & Local JV Partner for Airseva (An Airbnb company)2016 β 2018
- Squad DigitalFounder (Acquired by WPP)2009 β 2018
- SVG Media Pvt LtdFounder & Chairman ( Acquired by Dentsu Aegis Network)2006 β 2017
- QuasarFounder & CEO (Acquired By WPP)2004 β 2012
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99SEM52Networking6Start-ups99Digital Media99Integrated Marketing27E-commerce99Digital Marketing99Performance Management7Marketing84Affiliate Marketing5Social Media Marketing7
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Online MarketingStrategic PartnershipsBudgetsSocial MediaAdvertisingVendor ManagementRetailBusiness DevelopmentTeam ManagementManagementStrategyStrategic PlanningFrom Harish's professional profile.
Colleagues at Smile Group
Abhijeet Singh
VP Venture Building & Recruitment, VentureBuilder India at Smile Group
Billy Naveed
Chief Strategy Officer & Managing Partner, StudioSmile Singapore at Smile Group
Keith Nilsson
Advisor at Smile Group
Manish Vij
Managing Partner, VentureBuilder India at Smile Group
Rajkumar Khatri
Head of Investment Operations at Smile Group
Ramit Arora
Sr Principal, Corporate Development & VentureBuilder India at Smile Group
Shalini Saigal
Chief Smile Officer at Smile Group
Siddharth Puri
Head of Media Partnerships & Co-founder CEO, Vidtech.AI at Smile Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Harish Bahl?
- Harish Bahl founded Smile Group in 1999 and serves as its Chairman and CEO. The company is a venture builder in India, with an investing office headquartered in Singapore that focuses on global consumer internet and software businesses.
- Where does Harish Bahl work?
- Harish Bahl is Founder CEO/Chairman at Smile Group.
- Where did Harish Bahl go to school?
- Harish Bahl studied at SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad (B. Tech., Computer Science).
Shared employers
Also worked at WestCap35
Zach KhazzamInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersAnu OsibajoInvestor at MaC Venture CapitalTracy LiuSenior Associate at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Kevin HePrincipal, Investments at MVP VenturesMiguel Rodrigo PΓ©rezInvestor at Flash VenturesPhuc TruongInvestor at TBD Angels
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