Ever since Shark Tank India was introduced to the Indian audience, everyone has been talking about the creative products and services that were displayed by the Entrepreneurs and innovators in the country. The platform has made it easy for small business owners in India to get exposure and big-time business deals.
In General, the show has created a new sphere of opportunity in the country, one that was not present when the panellists of Shark Tank India were as amateur as the people they review now.
Many of the judges have managed to achieve success in their founding companies at a time when such a show was not around. Most of the judges are self-made successes that had to struggle before they owned million-dollar businesses.
However, in the latest development, apart From Aman Gupta’s BoAt, all the Shark Tank Judges have been suffering from major losses. The likes of Vineeta Singh, Ghazal Alagh, Anupam Mittal, Namita Thapar, Ashneer Grover Peyush Bansal and Amit Jain have been drowning in losses.
A Linkedin user came up with a post that spread like wildfire on the internet. The post shows that apart from BoAt co-founder Aman Guta, all of the investors on the show are going through massive losses.
Case in point, we will now take a look at the Shark Tank India Season 2 Judges Salary per episode.
1. Amit Jain
For the unversed, Amit Jain is the Shark Tank’s newest shark and interestingly, he is also the wealthiest one. In fact, he is the co-founder and CEO of the CarDekho Group, which is a Unicorn company with over 14 years of experience. As per the reports, he is reportedly charging Rs 7 Lakhs per episode as his salary.
2. Anupam Mital
After completing his MBA in the USA, Anupam worked for a business intelligence software company, MicroStrategy, as their Product Manager. He worked there till he founded People Group, of which he is also the CEO. He charges INR 7 lakh per episode as his fee.
3. Aman Gupta
Before Aman co-founded Boat, an Indian-based consumer electronic brand, he worked for several companies like Citi (assistant manager), KMPG (senior management consultant), and Harman International (India sales director). He charges INR 9 Lakhs per episode.
4. Namita Thapar
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s Executive Director Namita Thapar worked for about 6 years in the United States for Guidant Corporation, after which she joined Emcure. She charges INR 8 Lakhs per episode.
5. Peyush Bansal
Peyush Bansal used to work as a program manager at Microsoft Corporation in the United States before he founded Lenskart, the leading e-commerce portal for eyewear in India. Peyush is also the Ceo of his company. He charges INR 7 lakh as his salary.
6. Vineeta Singh
Vineeta Singh is the co-founder of the Indian-based cosmetics company SUGAR cosmetics. Although there is not much information about where Vineeta specifically worked before co-founding SUGAR cosmetics, reports suggest that she turned down a ‘one crore per year’ placement offer to start her own company, which turned out to be a failure. She charges Rs 8 Lakhs per episode.