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Pankaj Bansal (पंकज बंसल)

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Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Caret Capital
📍 Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Pankaj is a serial entrepreneur and investor, known for co-founding and scaling ventures like PeopleStrong and Wheebox, leading to successful exits to Goldman Sachs and ETS. An alumnus of Lucknow University, he now co-leads the venture firm Caret Capital and serves on several prominent boards, focusing on HR tech and education.

Beyond his business ventures, Pankaj is passionate about personal and spiritual growth, expressing a deep interest in healing for himself and others. He recently undertook a personal pilgrimage to Gitapress Gorakhpur to celebrate a milestone birthday, highlighting his connection to Indian culture and spirituality.

He celebrated his birthday not with a party, but by visiting a historic printing press, Gitapress Gorakhpur.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Priorities

Topics Pankaj cares about

HR & Job Tech
Founded and scaled PeopleStrong, a major HR tech platform. He is passionate about building technologies that create jobs and improve capacity in India.
Electric Mobility
His venture fund, Caret Capital, recently made its first investment in the electric mobility space, backing the startup EVeez to promote clean transportation.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Caret Capital
4-2025
Board Member
PeopleStrong
12-2005 - 4-2025
Founder
PeopleStrong
Board Member
Karmayogi Bharat | Sunstone | YouInYou |MastersUnion
1-2018
Board Member & Founder
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In the press

Media appearances

The monk who sold his Santro | Pankaj Bansal @ PeopleStrong. Featured in Spotify
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Dialog With Pankaj Bansal, Founder, PeopleStrong. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1995 - 1997
Masters in Human Resources
Savitribai Phule Pune University
1995 - 1996
Professional Diploma In Human Resources Development
All India Management Institute
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