All You Need To Know About Shark Tank India Season 2 (2023)
Have you heard of the popular TV show Shark Tank India? It’s a highly-acclaimed series that showcases budding entrepreneurs who present their business ideas in front of a panel of investors called ‘sharks’. It’s one of the best ways to learn about entrepreneurship and investing.
Shark Tank India is a great opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level with guidance from highly accomplished investors and venture capitalists.
The Sharks (Judges of the show) demand a stake in the firm in return for their money and expertise, often a percentage of ownership and a portion of the earnings.
The entrepreneur receives financing for giving up a part of the company. Still, more crucially, they frequently get access to the Sharks, their networks, and their years of industry knowledge and expertise.
Other than India, the show’s format also has international versions in countries like Australia, Mexico, Israel, Nepal, Columbia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malta.
After a massive success with season 1, the business-based reality television show Shark Tank India is all set to return with season 2. With few old faces but brand new business minds, the fanbase of Shark Tank is ready to watch the show.
Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur looking for some guidance or just curious about what goes on behind the scenes, this article will provide you with everything you need to know about the popularTV show ‘Shark Tank India’ — from how it started to its notable features. So let’s dive right into it.
Where to Watch Shark Tank India Season 2 (2023)?
Shark Tank India will continue to air on Sony TV which is distributed by Sony Pictures Networks, the show will have its OTT episodes available premiere on the SonyLIV app.
Shark Tank is a show format originally created by Mark Burnett for the American edition that first aired in 2009 on the ABC channel.
Shark Tank India will continue to air on Sony TV which is distributed by Sony Pictures Networks, the show will have its OTT episodes available premiere on the SonyLIV app.
Shark Tank is a show format originally created by Mark Burnett for the American edition that first aired in 2009 on the ABC channel.
The show will have six sharks, five of whom are from the last season.
Here are the 6 sharks of Shark Tank India Season 2
Judge Name Company and Position
1. Anupam Mittal Founder & CEO of People Group
2. Aman Gupta Co-Founder & CMO of boAt
3. Vineeta Singh CEO & Co-Founder of SUGAR Cosmetics
4. Namita Thapar Executive Director at Emcure Pharma
5. Peyush Bansal Founder & CEO of Lenskart.com
6. Amit Jain Co-founder and CEO of Car Dekho
1) Anupam Mittal
He is the CEO and founder of shadi.com (formerly Sagai.com); a multi-entrepreneur He also founded Makan.com, supporting the real estate industry in many ways. He also founded the Mauj app. A 2% ownership in OLA taxis has also been invested by him, which equals around Rs. 1 crore.
He is one of India’s early techpreneurs in India who founded internet companies even before the internet was around. Under his parent company People Group, he has also produced Bollywood movies including Flavors and 99.
He gained popularity when he showed up as one of the sharks in the reality television series Shark Tank India. During Shark Tank India’s first season, he invested ₹5.338 crores in 24 ventures.
During a Shark Tank India episode, while talking to one of the participating entrepreneurs, Mittal shared that he should have not sold higher equity and on this decision, he is regretting it till now.
2) Aman Gupta
Aman Gupta is a popular entrepreneur and a co-founder & Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of boAt company before their existence, the founder of boAt. Aman was the director of sales at Harman international company.
While he was working with Harman company, he also worked with electronics brands such as JBL, Harman Kardon & AKG. Aman has now set off as the biggest investor in various businesses such as Shiprocket, wicked good, Anveshan & 10 clubs.
3) Vineeta Singh
Vineeta Singh co-founder of the Indian sugar cosmetics brand is currently valued at around Rs. 200 million rupees. Vineeta Singh is the Co-Founder of Fab Bag and Director of Quetzal Verify Pvt Ltd and she is estimated to be worth around $ 8 million.
Vineeta Singh did great B.Tech studies, after which she finally took the CAT (Common Admission Test) entrance exam to follow MBA.
She got admission to the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad by hiking a good rank in the Common Admission Test entrance exam. At that time the as well as went to Deutsche Bank, London, & New York for her 3-month externship.
4) Namita Thapar
Incredible Ventures Ltd CEO and Founder Namita Thapar work in the Indian pharmaceutical industry. She completed her bachelor’s from Pune University in Commerce.
And then she completed her education in Chartered Accountancy from ICAI or the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Apart from being a CA, she chose to graduate with an MBA.
She worked for Guidant Corporation, USA for around 6 years and then moved to Emcure as CFO. Her net worth is estimated at around Rs 600 million through 2021.
5) Peyush Bansal
Peyush Bansal is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lenskart, the most popular eyewear retail chain in India. He got trained for the Honors Bachelor of Engineering course completed at McGill University, in the Electrical – IT, Control and Automation branch in 2006.
Peyush obtained his postgraduate degree in entrepreneurship from IIM Bangalore, he also won the Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award in 2012.
In 2020 his investments totaled $ 700,000 in Feedo and he has made investments on dailyobjects.com. And founded his startup Lenskart, which is currently valued at $ 2.5 billion.
6) Amit Jain of CarDekho
He was the sixth on the list of new entrants, entrepreneur Amit Jain. he is the co-founder and CEO of Car Dekho, an online portal for selling and buying used cars. The CarDekho website and mobile application help its customers to buy the right vehicle they are looking for.
He hails from Jaipur and is an alumnus of IIT Delhi. While working in Austin, Texas, he launched his first startup there. He started Car Dekho in 2008 with his brother.
The new season will have a new host – Rahul Dua
Ranvijay Singha who hosted Shark Tank India season 1 will be replaced in season 2 by stand-up comedian Rahul Dua. Rahul is an established Indian stand-up comedian and is referred to as the brightest comic of the new generation.
He got his first break when he appeared on ‘Comicstaan’ a comedy reality show. He is also an active Youtuber and his videos go viral. Other than Ranvijay, two of last year’s sharks Ashneer Grover and Ghazal Alagh will not be seen this season.
Shark Tank India 2 Telecast Time
Shark Tank India Season 2 will be telecast from Monday to Friday at 9 pm on the Sony Entertainment Television channel. The show has been replaced by any Prime Time show Like Kaun Banega Crorepati or the family Show in the time slot.
Summary
Shark Tank India Season 2 is set to release and with season 2 of Shark Tank comes the growing list of entrepreneurs who are hoping and have faith to have their businesses funded by the famous business show.
The show has helped many startups get into their start-up phase, some even becoming successful global companies.
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