Mirae Asset appoints Puneet Kumar as CEO for India ops

Mumbai-based Mirae Asset Venture India , the private investment arm of South Korea’s Mirae Asset Financial Group, has appointed former Steadview Capital MD, Puneet Kumar, as its CEO.Mirae Asset managed over INR 1,477 crore in assets in India as of November 30, 2025. It has previously backed startups such as Dhan, BigBasket, Shadowfax, and Sharechat.Prior to joining Steadview Capital in 2019, Kumar was a vice president at Nexus Venture Partners. During his tenure at Steadview Capital, he invested in over 30 private companies, including Eternal (then Zomato), Nykaa, Freshworks, Innovaccer, Chargebee, Ultrahuman, Atomberg, and MoEngage, with nine portfolio companies going public.