Shark Tank India | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Based on | Shark Tank |
Directed by | Nishant Nayak |
Presented by | Rannvijay Singh (season 1) Rahul Dua (season 2–present) |
Starring | see below |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 139 |
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Producer | Studio NEXT Sony Pictures Television |
Production locations | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
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Release | December 20, 2021 – March 31, 2024 |
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.
Season 1 aired on Sony LIV and Sony Entertainment Television from 20 December 2021 to 4 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]
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]
Sharks | Seasons | Total Investment | Number of Deals Made | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
Aman Gupta | Main | ₹9.358Cr | ₹15.726Cr | ₹25.084Cr | 28 | 41 | 69 | ||||
Amit Jain | Main | ₹6.809Cr | ₹6.809Cr | 19 | 19 | ||||||
Anupam Mittal | Main | ₹5.338Cr | ₹9.148 Cr | ₹14.486Cr | 24 | 25 | 49 | ||||
Ashneer Grover | Main | ₹5.383Cr | ₹ 5.383Cr | 21 | 21 | ||||||
Azhar Iqubal | Main | ||||||||||
Deepinder Goyal | Main | ||||||||||
Ghazal Alagh | Main | ₹1.2Cr | ₹ 1.2 Cr | 7 | 7 | ||||||
Namita Thapar | Main | ₹6.383Cr | ₹ 3.889Cr | ₹10.272Cr | 22 | 41 | 63 | ||||
Peyush Bansal | Main | ₹8.297Cr | ₹13.907Cr | ₹22.204Cr | 27 | 39 | 66 | ||||
Radhika Gupta | Main | ||||||||||
Ritesh Agarwal | Main | ||||||||||
Ronnie Screwvala | Main | ||||||||||
Varun Dua | Main | ||||||||||
Vineeta Singh | Main | ₹3.042Cr | ₹ 7.820 Cr | ₹10.862Cr | 15 | 25 | 40 | ||||
(Updated as of Season 2) |
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