Ajay Gopikisan Piramal is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of the Piramal Group, a conglomerate with interests in pharmaceutical, financial services, real estate, healthcare analytics and glass packaging. As of July 2024, his net worth is estimated at US$2.8 billion.
The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. It enrolls more than 1,300 students in degree-seeking programs. Duke Executive Education also offers non-degree business education and professional development programs.
Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Zydus Lifesciences, the fifth largest pharmaceutical company in India.
Sanjeev Bikhchandani is an Indian businessman, who is the founder and executive vice chairman of Info Edge which owns Naukri.com, a job portal, as well as the co-founder of Ashoka University. He was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, in January 2020.
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company, headquartered in Pune. Emcure's product portfolio includes tablets, capsules and injectables. The company produces gynaecology, cardiovascular, oncology and blood therapeutic drugs, HIV antivirals and other anti-infectives, and vitamins and minerals.
Usha Sangwan is an Indian business executive and entrepreneur currently Managing Director at Life Insurance Corporation of India, India's biggest life insurance company. She is the first woman to reach this position. She has now been appointed as an Independent Director at LIC of India. Usha is the daughter of Lakshman Das Mittal, founder of Sonalika Group.
Stand-Up India was launched by the Government of India on 5 April 2016 to support entrepreneurship among women and SC & ST communities. Stand Up India Loan Scheme is a government initiative launched by the Government of India in 2016 to promote entrepreneurship and facilitate bank loans to Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) and women entrepreneurs in the country. The scheme aims to provide loans between Rs.10 lakhs and Rs.1 crore for setting up a greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, trading or services sector.
Arun M. Kumar is Managing Partner with Celesta Capital. Kumar also serves as Chair of the Wadhwani Institute of Technology and Policy, and he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Kumar is on the board of Indiaspora, an organization that links accomplished and influential people of Indian origin in many countries to be a force for good in enhancing the relationships between their country of residence and India. Kumar has had a long association with the US India Business Council and is an advisor to its board of directors.
Menstrupedia comic is a guide to educate people around the world, particularly in India, on menstruation. It was started by Aditi Gupta and her now husband, Tuhin Paul. Menstrupedia aims to help people understand the process of puberty in women and men in order to destroy myths around menstruation and normalise the biological process.
Ritesh Agarwal is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of OYO Rooms. He has been a panelist on Shark Tank India in 2024. As of March 2024, Agarwal's net worth is estimated to be around ₹16,000 crore.
The first season of Shark Tank India premiered on 20 December 2021 and concluded on 11 February 2022.
Shark Tank India is an Indian Hindi-language business reality television series that airs on Sony Entertainment Television. The show is the Indian franchise of the American show Shark Tank. It shows entrepreneurs making business presentations to a panel of investors or sharks, who decide whether to invest in their company.
The second season of Shark Tank India aired from 2 January 2023 to 13 March 2023.
Vineeta Singh is an Indian entrepreneur and CEO, co-founder of Sugar Cosmetics. She has been a Shark on the business reality TV show Shark Tank India since the show started airing on SonyLIV in 2021.
Anupam Mittal is an Indian entrepreneur, business executive and angel investor. He is the founder and CEO of People Group and Shaadi.com. Apart from starting Shaadi.com, an Indian online wedding service, he has also been a prominent investor in Shark Tank Season 1, 2 and 3, investing in over 250 companies. He was also the co-founder and chairperson of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) from 2006 to 2007 and is currently on its Governing Council. He is the recipient of the Karmaveer Chakra Award. He has also acted in and produced Bollywood films such as 99 and Flavors.
Peyush Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur, business executive and an angel investor. He is the co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, an Indian multinational optical prescription eyewear retail chain, based in Gurugram. He is also a shark at the show Shark Tank India.
The third season of Shark Tank India aired from January 22, 2024 to March 31, 2024.
Aman Gupta is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the co-founder and CMO of Indian electronics brand boAt Lifestyle. He is a judge and investor in Sony TV's business reality show Shark Tank India.
Azhar Iqubal is an Indian entrepreneur and the co-founder & CEO of inShorts, a content distribution company. He founded the company along with Deepit Purkayastha and Anunay Arunav. He has also appeared on Shark Tank India since 2024. Iqubal's net worth is estimated to be around ₹500 crore as of March 2024.
