Amit Jain

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Amit Jain
Born
Jaipur, Rajasthan,
Nationality Indian
Alma mater IIT Delhi
Occupations
Organization CarDekho Group
Television Shark Tank India (2023–2024)

Amit Jain is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the co-founder and CEO of GirnarSoft, which is the parent company of CarDekho Group. [1] He was a judge and investor in Sony Entertainment television's business reality show Shark Tank India in seasons 2 and 3. [2]

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Early life and education

Jain was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He attended St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Jaipur, and later earned a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 1999. [3]

Career

Early career

After completing his studies, Jain worked at Tata Consultancy Services and later joined Trilogy, a software company based in Austin, Texas. [4] He worked at Trilogy for several years in various roles related to product development and management. [5]

Entrepreneurship

In 2006, Amit Jain returned to India and along with his brother Anurag Jain established GirnarSoft, an IT outsourcing company based in Jaipur. [6] In 2008, the brothers launched CarDekho after attending the Auto Expo in New Delhi. [7] The platform was created to help users compare vehicles and access automotive content. [8] Under Amit Jain's leadership, the CarDekho Group expanded into related verticals, both domestic including BikeDekho, CollegeDekho, InsuranceDekho, Zigwheels and rupyy, a digital lending platform and overseas projects. [9] The company raised multiple rounds of funding from investors such as Peak XV Partners, Hillhouse Capital, and Ratan Tata Trust. [10] In 2021, it was reported that CarDekho achieved unicorn status with a valuation of over $1 billion. [11]

Television

Jain joined the Indian business reality television series Shark Tank India as an investor during its second season. [12] [13] He joined the panel alongside Vineeta Singh, Anupam Mittal, Peyush Bansal, Namita Thapar, and Aman Gupta, who had been part of the show since its first season. Jain appeared as a judge in both the second and third seasons. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Shark Tank India: Why CarDekho's Amit Jain believes in 'pehle banda phir dhandha' - BusinessToday". Business Today. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Borate, Aprajita Sharma,Neil (20 December 2022). "'Founder's value system comes first; then startup's potential'". mint. Retrieved 17 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "CarDekho: From Garage Startup to Unicorn". Business Outreach. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Amit Jain: all you need to know about the new shark". Jagranjosh.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Net worth of Amit Jain, Cardekho co-founder & new panellist at Shark Tank India Season 2". Times Now. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Shark Tank India's Amit Jain: 'Lost more than Rs 1.5 crore on shares, was bankrupt". moneycontrol.
  7. ↑ Shah, Amita (12 October 2017). "Amit Jain, 40, Anurag Jain, 38, Co-Founders, Cardekho". Open The Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "'Customer-obsessed Company': Amit Jain On CarDekho's Strategic Pivots". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "'The Big Idea': Jaipur's first unicorn". The Financial Express. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ratan Tata invests in CarDekho". The Times of India. 9 February 2015. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Bhalla, Tarush. "CarDekho drives into unicorn club after $250 mn fundraise | Company Business News". mint. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Shark Tank India 3: Shark Amit Jain shares his investment mantra after meeting the pitchers". The Times of India. 24 January 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Shark Tank India 3's Amit Jain dismisses rumours of 'beef with Aman Gupta', but doesn't include him in his list of favourite co-sharks". The Indian Express. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "From Ashneer Grover to Deepinder Goyal; Sharks who aren't a part of 'Shark Tank India' anymore". The Times of India. 6 November 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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