Namita To Aman: How Much Your Favourite Sharks On Shark Tank India Invested
The Indian version of the Shark Tank India reality show began airing on December 20, 2021, and completed its first season last week, on Sony TV. The show had been a huge success and bought inspiring talents from across the country. The show featured 7 self-made multi-millionaires as panellists who decide whether to invest in contestants¡¯ business ideas based on their presentation.??
Recently Anupam Mittal founder of Shaadi.com has now taken to Instagram and revealed the percentage of entrepreneurs who bagged investments from the show. In the post, he revealed: ¡°67 out of 198 pitches scored deals on the show. 59 [87%] had founders with no IIT/IIM degrees, 45 [67%] had at least one co-founder <25 years, 40 [60%] had never been funded previously, 29 [43%] had at least one woman co-founder, 20 [30%] were from Tier II/III & rural India and 18 [27%] had couples/families as co-founders.¡±?
But everyone is curious that how much the sharks have invested so let's know how much the individual shark from shark tanks invested in startups in the first season of the show:
Aman Gupta -?
One of the sharks of Shark Tank India, Aman Gupta is the Co-founder & CMO of boAt that deals in Earphones and headphones. Apart from Shark Tank India, Aman Gupta has invested in many companies including FREECULTR, Bummer, Skippi Ice Pops, Shiprocket, WickedGud, Anveshan, and 10club. But in the first season of the show Aman whose net worth is approximately 700 crores has invested Rs 9.358 crore in 28 deals, according to dailyo.
Peyush Bansal -
CEO and Co-founder of Lenskart, Peyush Bansal and has a net worth of 600 crores. He has been a popular name with the masses ever since he started appearing on this reality TV show 'Shark Tank India'. Peyush¡¯s hard work and determination helped Lenskart to reach new heights and now he helps startups whom he invested in the show but did you know how much Peyush Bansal invested in how many deals in the show? Here you get the answer, He invested Rs 8.297 crore in 27 deals in the first season of Shark Tank India.
Namita Thapar -?
There is no doubt to call Namita Thapar one of the most successful women entrepreneurs in India, who is the Chief Executive of Emcure Pharmaceuticals. The Indian TV reality show Shark Tank India which has become one of the most popular shows in recent times where Namita also appears on the show as one of the judges. Namita has been associated with different companies in the USA since 2001, like GlaxoSmithKline, Guidant Corporation in various roles of finance and marketing. But in the first season of Shark Tank India, this shark has invested Rs 10 crore in 25 deals.
Namita wrote the article on YourStory where she wrote, ¡°The entire shoot ended by December 12, 2021, and the show launched on December 20. I saw around 170 pitches and invested Rs 10 crore in 25 companies that touched my heart. I invested Rs 7 crore during the show and Rs 3 crore post the show in deals I had lost out on and in a few existing deals to increase my stake.¡±
So we can guess that Namita is leading the list.
Ashneer Grover -
Ashneer Grover is the MD and Co-founder of digital payment platform Bharat Pe who has been in the headlines everywhere since the beginning of the first season of 'Shark Tank India' but also even after the end of the show. Ashneer is one of the judges who has caught everyone's attention in the show. People hate him as much as they love him for his peculiar style and straightforwardness. Ashneer Grover has invested in many Indian companies like IndiaGold, The Whole Truth, OTO Capital, and Front Row. reportedly in the first season of Shark Tank India, the shark has invested Rs 5.383 crore in 21 deals.
Anupam Mittal -
The founder and CEO of Anupam Mittal of leading matrimonial websites in India, Shaadi.com was seen as one of the sharks on the popular TV show Shark Tank India. Mittal didn't just build brands and invest in top companies like ElectricPe, CashBook, and Lyst, but he also produced two Bollywood movies- Flavors (2003) and 99 (2009). Anupam Mittal is among the seven judges on Shark Tank India that offers aspiring entrepreneurs a platform to pitch their business ideas to investors in a bid to convince them to invest money. In the first season of Shark Tank India, this shark shared his personal statistics where he committed Rs 5.4 crore to 24 different businesses. He said he was thrilled to create opportunities for our youngpreneurs, womenpreneurs, bharatpreneurs & fampreneurs.
Vineeta Singh -
Co-Founder and CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics, a makeup seller brand, Vineeta Singh is one of the Sharks of the Indian reality show, Shark Tank India. Vineeta ditched a Rs 1 crore job offer and dived into entrepreneurship after completing her graduation from IIT-Madras and IIM-Ahmedabad. Vineeta's challenges as a woman entrepreneur were only getting bigger. As of 2022, Sugar Cosmetics boasts of a community of five million beauty enthusiasts across multiple platforms. Her net worth is estimated at Rs 300 crore and has invested around Rs 3.042 crore in 15 deals in the first season of Shark Tank India.
Ghazal Alagh -
A corporate trainer turned artist cum entrepreneur Ghazal Alagh is a Co-Founder and CEO or Chief Mama of India¡¯s first toxin-free baby care brand, 'Mamaearth'. She was one of the Sharks of the first season of the Indian reality show, Shark Tank India. Mamaearth CEO and co-founder Ghazal Alagh estimated net worth is around 148 crore in Indian rupees. Reportedly in the show, Ghazal invested Rs 1.2 crore in 7 deals.
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