Shark Tank India

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Shark Tank India
Shark Tank India.jpg
Genre Reality television
Based on Shark Tank
Directed byNishant Nayak
Presented by Rannvijay Singh
(season 1)
Rahul Dua
(season 2–present)
Starring see below
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes139
Production
ProducerStudio NEXT Sony Pictures Television
Production locations Mumbai, Maharashtra
Camera setup Multiple-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseDecember 20, 2021 (2021-12-20) 
March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)

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.

Contents

Season 1 aired on Sony LIV and Sony Entertainment Television from 20 December 2021 to 4 February 2022.

The Gateway to Shark Tank India episode (Season 1) aired on 11 February 2022.

Season 2 aired on Sony LIV and Sony Entertainment Television from 2 January 2023 to 10 March 2023. The second season featured Amit Jain, CEO and co-founder of CarDekho group, InsuranceDekho.com as a new shark. [1] Rahul Dua was the host of the season. [2]

The Gateway To Shark Tank India episode (Season 2) aired on 13 March 2023 that featured guest shark (i.e. angel investor) Vikas D Nahar, Founder & CEO of Happilo. [3]

Season 3 aired on Sony LIV and Sony Entertainment Television from 22 January 2024 to 31 March 2024. [4] This season featured the addition of six distinguished sharks to the panel: Deepinder Goyal, [5] Founder and CEO, Zomato; Azhar Iqubal, [6] Co-founder & CEO, InShorts; Ritesh Agarwal, [7] Founder & CEO, OYO Rooms; Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO, Edelweiss MF; [8] Varun Dua, Founder, ACKO, [9] and Ronnie Screwvala; Co-founder and Chairperson, UpGrad. [10]

The Gateway to Shark Tank India episode (Season 3) aired on 30 March 2024 and Ecopreneur special episode aired on 31 March 2024.

Rahul Dua is the presenter of Shark Tank India since season 2, a role which was occupied by Rannvijay Singh in season 1. [11]

Concept

The show features a panel of potential investors or angel investors, termed as "Sharks", who listen to entrepreneurs' pitch ideas for a business or product they wish to develop. [12] [13] These self-made multi-millionaires judge the business concepts and products pitched and then decide whether to invest their money to help market and mentor each contestant. The host of the show was Rannvijay Singh [14] for the first season and was replaced by comedian Rahul Dua for the second season and he has occupied the role ever since. [15]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 36December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
2 51January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02)March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)
3 52January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)

Timeline of sharks

SharksSeasonsTotal InvestmentNumber of Deals Made
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Total 1 2 3 4 Total
Aman Gupta Main₹9.358Cr₹15.726Cr₹25.084Cr284169
Amit JainMain₹6.809Cr₹6.809Cr1919
Anupam Mittal Main₹5.338Cr₹9.148 Cr₹14.486Cr242549
Ashneer GroverMain₹5.383Cr₹ 5.383Cr2121
Azhar Iqubal Main
Deepinder GoyalMain
Ghazal AlaghMain₹1.2Cr₹ 1.2 Cr77
Namita Thapar Main₹6.383Cr₹ 3.889Cr₹10.272Cr224163
Peyush Bansal Main₹8.297Cr₹13.907Cr₹22.204Cr273966
Radhika GuptaMain
Ritesh Agarwal Main
Ronnie Screwvala Main
Varun DuaMain
Vineeta Singh Main₹3.042Cr₹ 7.820 Cr₹10.862Cr152540
Kunal Bahl

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