Shark Tank India: A platform for many Entrepreneurs

Shark Tank India is a sensational reality show on Indian television. Originally the show was started in the USA and is now adopted in India. The show’s concept is to gather successful businesses and fund them.

Entrepreneurs participate in the show, share their ideas, and if impressed the Sharks will invest in their company. The participants can offer the rate of investment and equity share to the Sharks which can be negotiated from both parties. In this television show, business deals are organized as auctions to create interest in the youth & to help small startups. 

In India, the startup founders or the business owners were not given a platform in the media but in the past two years lot of things have changed and new ideas and innovations are coming up. in the peek of this show like “Shark Tank” was a great start for other aspirants.

Based on India’s market and its currently volatile economy there is a large space for startup businesses. Entrepreneurship is one of the ways to decrease unemployment and increase a country’s wealth. Keeping this in mind, Shark Tank India has been implemented in order to give a platform for new ideas and also support them financially.

This show has and will inspire many talented people all over the country to come forward & implement their ideas despite their situations. The stories & concepts of the participants inspire us to be creative even though in a difficult situation.

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• Shark Tank India is the Indian version of an American business reality show. This show started in Japan as Tigers of money (2001), in the UK as Dragon’s den (2005), in the USA as Shark Tank (2009). It had also started in India on 20 Dec 2021 as Shark Tank India. Currently, it has become a top reality show all over the world. 

• As we know, the top businessmen & women will appear as judges, listen to the idea of entrepreneurs & according to the demand of the market, the sharks who are multi-millionaire will decide whether to invest in their company or not.

•  Shark Tank India’s first season started on 20 Dec 2021, Sony Entertainment television. This show is also available on OTT platforms like MX player & SonyLIV. The show premiered in 38 episodes. A total of 62,000 entrepreneurs had enrolled to participate in the show. Out of 62,000, 195 entrepreneur companies were selected to present their ideas to the sharksand to get funding in return. Seven judges are participating in the show.

Now, let us know about the net worth of our Indian Sharks and their investments in the show.

Aman Gupta

Aman Gupta is an Indian business entrepreneur, Co-founder, and CEO of boAt company. His net worth is ₹700 crores. After completing his MBA graduation from Kellogg School of Management, he focused on Audio technology. In 2016 Jan, he established boAt company with his business partner Sameer Mehta. At present, it is India’s no1 headset equipment brand. It markets mobile-based accessories like headphones, earphones, earbuds, Bluetooth-wireless speakers & power cables. In two years it has reached 100 million sales. He invested ₹9.358 crores in 28 deals in the show.

Peyush Bansal

Anupam Mittal

  Anupam Mittal is a multi entrepreneur, Founder, and CEO of People Group. After graduation from Boston College, he established People Group, Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile, and People Pictures companies in India. Anupam Mittal is one of the most well-known personalities in the e-commerce industry in India. He committed ₹5.4 crores to 24 different businesses in the show.

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Namita Thapar

Namita Thapar is the Chief Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, also a popular businesswoman. She is the most successful entrepreneur, CEO & Co-founder of Incredible Ventures Pvt. Ltd & Finolex cables. Namita Thapar is also a board member of the Fuqua Business School. She invested ₹10.0 crores in 25 deals.

Ashneer Grover

 Ashneer Grover is the Managing Director & Co-founder of BharatPe. His net worth is ₹700 crores, invested ₹5.383 crores in 21 deals in the show. Ashneer Grover and his partner Shashvat Nakrani established a digital payments platform called BharatPe in 2018. In the same year, BharatPe has become a unicorn startup.

Ghazal Alagh

Ghazal Alagh is the Founder & CEO of Mamaearth, corporate training artist cum entrepreneur, and one of the sharks in Shark Tank India. Ghazal’s net worth is ₹148 crores. With her husband Varun Alagh, she established Mamaearth in 2016. Mamaearth is India’s first toxin-free baby care brand. She invested ₹1.2 crores in 7 deals.

Vineeta Singh

Vineeta Singh is an Indian entrepreneur, Co-founder & CEO of Sugar Cosmetics, Co-founder of Fab Bag, Director of Quetzal verify Pvt. Ltd, and a shark in Shark Tank India. She launched Sugar Cosmetics in 2012 with her husband Kaushik Mukherjee and has a net worth of ₹300 crores. Vineeta invested ₹3.042 crores in 15 deals in the show. The fastest developing beauty brand in India is Sugar Cosmetics.