Start-ups Anupam Mittal Invested in Shark Tank India Season 1

Anupam Mittal is a popular Indian entrepreneur born in the year 1971. He is the founder and CEO of the company People Group. This company has started many famous and quite known businesses like shaadi.com, makaan.com, Mauj, and People Pictures. He completed his graduation degree from Boston College and thereafter he worked as a Product Manager there. Then he came back to India and started his own company named People Group.

His company not only started businesses but also tried its hand in the acting industry and produced films like Flavours and 99. He has received many awards and gained recognition being one of the top entrepreneurs in India over his entrepreneurial journey.

The concept of finding the perfect match for grooms and brides has been a tedious work in India. To solve this problem, a boon was created by Anupam Mittal and that is shaadi.com. The platform was very apt for Indians and gained great popularity among the Indians.

He was also seen in the Indian reality show Shark Tank India. He was one of the judges there. He got huge attention due to his calm personality and well spoken behaviour. He is an inspiration to many.

List of 24 Startups Funded by Anupam Mittal:

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  Skippi Ice Pops

Founders	Ravi Kabra and Anuja Kabra.
About the Startup	The company was founded in 2020 that makes ice popsicles.
Original Ask	₹45 lakhs for 5% equity.
Final Deal	₹1 crore for 15% equity along with all sharks.

• CosIQ

Founders	Angad Talwar and Kanika Talwar.
About the Startup	It is a skincare company and its products are made from natural components and this claim is scientifically tested.
Original Ask	₹50 lakhs for 7% equity.
Final Deal	₹50 lakhs for 25% equity along with Anupam and Vineeta.

• Revamp Moto

Founders	Jayesh Sahebrao Tope, Pritesh Prakash Mahajan and Pushkaraj Narendra Salunke are the founders.
About the Startup	The company is founded in 2020 that manufactures electric bikes. These are adjustable and have various other features for modern utility.
Original Ask	₹1 crore for 1% equity.
Final Deal	₹1 crore for 1% equity along with Anupam and Aman.

• Heart Up My Sleeves

Founder	Riya Khattar.
About the Startup	It is a fashion based accessories brand that makes detachable sleeves. Many social media influencers have also used this including Komal, Neha, etc.
Original Ask	₹25 lakhs for 10% equity.
Final Deal	₹25 lakhs for 30% equity along with Anupam and Vineeta.

• VivaLyf

Founders	Vimal Kumar R N and Duvvuru Varshitha.
About the Startup	It is a brand of glucometer that provides painless and prickless experience to diabetic patients. The company was founded in 2021 and aims to provide solutions for healthcare issues using technology.
Original Ask	₹56 lakhs for 7.5% equity.
Final Deal	₹56 lakhs for 33.33 % equity along with Anupam and Peyush.

• Meatyour

Founders	Saisharan Gandhi and Arnav Gandhi.
About the Startup	They deal with odourless brown chicken eggs by giving them a proper diet.
Original Ask	₹30 lakhs for 5% equity.
Final Deal	₹30 lakhs for 20% equity along with Anupam, Aman and Peyush.

• Thinkerbell Labs

Founders	Aman, Dilip, Sanskriti and Saif.
About the Startup	They designed a Braille Literary device known as Annie. This device helps visually impaired children to learn and study.
Original Ask	₹30 lakhs for 0.5% equity.
Final Deal	₹1.05 crore at 3% equity along with Anupam, Namita and Peyush.

• ARRCOAT

Founders	Mohammad Iqbal is the co-founder. Saransh Anand and Kranti Anand are the founder and CEO of ARRCOAT.
About the Startup	It is a surface texture startup that makes marble plaster powder and provides painting services.
Original Ask	₹50 lakhs for 5% equity.
Final Deal	₹50 lakhs for 15% equity along with Anupam.

• LOKA

Founder	Krishnan Sunderarajan.
About the Startup	It is a metaverse app, providing real time experience to users. Recently the popular singer, Daler Mehandi bought land in this metaverse app, named it Balle Balle Land.
Original Ask	₹40 lakhs for 5% equity.
Final Deal	₹40 lakhs for 25% equity along with Anupam, Aman and Peyush.

• Carragreen

Founders	Surabhi Shah and Chetna Shah.
About the Startup	This is an eco-friendly utensil brand that makes biodegradable boxes and provides a replacement for plastics.
Original Ask	₹50 lakhs for 10% equity.
Final Deal	₹50 lakhs for 20% equity along with Anupam and Peyush.

• The Yarn Bazaar

Founder	Pratik Gadia.
About the Startup	It is a common platform for yarn traders.
Original Ask	₹50 lakhs for 2% equity.
Final Deal	₹1 crore for 10% equity along with Anupam, Ashneer, Aman and Peyush.

• COCOFIT

Founders	Sasi Kanth Visinigiri, Pavan Kumar Seepana and Sunil Kumar Tentu.
About the Startup	They make coconut based beverages and other products.
Original Ask	₹5 for 5% equity.
Final Deal	₹5 for 5% equity along with Anupam, Namita and Aman.

• In A Can

Founders	Viraj Sawant and Sameer Mirajkar.
About the Startup	They make high quality canned cocktails.
Original Ask	₹50 lakhs 2% Equity.
Final Deal	₹1 crore for 10% equity along with all the five sharks.

• Bamboo India

Founders	Ashwini Shinde and Yogesh Shinde.
About the Startup	They offer a replacement of plastic. They make bamboo based products.
Original Ask	₹80 lakhs for 4% equity.
Final Deal	₹50 lakhs at 3.5% Equity and ₹30 lakhs Debt along with Anupam and Ashneer.

• Let’s Try Foods

Founders	Nitin Kalra, Chitra Gupta, Neelam Kalra and Geetanjali.
About the Startup	It is a snacks brand that makes healthy snacks from groundnut oil.
Original Ask	₹45 lakhs for 2% equity.
Final Deal	₹45 lakhs for 12% equity along with Anupam and Aman.

• Find Your Kicks India

Founders	Danish Chawla and Simardeep Singh.
About the Startup	They deal with sneakers reselling.
Original Ask	₹50 lakhs for 10% equity.
Final Deal	₹50 lakhs for 25% equity along with all the sharks.

• Sunfox Technologies

Founders	Rajat Jain, Nitin Chandola, Sabit Rawat and Saurabh Badola.
About the Startup	It is a med- tech company that makes a portable ECG device, Spandan.
Original Ask	₹1 crore for 2% equity.
Final Deal	₹1 crore for 6% equity along with all the five sharks.

• The Quirky Naari

Founder	Malvica Saxena.
About the Startup	It is a fashion brand that makes customizable accessories, including footwear.
Original Ask	₹35 lakhs for 5% equity.
Final Deal	₹35 lakhs for 24% equity along with Anupam and Vineeta.

• Hair Originals

Founders	Ashish Tiwari, Jitendra Sharma,Piyush Wadhwani.
About the Startup	The company makes good quality hair extensions without any chemicals.
Original Ask	₹60 lakhs for 2% equity.
Final Deal	₹60 lakhs for 4% equity along with Anupam, Ashneer and Peyush.

• The Sass Bar

Founder	Rishika Nayak.
About the Startup	It is a soap brand that makes artisan soaps that looks exactly like desserts.
Original Ask	₹40 lakhs for 8% equity.
Final Deal	₹50 lakhs for 35% equity along with Anupam and Ghazal.

• PawsIndia

Founder	Priyam Singh.
About the Startup	It is an online shopping platform for pets. They provide variety of pet products.
Original Ask	₹50 lakhs for 4% equity.
Final Deal	₹50 lakhs for 15% equity along with Anupam.

• Watt Technovations

Founder	Nihaal Singh Aadarsh
About the Startup	The company aims to develop innovative devices.
Original Ask	₹101 for 2% Equity.
Final Deal	₹101 for 4% Equity along with Anupam, Namita, Peyush and Ghazal.

• Tweek Labs

Founders	Anant Sharma and Shwetank.
About the Startup	It is a sportswear brand that makes sports suits that help in motion analysis.
Original Ask	₹40 lakhs for 2% Equity.
Final Deal	₹60 lakhs for 10% Equity along with Anupam, Ashneer and Peyush.

• Jain Shikanji

Founder	Anubhav Jain
About the Startup	It is a Shikanji brand that makes Shikanji with their special ingredients.
Original Ask	₹40 lakhs for 8% Equity.
Final Deal	₹40 lakhs for 30% Equity along with Anupam, Ashneer, Vineeta and Aman.

• Some other Investments by Anupam Mittal

1. Ola: Anupam has invested ₹ 1 crore and holds about 2% stake of the company.

2. Reevoy: They raised an amount of $4M from Anupam and a few other seven investors.

3. TradeX: They raised an amount of 7 crores INR from Anupam and other eight investors.

4. One Impression- They raised an amount of $1M from Anupam and other twenty two investors.

5. ASQI Advisors: They raised an amount of $1M from Anupam and other six investors.

6. BharatX: They raised an amount of ₹18.1 crores from Anupam and other four investors.

7. BizzTM: They raised an amount of ₹ 9 crores from Anupam and other eleven investors.

8. NxtWave: They raised funding from Anupam Mittal and others which is not disclosed yet.

9. Lysto: They raised funding from Anupam Mittal and others which is not disclosed yet.

FAQs

1. Who is Anupam Mittal?

Anupam Mittal is known as being the founder and CEO of People Group. It holds entities of big names like shaadi.com, makaan.com, mauj, and more. He is a great entrepreneur and an active investor.

2. How many startups did Anupam Mittal invest till date?

Anupam Mittal has invested in more than 200 startups till date.

3. How much is Anupam Mittal’s estimated net worth?

Anupam Mittal’s net worth is estimated to be approximately around $40 Million.

4. What is the total amount of funding done by Anupam Mittal in Shark Tank India?

Anupam Mittal being one of the sharks had invested INR 5.4 crore for 24 deals with startups in Shark Tank India.