Entrepreneurship is being perceived in a different light today. And one important reason for keeping entrepreneurship on high recall is the show Shark Tank, which is currently enjoying a massively successful second season.
Many brands and startups have benefitted due to the show, that offers a great platform for potential investments and marketing. However, here are a few brands that were famous on the internet, even before they appeared on Shark Tank.
Here’s listing six such brands, that blew sharks’ minds away with their business ideas and pitches.
1. Menstrupedia Comics
Demolishing taboos and changing mindsets towards topics like menstruation and masturbation, in an appropriate and tactful manner, Menstrupedia Comics appeared on the first season of Shark Tank. Today, it has 96.4K followers and is a huge brand
However, even before it appeared on Shark Tank, they had educated 1.5 crore girls on the topic of menstruation in India alone. Apart from which their presence had been appreciated in eight other countries too.
2. VS Mani
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This food and drink brand promises the authentic taste of South India with their range of coffee and snacks.
They claim to have delivered their products to over 50,000 customers. Found in 2020, VS Mani & Co is followed by 40.8K followers on Instagram.
3. Avimee Herbals
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Avimee Herbals needs no introduction. Founded by 86-year-old RK and Shakuntala Devi Choudhary, the brand had already made sales of almost 13 crores by July 2022.
Famous for their Keshpallav Hair oil and the adorable couple Nanaji and Naniji, their Instagram handle is followed by 368K followers today.
4. Patil Kaki
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Its bio on Instagram says, it is the internet’s favorite authentic snacks brand.
In fact, Mahindra & Mahindra head honcho Anand Mahindra too had shared the story of this startup brand last year on social media, calling it to be a startup that deserves soaring valuation.
And indeed, Anupam Mittal and Peyush Bansal invested 40 lakhs for 4% equity in it.
Today, PatilKaki has 26.1K followers on Instagram alone.
5. Paradyes
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Armed with one of the most exciting pitches of the season, Paradyes, India’s first semi-permanent hair colour brand won investments from Vineeta Singh and Aman Gupta.
This vegan and the cruelty-free brand started in 2015 started by Yushika Jolly and her husband Siddharth Raghuvanshi, has 105K followers on Instagram and more than 1400 colorful and informative posts.
6. House of Chikankari
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What started as a casual discussion during the lockdown between a mother-daughter duo gave rise to the clothing brand- The House of Chikankari, which today is followed by 219 followers on Instagram.
Pieces from this brand have been donned by many celebrities like Rakulpreet Singh and Tina Datta, along with influencers like Masoom Minawala and Srishti Dixit.
