Puneet Gupta — Founder

Before Clensta, I spent nearly a decade building an optoelectronic defense technology company from the ground up — working across R&D, manufacturing, and deployment of mission-critical systems in high-stakes environments. That experience shaped how I think about engineering, execution, and scale. I later founded Clensta to translate deep science into mass adoption, pioneering waterless hygiene solutions in partnership with IIT Delhi. We secured multiple patents and built a consumer platform that addressed real hygiene challenges across defense, healthcare, and travel. Across defense and consumer technology, I have built and scaled companies from lab-stage concepts to commercially deployed products, creating over $100M in cumulative enterprise value. I am execution-driven, systems-oriented, and focused on building what works — at scale. Awards: • Entrepreneur of the Year, NewsTv 18 (’23) • Times 40 Under 40 (’22) • E4M D2C Revolution Summit Awards (’22) • DST Certificate of Appreciation (’22) • TiE Lumis Entrepreneurial Excellence Award (’21) • Ayushman Bharat “Market Access Programme” (’20) • ET Rise “Top Start-up of the Year” (’20) • CII Startupreneur of the Year (’20) • STEVIES Award (’20) • National Entrepreneurship Award, Govt of India (’19) • Saudi Aramco “Asia Business and Culture Program” (’19) • TiE Young Entrepreneur of the Year (’19) • Business World Young Entrepreneur Award (’19) • TiE Spirit of Manufacturing Awards (’19) • PwC LevelNXT Award “The Next Big Disruptor” (’19) • National Small Business Award “Innovation of the Year” (’19) • ET “Leaders of Tomorrow” (’18) • ET “SME of the Year” (’18) • UK’S DIT “TechRocketShip - Best Healthcare Startup” (’18) • Embassy of US “Top 4” Innovative Companies in India” (’17) • Krypto Lab “Top 30” Innovative Companies across the globe” (’17) • IIT Delhi “Top 10 Innovative Companies” (’17) • Honorable President of India “Presidential Appreciation” (’17) • US Embassy “Nexus Program” (’17)

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Defense Technology entrepreneur with a strong focus on innovation and scaling.

Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India

Experience: 17 yrs 7 mos