Aman Gupta, the co-founder of Boat, is the richest Shark on Shark Tank India, with a net worth of Rs 700 crores. Ashneer Gover, the co-founder of Bharatpe, also has the same net worth of Rs 700 as Aman Gupta. So, we can say that Aman & Ashneer were the richest sharks.
To learn more about the sharks, their achievements, and their net worth, continue reading the full article.
Aman Gupta ( Net Worth: Rs 700 crores )
Aman Gupta is famous for being the co-founder & CMO of Boat, India’s largest homegrown consumer electronics brand. Six years after its founding in January 2016, Boat has become one of India’s top choices for electronic wearables due to its superior quality and affordable price.
Boat posted total revenue of Rs 1531 crore in FY21 & profit after tax of Rs 78.6 crore, a massive increase from the Rs 704 revenue & Rs 48.85 crore profit the company clocked in FY20.
Aman Gupta’s net worth comes from two main sources — Boat and investments made in other startups. Thanks to these two income sources, Aman Gupta has a net worth of nearly Rs 700 crore.
In the first season of India’s Shark Tank, Aman Gupta invested 9 crores across 28 companies.
Ashneer Grover ( Net Worth: 700 crores)
Ashneer Grover is famous for being the former co-founder and managing director of the Indian fintech giant BharatPe. Founded in 2018, BharatPe became a force to reckon with in the crowded payment gateway market that already consisted of players like Google Pay, Paytm, and others.
In FY21, the company made a revenue of Rs 119.1 crore but incurred losses worth Rs 277 crores. As of Feb 2022, it was valued at a whopping $2.8 billion.
Ashneer Grover’s net worth mainly comes from two sources — Bharatpe and investments made in other startups. Thanks to these two income sources, Ashneer Grover has a net worth of nearly Rs 700 crore.
In the first season of India’s Shark Tank, Ashneer Grover invested 5 crores across 21 companies.
Namita Thapar ( Net Worth: 600 crores )
Namita Thapar is famous for being the executive director of Emcure pharmaceuticals, a leading India-based global company. She also leads Incredible Ventures, a startup studio that teaches entrepreneurship to 11-18 year olds.
Emcure earned a revenue of Rs 6,091.8 crore & net income of Rs 418.6 crore, Rs 5,130.8 crore & net income of Rs 100.6 crore, Rs 4,815.6 crore in FY19 & Rs 202.9 crore in the years FY21, FY20 & FY19 respectively.
Namita Thapar’s net worth mainly comes from two sources — Emcure pharmaceuticals & Incredible Ventures. Thanks to these two sources, Namita Thapar has a net worth of Rs 600 crores.
In the first season of India’s Shark Tank, Namita Thapar invested 6 crores across 22 companies.
Piyush Bansal ( Net Worth: 600 crores )
Piyush Bansal is famous for being the co-founder of Lenskart, India’s largest eyewear brand. Launched in 2010, Lenskart follows the omnichannel selling approach by selling eyewear online and in its own physical outlets.
Lenskart made a revenue of Rs 905.3 crore and a profit of Rs 28.92 crore, Rs 900.2 crore & Rs 6.32 crore in FY21 & FY20, respectively. As of July 2022, Lenskart was valued at $ 4.5 billion.
Piyush Bansal’s net worth mainly comes from two sources — Lenskart and Investing in startups. Thanks to these two sources, Piyush Bansal has a net worth of Rs 600 crores.
In the first season of India’s Shark Tank, Piyush Bansal invested 8 crores across 27 companies.
Anupam Mittal ( Net Worth: 185 crores )
Anupam Mittal is famous for being the founder of India’s leading matrimonial site shaadi.com. Shaadi.com is one of the child companies of the parent company People Group. Anupum founded People Group in 2001, and the company includes child companies like Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile. People Group has also produced films like Flavors, An NRI cult-classic and 99, 2009’s biggest Bollywood summer hit.
Anupam Mittal’s net worth mainly comes from two sources — People Group endeavours and Investing in startups. Thanks to these two sources, Anupam Mittal has a net worth of Rs 185 crores.
In the first season of India’s Shark Tank, Anupam Mittal invested 5 crores across 24 companies.
Ghazal Alagh ( Net Worth: Rs 148 crore )
Ghazal Alagh is famous for being the co-founder of Mamaearth. Originally a baby product focussed brand, it now also sells beauty products. The DTC brand earned a revenue of Rs 920 crore in FY22, double the Rs 460 crore it made in FY21. After its last round of funding, the company was valued at $1.2 billion.
Ghazal Alagh net worth mainly comes from Mamaearth. In the first season of India’s Shark Tank, Ghazal Alagh invested 1 crore across 7 companies.
Vineeta Singh ( Net Worth: Rs 59 crore )
Vineeta Singh is famous for being the co-founder of Sugar Cosmetics, one of India’s largest cosmetics brands. An interesting story about Vineeta’s career is that she rejected a one crore rupee job offer to start he own business.
According to May 2022 report in the Economic Times, Sugar Cosmetics current annualized revenue run rate stood at Rs 500 crore and was expected to reach Rs 2,000 crore over the next two to three years.
Vineeta Singh net worth mainly comes from Sugar Cosmetics. In the first season of India’s Shark Tank, Vineeta Singh invested 3 crores across 15 companies.
