Puneet Dalmia

Active Investor

MD & CEO Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd at Dalmia Bharat Group

New Delhi, Delhi

Puneet Dalmia, MD & CEO Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd at Dalmia Bharat Group is an active investor based in New Delhi, Delhi. This profile covers what Puneet Dalmia backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Puneet Dalmia serves as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer at Dalmia Bharat Group. Mr. Dalmia has been the driving force behind the company's exponential growth since he took over the reins in 2004 and continues to spearhead Dalmia Bharat's transformation journey through his vision of nation-building. He has led Dalmia Bharat on a path of accelerated growth. Before leading Dalmia Bharat, he co-founded JobsAhead.com in 1999, one of the most successful dotcom businesses, which was sold to Monster.com in 2004. Mr. Dalmia continues to be recognized for his proven leadership and entrepreneurial capabilities. He received Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2017 in the manufacturing category and was recently conferred with the Best CEO award by Business Today. He is also the Chairman of the Development Council for Cement Industry (DCCI) set up by the Government of India in June 2021. He serves as a Founder and Trustee of Ashoka University and is also a board member of the Central Square Foundation (CSF). He is a gold-medallist MBA from IIM-Bangalore and holds a B. Tech degree from IIT-Delhi.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeedLate Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailConsumer Goods (CPG)Climate & EnergyManufacturing & IndustrialMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsPropTech & Real Estate
Location: New Delhi, Delhi
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 10

Notable investments

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