Shark Tank India, a reality show is becoming famous day by day among youth. One of the shark of the show Anupam Mittal talked about his journey on the reality show. The show enters its final week. In a LinkedIn post, the shark wrote that he is proud of himself that he invested Rs 5 crore on young entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs.
Anupam Mittal, CEO of Shaadi.com wrote on LinkedIn, “As the curtains come down on Season 1 of #SharkTankIndia, it’s evident that India’s entrepreneurial decade has just begun to unfurl. I’ve been reflecting on the opportunities we’ve created, the conversations we’ve started and most importantly the fire? we’ve sparked with Shark Tank India.” He further told that the show has been the catalyst that will change the India’s entrepreneurial landscape forever. Moreover, he shared some cool facts.
Anupam shared the following records.
59 [87%] had founders with no IIT/IIM degrees ? 45 [67%] had at least one co-founder <25 years ? 40 [60%] had never been funded previously ❤️ 29 [43%] had at least one woman co-founder ?♀️ 20 [30%] were from Tier II/III & rural India ? 18 [27%] had couples/families as co-founders ?
Anupam also said, “I committed 5.4 Crs in 24 Cos, where 70% firms are led by Young entrepreneurs, 50% firms are led by Women entrepreneurs & 30% companies are founded by Couples & Families”. Concluding his post, he wrote, “Chhodo kal ki baatein, kal ki baat purani…”.
Shark Tank India is based on the original American show. The India show features Ashneer Grover, Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh, Peyush Bansal and Aman Gupta as ‘sharks’. They see the pitches and then invest in the best ones.