Introduction:
Shark Tank India is an Indian Hindi Language business reality television series that airs on Sony Entertainment Television. This business-related show is the Indian franchise of the world-famous American show “Shark Tank”.
It shows entrepreneurs making a business presentation to a panel of investors or sharks, who decide whether to invest in their company. The seven business tycoons are as follows:-
Vineeta Singh, Anupam Mittal, Peyush Bansal, Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta, Gazal Alagh & Amit Jain.
1. Vineeta Singh:
Vineeta Singh is the best women entrepreneur in India. She is the founder and CEO of the cosmetic industry “Sugar Cosmetic”. She is also a judge in a reality show named Shark Tank India which comes on Sony Entertainment Television.
Vineeta Singh Early Life & Education:
Shark Tank India is the first Indian reality show where entrepreneurs will share their business ideas; therefore Vineeta Singh is part of this show.
She has completed her schooling at Delhi Public School, Delhi, and Rama Krishna Puran, Delhi. Her husband's name is Kaushik Mukherjee.
Vineeta Singh Business Career:
Vineeta Singh started her career at the age of 17 when she decided to become an entrepreneur. She did her summer internship in the year 2004 at ITC Ltd and Deutsche Bank for three months.
She worked as a Director at Quetzal Online Private Limited for five years. In the year 2012, she introduced a beauty and grooming brand which is named FAB BAG.
She founded this cosmetic industry in the year 2015 with her husband Kausik Mukherjee” Sugar Cosmetics’.
Vineeta Singh Net Worth:
Vineeta Singh has completed her Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras and her MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. She is the Founder & CEO of SUGAR Cosmetic.
The beauty company boasts that it has 35000 points of distribution network in 120 cities throughout India. Vineeta Singh's Net worth as of 2021 is $9.1 Million(INR. 745,085,177.20).
2. Anupam Mittal:
Anupam Mittal is an Indian entrepreneur, investor, and judge on the popular television show Shark Tank India. He is the founder and CEO of People Group, which owns several well-known companies, including the popular matrimonial website “Shaadi.com”.
Anupam Mittal's Early Life & Education:
Anupam Mittal was born on 23rd December, 1971 to Gopal Krishna Mittal and Bhagwati Devi Mittal.
He graduated from St.Xavier’s College in Kolkatta and then he went on to pursue a degree in Business Administration from the University of Delhi. After college, he was working at Bank of America in New York.
Anupam Mittal Business Career:
In 1999, Anupam Mittal returned to India and founded People Group. He quickly built the company into a leading business conglomerate with “Shadi.com”.
He is also a founding member and former chairperson of the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and founding Co-chair of H2 India.
In 1996, Anupam Mittal founded Sagaai.com to provide a superior matchmaking experience by expanding the opportunities available to meet potential life partners. Currently, Shaadi.com has more than 3.2 million success stories and over 35 million user bases across the world.
Anupam Mittal Makaan.com was laid by Anupam Mittal to bridge the gap between the buyer and seller of properties. This website helps to search for properties at affordable prices.
Anupam Mittal's Incorporated on 12th May 2005, Mauj Mobile Pvt. Ltd.It is a global mobile media company that deals in mobile content and applications such as games, wallpapers, ringtones, matrimonial solutions, roaming applications and messaging gateway.
Anupam Mittal Net Worth:
Anupam Mittal is a tycoon in the business world. He has already invested in more than 200 businesses. His net worth is approximately $25 Million (Rs.2046,937,300 INR )in 2022.
3. Peyush Bansal:
Peyush Bansal, CEO, and founder of online eyewear store Lenskart.It is the newest addition to the Indian version of the popular American television series, Shark Tank. He is a jury member of “Shark Tank India”.
Peyush Bansal's Early Life & Education:
Peyush Bansal was born in New Delhi on Monday, 25th February 1985. He is 37 years old as of 2022. He completed his education at Don Bosco School, Delhi, and went on to pursue his degree in Electrical Engineering (2002-2006) from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
He enrolled at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore to pursue a Management program for the entrepreneur.
Piyush Bansal Business Career:
Piyush started his career in 2007 as a Program Manager at Microsoft, Redmond, Washington. At Microsoft, his work involved coming up with ideas that could improve the customer experience.
In 2007 he launched Search My Campus, a campus classified portal. This portal provided various services to college students including accommodation, internship, transportation and books, and part-time jobs.
In 2019 Lenskart entered into the unicorn club with a valuation of $1.5 Billion. Despite starting as an online company, Lenskart has around 600 retail stores and 4000 employees spread across the country as of 2022.
Piyush Bansal Net Worth:
The Co-founder and CEO of Lenskart's Net worth, which was valued at $1.5 Billion in 2019 (INR122,69,85,75,000)and became a Unicorn worth Rs. 600 crores. He has been listed as the “Best 40 under 40 Entrepreneur” for 2019 by Fortune India.
4. Namita Thapar:
Namita Thapar recently participated as a judge on the Indian Television show “ Shark Tank”.Her presence on television is endearing and motivating to many aspiring entrepreneurs.
Namita Thapar's Early Life & Education:
Namita Thapar is a progressive woman in India. She is an inspiration and has been contributing to the health industry by being the Executive Director of “Emcure Pharmaceuticals”.
Namita Thapar was born on 21st March 1977 in Pune, Maharashtra. She completed her initial education in Pune. Later she pursued a bachelor from Pune University in Commerce.
Namita completed her higher education in Chartered Accountancy from ICAI. She chose to graduate with an MBA from the esteemed Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Namita Thapar Business Career:
Namita worked tirelessly with Guidant Corporation in the United States of America for six years. She chose to join” Emcure Pharmaceuticals” as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Namita is a part of the Regional Advisory Board for Fuqua School of Business India. She also runs a firm Incredible Ventures Limited that provides business education to aspirants of 11 to 18 years of age. She is an actively participating member of the Young Presidents Organization.
Namita Thapar Net Worth:
Namita Thapar has a net worth of $82.8 Million(INR685,42,25,151 as of 2021). She has been included in various prestigious award lists. She has the following achievements.
1. Barclays Hurun Next Gen Leader generation.
2. The Economic Times “40 under Forty’ Awards.
3. World Women Leadership Congress Super Achiever Award
4. The Economic Times 2017 Women Ahead List.
5. Aman Gupta:
Aman Gupta's increasing popularity of Shark Tank India. He is the co-founder and CMO of Imagine Marketing Services Private Limited, the popular audio consumer electronics brand “BoAt”.His audio electronics brand boat has become a top globally in a short period.
Aman Gupta's Early Life & Education:
Aman Gupta is the co-founder of BoAt, one of India’s most popular consumer electronics companies. He founded Sameer Mehta in 2016. It is the fastest-growing audio brand in the country.
The BoAt is now one of the most trusted audio brands among Indian consumers, with a wide range of products including earphones, headphones, speakers, and more.
He was born on 4th March 1982 in Delhi and completed his schooling at Delhi Public School(DPS), R.K Puram in the commerce stream in the year 1998.
After completing his school education at DPS he was admitted into Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University in B.com 1988. He was admitted to CA in 1999.
Aman Gupta Business Career:
Aman started a new business named Advanced Telemedia Pvt. Ltd with his father in the year 2005. He was the CEO and co-founder of the company.
In the year 2010, he was admitted to the Indian School of Business in the MBA (Finance and Strategy) program. He was also an alumnus of Kellogg Graduate School of Management with an MBA (General Management & Marketing).
Aman Gupta with Sameer Ashok Mehta founded Imagine Marketing Services Private Limited in November 2013. Aman is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing officer of the company of “BoAt”
Aman Gupta Net Worth:
The Boat is a millennial-centric brand specialising in consumer audio electronics and wearables such as headphones, headsets, smartwatches, speakers, and many more.
As per GQ India, the Net worth of Aman Gupta is Rs. 10,500 Crore. ($95 Million). He has been felicitated with various awards:-
1. The Young Entrepreneur Award by the Business World in 2019.
2. He was awarded the Best Entrepreneur of the Year 2020.
3. He has been listed by the Economic Times as 40 under 40 in the year 2021.
6. Gazal Alagh:
Gazal Alagh is an Indian businesswoman, entrepreneur, and investor. She is best known for her role as a judge on the popular television show “ Shark Tank India”.
Gazal Alagh's Early Life & Education:
Ghazal Alagh is a popular businesswoman and television personality seen on the popular new show on Sony TV show as “Shark Tank of India”.
Their co-founded strength “Mama Earth” is the fastest developing beauty brand in India. Mama Earth is the Ist Indian beauty business that does not utilise dangerous chemicals in the materials in its items.
Gazal Alagh was born in the city of Gurgaon, Haryana State India 2nd September 1988. Her present age is 33. She got her postgraduate
degree from the Punjab University, Haryana in the field of Computer Applications.
Gazal started working with NIIT Limited in Chandigarh after completing graduating in 2008. She worked at NIIT as an SQL, J2ME, and Oracle instructor.
Gazal Alagh Business Career:
On her website, she had 300 registered users and 2000 followers. She went to the New York Academy of Art in 2013 to take an intensive class in figurative art.
Ghazal Alagh got the Best Brand of the Year award in 2018 for Mamearth. She has also been awarded 40 under 40 under the list of Economic Times in 2019. Gazal was also awarded the Super Startup Asia Award in 2019.
Gazal Alagh’s Net Worth:
Gazal Alagh’s total Net worth is approximately $19 Million, 155,56,72,348 INR). Mama Earth is a baby product company that has a yearly revenue of Rs. 300 Crore.
7. Amit Jain:
Amit Jain is an investor and also entrepreneur from India, who has made a name for himself in the Indian startup and venture capital scene. He is also known for his appearances on the reality show” Shark Tank India”.
The Shark Tank is a show in India that is an Indian Hindi language business reality television series.
Amit Jain Ealy Life & Education:-
Amit Jain did his academics at St. Xavier’s School, Jaipur, and completed graduation from IIT, Delhi in 1999. he was born on 12th September 1977& present age is 45 years. He is the CEO and co-founder of the company Cardekho.com.
After completing his graduation, Mr. Jain toil as a Software Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS). After his stint at TCS, he moved to a Taxes-based software company whooped three as a Senior Associate in Austin in 2006.
Amit Jain Business Career:
In 2006. Mr Amit Jain arranged to make an IT outsourcing in his hometown, Jaipur. Mr Jain & his brother Anurag Jain turned their garage into a makeshift office & premiered Girnar Soft with 20 people.
“Car Dekho .com” is India’s leading car find travel that assists clients in obtaining all the details related to cars that are correct to them. It is a portal & an app that provides all types of information like specialist analysts, detailed specs and prices set side by side & many others.
This app also shows the best price and different prices according to colour showroom etc.
Amit Jain Net Worth:
Amit Jain's Net Worth will cross more than a100 Million(appx). Car Dekho Group outdoes the $100 Million income run rate in September 2021. In Indian currency, it is Rs 2980 Crore. The company is valued at $1.2 Billion.
FAQ’s:
1Question-When did the first time “Shark Tank” started in the World?
1Answer:-Shark Tank is an American business reality television series
that premiered on August 9, 2009, on ABC.
2. Question:- When did Shark Tank India come?
2. Answer:- The first season of Shark Tank India premiered on 20th December 2021.
3. Question:-How much shark India invest in 1st Season?
3. Answer: in the first season of the TV series, seven tycoons or sharks – committed funds Rs. 48.96 Crores in 67 startups out of which 14 companies received more than Rs. 1 Crore.
4. Question: Who is Ashneer Grover?
4. Answer: Ashneer Grover is the founder and Managing Director of Bharat pe. He was an X-shark judge in season 1” of Shark Tank India”.
5. Question:- Which company is the 107th Unicorn company in India?
5. Answer:- TATA 1mg is the 107th Indian Unicorn Company in 2022.
Conclusion:-
The Shark Tank India Judges have made quite a buzz around the whole country. Sony Liv has managed to make a multi-bagger series out of this show.
Everyone was watching this “ Shark Tank India” and appreciating the participants and their will to change something in society as an entrenourship.
All these sharks got more exposure to new startups from all over the country than probably any other investor in the country.
Shark Tank India judges are immensely popular among the youth of India. Today India is a youthful nation and youths of India are known to be very creative. In the shark tank of India, we saw a very amazing, creative business idea
