Shark Tank India season 1 explained

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Season Name:	Shark Tank India
Season Number:	1
Num Episodes:	36

The first season of Shark Tank India premiered on 20 December 2021 and concluded on 11 February 2022.^{[1] [2]}

Format

The first season received 62,000 aspirants from India, out of which 198 businesses were selected to pitch their ideas to the "sharks".^[3] Out of 198 investment pitches at the reality TV show, 67 businesses got deals this season.^[4]

Sharks

Any five of the following seven sharks are present in each episode except episodes 34–35.^[5]

Shark	Company
Ashneer Grover	Ex Managing Director and co-founder of BharatPe
Aman Gupta	Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of boAt
Anupam Mittal	Founder and CEO of Shaadi.com and People Group
Ghazal Alagh	Co-founder and Chief Mama of MamaEarth
Namita Thapar	Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals
Peyush Bansal	Co-founder and CEO of Lenskart
Vineeta Singh	CEO and co-founder of Sugar Cosmetics

Pitches and investments by sharks

Ep. No.		Pitch No.l	Brand	Idea	City	Original ask	Deal	Invested by
								Ashneer Grover	Namita Thapar	Anupam Mittal	Vineeta Singh	Aman Gupta	Peyush Bansal	Ghazal Alagh
1		1	BluePine Industries	Frozen Momos	Faridabad	₹50 lakhs for 5% equity	₹75 lakhs for 16% equity						bgcolor="lightgrey" align="center" rowspan="75"
		2	Booz scooters	Renting e-bike for mobility in private spaces	Ahmedabad	₹40 lakhs for 15% equity	₹40 lakhs for 50% equity
		3	Heart up my Sleeves	Detachable Sleeves	New Delhi	₹25 lakhs for 10% equity	₹25 lakhs for 30% equity
2		4	Tagz Foods	Healthy Potato Chips	Bengaluru	₹70 lakhs for 1% equity	₹70 lakhs for 2.75% equity
		5	Head and Heart	Brain Development Course		₹50 lakhs for 5% equity	No Deal
		6	Agri Tourism	Rural Tourism		₹50 lakhs for 5% equity
3		7	qZense Labs	Food Freshness Detector	Bengaluru	₹1 crore for 0.25% equity
		8	Peeschute	Disposable Urine Bag	Jalna	₹75 lakhs for 4% equity	₹75 lakhs for 6% equity
		9	NOCD	Energy Drink	Bengaluru	₹50 lakhs for 2% equity	₹20 lakhs for 15% equity and ₹30 lakhs debt
4		10	CosIQ	Intelligent Skincare	Delhi	₹50 lakhs for 7% equity	₹50 lakhs for 25% equity
		11	JhaJi Achaar	Pickle	Darbhanga	₹50 lakhs for 10% equity	No Deal
		12	Bummer	Underwear	Ahmedabad	₹75 lakhs for 4% equity	₹75 lakhs for 7.5% equity
5		13	Revamp Moto	E-Bike	Nashik	₹1 crore for 1% equity	₹1 crore for 1.5% equity
		14	Hungry Heads	Restaurant serving 80 types of Maggi	Mumbai	₹50 lakhs for 5% equity	No Deal
		15	Shrawani Engineers	Belly Button Shaper	Nagpur	₹10 lakhs for 20% equity	No Deal
6		16	Skippi Pops	Ice-Pops	Hyderabad	₹45 lakhs for 5% equity	₹1 crore for 15% equity
		17	Menstrupedia	Menstrual Awareness Comic	Ahmedabad	₹50 lakhs for 10% equity	₹50 lakhs for 20% equity
		18	Hecolll	Pollution Resistant Fabric	Hyderabad	₹1 crore for 1% equity	No Deal
7		19	Raising Superstars	Child Development App	Mumbai	₹1 crore for 2% equity	₹1 crore for 4% equity
		20	Torchit	Products for visually impaired people	Ahmedabad	₹75 lakhs for 1% equity	No Deal
		21	La Kheer Deli	Kheer in variety of flavors	Pune	₹50 lakhs for 7.5% equity
8		22	Beyond Snack	Kerala Banana Chips	Mavelikara	₹50 lakhs for 2.5% equity	₹50 lakhs for 2.5% equity
		23	Vivalyf Innovations- Easy Life	Prickless Diabetes Testing Machine		₹56 lakhs for 7.5% equity	₹56 lakhs for 33.33% equity
		24	Motion Breeze	Smart Electric Motorcycle	Vadodara	₹30 lakhs for 3% equity	₹30 lakhs for 6% equity
9		25	Altor	Smart Helmets		₹50 lakhs for 5% equity	₹50 lakhs for 7% equity
		26	Ariro	Wooden Toys		₹50 lakhs for 2.5% equity	₹50 lakhs for 10% equity
		27	Kabira Handmade	Healthy Oils		₹1 crore for 5% equity	No Deal
10		28	Nuutjob	Male Intimate Hygiene		₹25 lakhs for 5% equity	₹25 lakhs for 20% equity
		29	Meatyour	Eggs		₹30 lakhs for 5% equity	₹30 lakhs for 20% equity
		30	EventBeep	Student Community App		₹30 lakhs for 2% equity	₹30 lakhs for 3% equity
11		31	Gopal's 56	Fiber Ice Cream		₹300 crores for 25% equity	No Deal
		32	ARRCOAT Surface Textures	Wall Building		₹50 lakhs for 5% equity	₹50 lakhs for 15% equity
		33	Farda	Customised Streetwear		₹30 lakhs for 10% equity	₹30 lakhs for 20% equity
12		34	Auli Lifestyle	Cosmetics		₹75 lakhs for 4% equity	₹75 lakhs for 15% equity
		35	SweeDesi	Indian Sweets		₹40 lakhs for 3% equity	No Deal
		36	LOKA	Metaverse App		₹40 lakhs for 5% equity	₹40 lakhs for 24% equity
13		37	Annie	Braille Literary Device		₹30 lakhs for 0.5% equity	₹1.05 crore at 3% equity
		38	Caragreen	Eco-Friendly boxes		₹50 lakhs for 10% equity	₹50 lakhs for 20% equity
		39	The Yarn Bazaar	Yarn-Trading App		₹50 lakhs for 2% equity	₹1 crore for 10% equity
14		40	The Renal Project	Home Dialysis Treatment		₹1 crore for 3% equity	₹1 crore at 6% equity
		41	Morikko Pure Foods	Healthy Food Snacks		₹1 crore for 3% equity	No Deal
		42	Good Good Piggy Bank	EdFinTech Company		₹45 lakhs for 5% equity
15		43	Hammer Lifestyle	Smart Audio Products		₹30 lakhs for 3% equity	₹1 crore for 40% equity
		44	PNT Robotics	Robotics and Automation Solutions		₹50 lakhs for 4% equity	₹25 lakhs for 25% equity and ₹25 lakhs debt
		45	Cocofit	Coconut based beverage franchise		₹5for 5% equity	₹5 for 5% equity
16		46	Bamboo India	Bamboo Products		₹80 lakhs for 4% equity	₹50 lakhs at 3.5% Equity and ₹30 lakhs Debt
		47	Flying Furr	Dog Hygiene		₹75 lakhs for 7% equity	No Deal
		48	Beyond Water	Liquid Water Enhancer		₹75 lakhs for 4% equity	₹75 lakhs for 15% Equity
		49	Let's Try	Healthy Snacks		₹45 lakhs for 2% equity	₹45 lakhs for 12% Equity
17		50	Find Your Kicks India	Sneaker Resale		₹50 lakhs for 10% equity	₹50 lakhs for 25% equity
		51	Aas Vidyalaya	EdTech App		₹1.5 crore for 3% equity	₹1.5 Crore for 15% Equity
		52	Outbox	Premium Surprise-Planning		₹50 lakhs for 5% equity	No Deal
		53	RoadBounce	Pothole Detection Software and Data		₹80 lakhs for 10% equity	₹80 Lakhs for 20% Equity
18		54	Mommy's Kitchen	Thin Crust Pizza		₹90 lakhs for 3% equity	No Deal
		55	India Hemp and Co	Hemp Food Products		₹50 lakhs for 4% equity
		56	Dandera Technologies	Electric Auto Vehicle		₹1 crore for 1% equity	equity and ₹99 lakhs Debt
		57	Anthyesti	Funeral Service		₹50 lakhs for 2% equity	No Deal
19		58	Ethik	Leather-free Shoes		₹15 lakhs for 5% equity
		59	WeSTOCK	Livestock health monitoring AI		₹50 lakhs for 5% equity	₹60 lakhs for 10% equity
		60	KetoIndia	Customised Keto Diets for various medical issues		₹1.5 crore for 1.25% equity	No Deal
		61	Magic Lock	LPG Cylinder lock		₹1.2 crore for 8% Equity
20		62	The State Plate	Delicacies		₹65 lakhs2% Equity	₹40 Lakhs for 3%equity and ₹25 Lakhs Debt
		63	Bakarmax	Comics & Animation		₹35 lakhs5% Equity	No Deal
		64	IN A CAN	Can Cocktails		₹50 lakhs2% Equity	₹1 Crore for 10% equity
21		65	Get a Whey	Sugar-Free Icecream		₹1 crore8% Equity	₹1 Crore for 15% equity
		66	Sid07 Designs	Inventions		₹47 lakhs10% Equity	₹25 Lakhs for 75% equity & 22 lakhs Debt
		67	The Quirky Naari	Customised Apparels		₹35 lakhs5% Equity	₹35 lakhs for 24% equity
22		68	Hair Originals	Natural Hair Extensions		₹60 lakhs2% Equity	₹60 Lakhs for 4% equity
		69	Poo de Cologne	Toilet Spray with Essential Oils		₹75 lakhs5% Equity	No Deal
		70	Moonshine Meads	Meads		₹80 lakhs0.5% Equity
		71	Falhari	Fresh Fruits		₹50 lakhs2% Equity
23		72	Namhya Foods	Ayurvedic Enriched Food		₹1 crore5% Equity	₹50 lakhs for 10% Equity & ₹50 lakhs Debt
		73	Urban Monkey	Streetwear		₹1 crore1% Equity	No Deal
		74	Guardian Gears	Motorcycle Luggage		₹30 lakhs5% Equity
		75	Modern Myth	Bags		₹75 lakhs5% Equity
24		76	The Sass Bar	Gifts		₹40 lakhs8% Equity	₹50 lakhs for 35% Equity
		77	KG Agrotech	Agricultural Innovations		₹30 lakhs10% Equity	₹10 lakhs for 40% Equity & ₹20 lakhs Debt
		78	Nuskha Kitchen	Homemade Foods		₹20 lakhs10% Equity	No Deal
25		79	PawsIndia	Dog Products		₹50 lakhs4% Equity	₹50 lakhs for 15% Equity
		80	Sunfox Technologies	Portable ECG Device		₹1 crore2% Equity	₹1 crore for 6% Equity
		81	Alpino	Roasted Peanut Products		₹1.5 crore2% Equity	No Deal
26		82	Isak Fragrances	Perfumes		₹50 lakhs8% Equity	₹50 lakhs for 50% Equity
		83	Julaa Automation	Automatic Cradle		₹50 lakhs10% Equity	No Deal
		84	Rare Planet	Handicrafts		₹65 lakhs1% Equity	₹65 lakhs for 3% Equity
27		85	Theka Coffee	Coffee Products		₹50 lakhs10% Equity	No Deal
		86	Watt Technovations	Ventilated PPE Kits		₹101 2% Equity	₹101 for 4% Equity
		87	Aliste Technologies	Automation Solutions		₹60 lakhs5% Equity	No Deal
		88	Insurance Samadhan	Insurance Solutions		₹1 crore1% Equity	₹1 Crore for 4% Equity
28		89	Humpy A2	Organic Milk Products		₹75 lakhs4% Equity	₹1 Crore for 15% Equity
		90	Kunafa World	Kunafa		₹90 lakhs5% Equity	No Deal
		91	Gold Safe Solutions Ind.	Anti-Suicidal Fan Rod		₹50 lakhs5% Equity	₹50 lakhs for 30% Equity
29		92	Wakao Foods	Jackfruit Products		₹75 lakhs5% Equity	₹75 lakhs for 21% Equity
		93	PDD Falcon	Stainless Steel Items		₹75 lakhs for 3% Equity	No Deal
		94	PlayBox TV	Streaming Platform		₹1 Crore for 3.5% Equity
30		95	Sippline Drinking Shields	Portable Glass Attachment		₹75 lakhs for 15% Equity							bgcolor="lightgrey" align="center" rowspan="16"
		96	Kabaddi Adda	All-Kabaddi App		₹80 lakhs for 1% Equity	₹80 lakhs for 6% Equity
		97	Shades of Spring	Flowers		₹3 crores for 1% equity	No Deal
		98	Scholify	Scholarship Platform		₹50 lakhs for 7.5% equity
F I N A L E W E E K	31	99	Scrapshala	Handmade Reusable Scrap Materials		₹50 lakhs for 10% equity
		100	Sabjikothi	Vegetables Storage		₹60 lakhs for 2.5% equity
		101	AyuRythm	Ayurvedic Wellness App		₹75 lakhs for 2% Equity	₹75 lakhs for 2.68% Equity
		102	Astrix	Smart Locks		₹75 lakhs for 3% Equity	No Deal
	32	103	Thea and Sid	Proposal Solutions		₹80 lakhs for 7% Equity
		104	Experential Etc	Technology layered Advertisement Services		₹2 crores for 4% Equity
		105	Grow fitter	Rewards App		₹50 lakhs for 1% Equity	₹50 lakhs for 2% Equity
		106	Med Tech	Portable ophthalmic devices		₹35 lakhs for 6% Equity	No Deal
	33	107	Colour Me Mad	Insoles		₹40 lakhs for 10% Equity	₹40 lakhs for 25% Equity
		108	Mavi's	Vegan Fermented Food		₹40 lakhs for 5% Equity	No Deal
		109	Tweek Labs	Sportswear		₹40 lakhs for 2% Equity	₹60 lakhs for 10% Equity
		110	Proxgy	VR		₹35 lakhs for 1% Equity	₹1 crore for 10% Equity
	34	111	Nomad Food Project	Bacon Jams		₹40 lakhs for 10% Equity	₹40 lakhs for 20% Equity
		112	Twee in One	Reversible and convertible clothing		₹30 lakhs for 7.5% Equity	No Deal
		113	Green Protein	Plant-Based Protein		₹60 lakhs for 2% Equity
		114	On2Cook	Fastest Cooking Device		₹1 crore for 1% Equity
	35	115	Jain Shikanji	Lemonade		₹40 lakhs for 8% Equity	40 lakhs For 30% Equity
		116	Woloo	Washroom Finder		₹50 lakhs for 4% Equity	No Deal
		117	Elcare India	Carenting for Elders		₹1 crore for 2.5% Equity	No Deal
		118	Lenskart	Eyeware		IN POPULAR CULTURE
Investment								₹5.383Cr	₹6.383Cr	₹5.338Cr	₹3.042Cr	₹9.358Cr	₹8.297Cr	₹1.2Cr
Number of Deals Made								21	22	24	15	28	27	7

Notes

• In Shark Tank India Season 1, approximately Rs. 42 crores was invested in 67 startups by the sharks.^[6]
• Later, in season 2, it was seen that JhaJi Achaar got a deal of ₹85 lakhs for 8.45% equity from Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh & Jharkhand's Angels Network.^[7]

Unseen Pitches

These pitches didn't air on TV and ended up without bagging a deal. All the companies are named in alphabetical order.

Brand	Original ask
		Ashwa Pro	50 lakhs for 10% equity
Canebot	1 crore for 2.5% equity
Clensta	1 crore for 1% equity
Deciwood	50 lakhs for 3.5% equity
Eume	1.5 crore for 2% equity
Gizmoswala	75 lakhs for 5% equity
Glii	40 lakhs for 4% equity
Happy Bar	60 lakhs for 2% equity
Inali Assistive Tech	50 lakhs for 5% equity
Infiniti Insects	25 lakhs for 10% equity
Kineer	1 crore for 10% equity
Mine 4 Nine	75 lakhs for 4% equity
My Wealth Protector	50 lakhs for 2.5% equity
Oye Delhi Oye	35 lakhs for 10% equity
PiChem	40 lakhs for 5% equity
PicSniff	55 lakhs for 1% equity
Powertree	1.5 crore for 2.5% equity
Sattuz	25 lakhs for 5% equity
Scintiglo	75 lakhs for 1% equity
Space Kidz	1 crore for 2% equity
Stanlee India	60 lakhs for 3% equity
Studio Beej	75 lakhs for 7.5% equity
Tatasthulive	50 lakhs for 10% equity
The Iris	10 lakhs for 15% equity
Urban Naps	50 lakhs for 4% equity
Zypp Electric	2.2 crore for 1% equity

In popular culture

The sharks made a guest appearance in the thirteenth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, and in The Kapil Sharma Show.^{[8] [9]}

Shark Peyush Bansal pitched his company Lenskart on Shark Tank India to his co-sharks in the context of 2010.^{[10] [11]}

Gateway to Shark Tank India

A special episode of Shark Tank India named Gateway to Shark Tank India streamed on 11 February 2022 on SonyLIV.^[12]

External links

• • Shark Tank India on SonyLIV
• Shark Tank India on Sony Entertainment Television
• Shark Tank India Dataset on Kaggle

Notes and References

1. News: Shark Tank India; here's what investors learnt. 2022-06-27. Business Today. en. Mehak. Agarwal. 11 February 2022.
2. Web site: Shark Tank India to End The Season on a High Note. 2022-02-19. www.india.com. en.
3. News: Sharma . Ritwik . 'Shark Tank India': Pitch perfect reality comes to Indian TV . 23 December 2021 . Business Standard India . 20 December 2021.
4. News: Anupam Mittal committed Rs 5.4 cr to 24 businesses on 'Shark Tank India', says companies led by women, families impressed him. The Economic Times. 2022-02-04.
5. News: Vaid . Kritika . Shark Tank India: Why India First Edition Of Business Reality Show is a Must Watch . 23 December 2021 . www.india.com . 20 December 2021 . en.
6. Web site: 62,000 applications, 67 successful pitches: How startups bag funding on 'Shark Tank India' . 2023-01-27 . DNA India . en.
7. Web site: Das . Tina . 2023-01-11 . Winning cheques at Shark Tank India is not the happy ending. Real work starts much later . 2023-01-27 . ThePrint . en-US.
8. Web site: 2022-02-11 . 'I felt Kapil Sharma is not funny anymore but…': Shark Tank India's Peyush Bansal admits he had pre-conceived notions about comedian . 2023-01-27 . The Indian Express . en.
9. Web site: 2022-02-04. Ashneer Grover trolls Peyush Bansal for pitching Lenskart on Shark Tank, Anupam Mittal asks 'tum ho kaun?' Watch. 2022-02-05. Hindustan Times. en.
10. Web site: 2022-02-01 . Shark Tank India's Peyush Bansal recreates Lenskart pitch from 2010, Namita Thapar goes 'woah' . 2023-01-20 . The Indian Express . en.
11. Web site: 'Shark Tank India': When Peyush Bansal pitched Lenskart to Ashneer Grover, Namita Thapar, other judges . 2023-01-20 . DNA India . en.
12. Web site: 2022-02-09. Shark Tank special episode: Pitchers get another chance to pitch ideas. 2022-02-19. mint. en.