In the wake of Shark Tank, which is an American reality TV show, Shark Tank India has been launched. The show’s first Indian edition aired on December 20, 2021, on Sony Entertainment Television.
Ashneer Grover – He is an Indian businessman and founder of the BharatPe Indian Online Payment Company. BharatPe was founded in 2018 and became a unicorn startup in August of that year. The valuation of the company is approximately $ 2.5 billion. Ashneer’s primary role is an online payment system as the founder of BharatPe, a UPI-based intelligent payment solution that helps small businesses and merchants. When we see competition, BharatPe competes with PhonePe, Mobikwik, and PayTM.
Vineeta Singh– she is a popular businesswoman and co-founder of the Indian sugar cosmetics brand, she was born into a middle-class family in Delhi and simply turned down a 1 crore job offer in order to fulfil her dreams. She started a popular cosmetic brand called Sugar Cosmetics, which is currently priced around Rs. 200 million rupees. Vineeta Singh is Co-Founder of Fab Bag and Director of Quetzal Verify Pvt Ltd. Vineeta is estimated to be worth approximately $ 8 million.
Peyush Bansal– Piyush Bansal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lenskart, the most popular eyewear retail chain in India. He worked for many companies early in his career, including Microsoft, and started a new company in 2007, but it failed. His investments totalled $ 700,000 in Feedo in August 2020 and he has made investments on dailyobjects.com. He founded his startup Lenskart, which is currently valued at $ 2.5 billion. His net worth is currently estimated at $ 1.3 billion. However, some values or income from other assets have yet to be disclosed.
Anupam Mittal– He is the CEO and founder of shadi.com (formerly Sagai.com); there are around 30 million users on this platform. He is a multi-entrepreneur and comes from a small family in Maharashtra. He founded Makan.com, supporting the real estate industry in many ways. The Mauj app is also founded by Anupam Mital. Invested around Rs. 1 crore in OLA taxis, which is around 2% share of OLA taxis. $ 330,000 invested in BurnCal, also invested in financial services Raise, Series AYojak in Yojak, Seed round in Express Stores. His current net worth is estimated to be around $ 25 million by Shadi.com. Income from other sources is unknown.
Namita Thapar – Incredible Ventures Ltd CEO and Founder Namita Thapar is a successful businesswoman working in the Indian pharmaceutical industry. She worked for Guidant Corporation, USA for about six years and then moved to Emcure as CFO. Currently, her net worth is estimated at around Rs through 2021. 600 million rupees.
Ghazal Alagh – is CEO and founder of the most popular cosmetics brand Mamaearth. She recently made her first appearance in the television industry with the hottest show Shark Tank India. MamaEarth was founded in 2016 and manufactures chemical-free skin, hair, and baby care products. The company’s net worth is approximately Rs. 115 million rupees. Her estimated net worth is around $ 15 million (approx.).
Sony Entertainment Television brought the long-running series to India on Monday with its own cover, Shark Tank India, and aired the first of 30 episodes with the promise of seven Mughals, or “sharks”. According to Sony TV, the program received 62,000 applicants from India, out of which 198 companies were selected to present their ideas to the “sharks”. Since Shark Tank India premiered on Sony Live, it has received huge applause from audiences and startups. The audience is impressed with the way the sharks make decisions and say NO to commercial lingoes.
