<ul><li>Kunal Bahl, the co-founder of Indian e-commerce company Snapdeal, turned a setback into success after his US visa was rejected, pushing him to create a $6.5 billion valued startup in India.</li><li>Bahl, who was set to work at Microsoft in the US, returned to India and founded Snapdeal with a school friend in 2010, building it into India's second-largest e-commerce company.</li><li>Despite plans to go public in 2021, Snapdeal decided to shelve its IPO due to market conditions and has since become part of the AceVector corporate group.</li><li>Bahl has also become an investor, with his VC firm Titan Capitals investing in several US companies.</li></ul>

Ex-Microsoft employee builds a billion dollar company in India after US visa rejection

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