Shark Tank India has finally come to an end and what a rollercoaster ride it was. Indians have been following every episode of the season without fail, bringing out the much-needed curiosity regarding business and investment.
Entrepreneurs Ashneer Grover, Anupam Mittal, Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta, Vineeta Singh, Peyush Bansal, and Ghazal Alagh were the seven sharks who have invested millions in various businesses on the show.
Many talented entrepreneurs and visionaries came on the show and presented some very ingenious ideas. We have been discussing a lot about how the show impacted the Indian viewers and how some very deserving candidates received the attention and support they truly deserved.
Post the finale, one of the sharks, Anupam Mittal has shared on Instagram the total amount that he invested in the show. While sharing a series of pictures with the data collected from the show, Anupam shared a detailed account of the investments made in Shark Tank India.
Anupam expresses that with the finale of the show it has become evident that ‘India’s entrepreneurial decade has just begun to unfurl.’
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As the post explains, 67 out of 198 pitches scored deals on the show. The data further reads,
87% had founders with no IIT/IIM degrees,
67% had at least one co-founder <25 years,
60% had never been funded previously,
43% had at least one woman co-founder,
30% were from Tier II/III & rural India
27% had couples/families as co-founders.
While the first season of the show may have come to an end, Indians have found a way that no idea is small and no business is difficult. If you have the talent and the vision, you can achieve all the success there is.
