Shark Tank India season 5

Shark Tank India
Season 5
Starring	See below
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Sony LIV
Original release	5 January 2026 (2026-01-05)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 4

The fifth season of Shark Tank India started from 5th January 2026. ^{[1] [2]}

Format

Apart from the existing Sharks from previous season- Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal, Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh, Ritesh Agarwal, Kunal Bahl and Viraj Bahl. Amit Jain returns as a judge. Along with Mohit Yadav of Minimalist, Kanika Tekriwal of JetsetGO, Shaily Mehrotra founder of FixDerma, and Hardik Kothiya and Varun Alagh were introduced. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Aditya Kulshrestha is the host for season 5. ^[7]

Sharks

Thirteen entrepreneurs were selected as the sharks for this season, with five of them (Mohit Yadav, Kanika Tekriwal, Shaily Mehrotra, Hardik Kothiya, Varun Alagh) introduced in this edition. Only five will be featured in each episode. ^[8]

Shark	Company
Aman Gupta	Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of boAt Lifestyle
Anupam Mittal	Founder and CEO of Shaadi.com and People Group
Namita Thapar	Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals
Ritesh Agarwal	Founder and CEO of OYO
Vineeta Singh	Co-founder and CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics
Kunal Bahl	Co-founder of SnapDeal
Viraj Bahl	Founder and CEO of Veeba
Mohit Yadav	Founder and CEO of Minimalist
Kanika Tekriwal	Founder and CEO of JetSetGo
Shaily Mehrotra	Founder and CEO of FixDerma
Hardik Kothiya	Founder and CEO of Rayzon Solar
Varun Alagh	Co-founder of Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd

Pitches and investments by sharks

Ep. no.	Pitch no.		Brand	Idea	Original ask	Deal	Investment by
							Namita Thapar	Aman Gupta	Vineeta Singh	Anupam Mittal	Ritesh Agarwal	Kunal Bahl	Amit Jain	Mohit Yadav	Varun Alagh	Viraj Bahl	Kanika Tekriwal	Shaily Mehrotra	Hardik Kothiya
1	1		Croffle	Crossiant + Waffle Brand	₹ 1 crore for 1% equity	₹ 2.5 crores for 5% equity			—N/a		—N/a	Y	—N/a	Y	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
	2		Lewisia Wellness	Natural skincare and haircare wellness	₹ 1 crore for 1% equity	No deal
	3		Guugly Wuugly	Kidswear Clothings	₹ 50 lakhs for 5% equity	No deal
2	4		EMoMee	Educational and emotional toys	₹ 1 crore for 2% equity	₹ 2 crores for 4% equity	Y	Y
	5		Capture a trip	Travel company	₹ 75 lakhs 1.5% equity	₹ 75 lakhs 5% equity						Y		Y
	6		Loopie	Baby gear brand	₹ 75 lakhs for 1% equity	No deal
3	7		SaveSage	Rewards Optimization	₹ 1 crore for 1% equity	₹ 4 crores for 9% equity [9]	Y			Y		Y		Y
	8		Kalam Labs	Research Labs for aerial vechicles	₹ 2 crores 0.67% equity	₹ 2 crores 1.25% equity [9]		Y
	9		Panteazy	Intimate clothing brand for men	₹ 50 lakhs for 5% equity	No deal
4	10		Oats by Goat	Overnight Oats brand	₹ 36 lakhs for 1% equity	₹ 2 crores for 8% equity [10]		Y		Y		—N/a		—N/a
	11		Planyt	Smart plants	₹ 1.05 crores for 6.5% equity	No deal
	12		Avishkaar	AI based toys for kids	₹ 80 lakhs for 1% equity	No deal
5	13	MATCH OFF	Emori	Lab-grown diamond jewellery brand	₹ 75 lakhs for 1% equity	₹ 1.5 crores for 3% for Anupam and 1.5 crores for 3% for others	Y			Y	Y		Y
	14		True Diamond	Lab-grown diamond jewellery	₹ 1.08 crores for 1% equity	No deal
6	15	MATCH OFF	Smylo	Pet food brand	₹ 68 lakhs for 1% equity	₹ 75 lakhs for 1% equity and 2% advisory		—N/a		Y	—N/a	Y	—N/a		Y
	16		Nootie by Pet Point	Pet food brand	₹ 1 crore for 1.2% equity	₹ 1 crore for 4% equity and 1% royalty till 1 crore is recouped	Y			Y
7	17		Pista barfi	Traditional sweets brand	₹ 30 lakhs for 5% equity	No deal
	18		Corel lifecare	Nutrient food for fish farmers	₹ 1.2 crores for 2% equity	₹ 1.2 crores for 8% equity				Y		Y
	19		Vryse	AI optimization platform	₹ 40 lakhs for 2% equity	₹ 40 lakhs for 10% equity				Y
8	20		MyPB	Peanut butter brand	₹ 70 lakhs for 10% equity	₹ 70 lakhs for 15% equity	Y		Y	—N/a					Y
	21		xSTEP	Non evasive device for spine injuries	₹ 1 crore for 1% equity	₹ 1 crore for 10% equity	Y		Y			Y
	22		Truth & Hair	Curly hair care brand	₹ 1 crore for 2.5% equity	₹ 2.5 crores for 25% equity									Y
9	23		Meta Fashion	Digital products company for Roblox	₹ 1 crore for 10% equity	No deal
	24		Japam	Spiritual wearables brand	₹ 1.5 crores for 1% equity	₹ 1.5 crores for 1% equity and 1% royalty till 1.5 crores is recouped	Y								Y
	25		Zen Barefoot	Barefoot shoes brand	₹ 1 crore for 5% equity	No deal
10	26		RIDEV	E-scooter leasing company	₹ 6 crores for 3% equity	₹ 1 crore for 3% equity + 5 crores debt @ 14.5%						Y
	27		Stroom	Protein bar brand	₹ 1 crore for 2% equity	₹ 1 crore for 2.5% equity and 2% advisory equity			Y			Y
	28		TBFO	Women clothing brand	₹ 1 crore for 5% equity	No deal
11	29		Neurapexai	AI assisted diagnostic platform	₹ 60 lakhs for 5% equity	₹ 60 lakhs for 5% equity			Y						—N/a	—N/a
	30		Wrestlefanent	Wrestling fan event organizers	₹ 75 lakhs for 10% equity	No deal
	31		Ayuvya and imfresh	Ayurveda based supplements and beauty products	₹ 1 crore for 0.5% equity	No deal

References

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3. "Shark Tank Judge Mohit Yadav". Economic Times . 7 January 2026.
4. "Who is Kanika Tekriwal?". Times of India . 4 January 2026.
5. "Who Is Shaily Mehrotra?". TimesNow . 4 January 2026.
6. "Who is Hardik Hotadiya?". Financial Express . 7 January 2026.
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8. "Sharks of Shark Tank India Season 5". Times of India . 7 January 2026.
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