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Indian Express
5 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Shark Tank India founder's Rs 300 crore revenue doubled after show, entrepreneur who made Anupam Mittal change his mind now has 1.3 million users on his app
With registrations for the upcoming fifth season of Shark Tank India fully underway, the reality show's official Instagram channel has been sharing testimonial videos of previously featured contestants who secured deals on the show, and benefited from it. Shark Tank India is gearing up for its fifth season, which would also mark its fifth anniversary. The show gained popularity in the early stages of the pandemic, and has only become more popular with every passing year. The new season should debut in early 2026, going by the schedules of past seasons. In their videos, entrepreneurs shared how their companies have grown after being featured on the show, and encouraged others to not hesitate in taking the plunge. Season 3 contestant Simran Khara, who presented her brand Koparo, said that their revenue increased from Rs 70 lakh per month to Rs 4 crore per month. 'Around 60% of the people who first tried us out during Shark Tank month have stuck with us,' she said. Jagrut, who pitched his brand Savani Heritage on the show's fourth season. Savani Heritage was already the highest revenue-generated show ever, at a projected Rs 300 crore. Jagrut said that their revenue doubled after the show, which he himself was stunned by. A post shared by Shark Tank India (@ Also read – Shark Tank India founders who pitched aphrodisiac chocolates answer if Anupam Mittal was being a 'hypocrite', credit Peyush Bansal for correcting him A post shared by Shark Tank India (@ Randhir, who appeared on the final episode of the latest season to present his fashion label Subcultre, said that his revenue showed a 20x growth. Dhananjay, the founder of a wearable AI-powered pendant company, gave a shoutout to the 'sharks' who believed in him, and helped him communicate his ambitions to the world. The founders of Shyle, Astha and Radhesh, said that they saw a 'sharp spike in sales, collaborations, and credibility, almost overnight'. Sanjay, the founder of a book lending app business who gained tremendous appreciation from Anupam Mittal in the show's fourth season, said that he witnessed a growth of more than 100% after he appeared on the show. A post shared by Shark Tank India (@ The Shark Tank India Instagram also addressed some frequently asked questions that potential applicants might have, such as how long their pitch needs to be, whether they'd have time to rehearse beforehand, and whether they need to bring a prototype if their company is pre-revenue. The post also acknowledged potential conflicts of interest that 'sharks' might have, if they are previously invested in direct competitors of the products being pitched. The post outlined timelines that contestants can fall back on in the event that they make the final cut, are able to deliver a successful pitch, and receive an offer from one or more of the 'sharks'.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Brands look to quick commerce for fast growth, but costs remain a concern
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills The operating cost on quick commerce is significantly high for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands in India, said Simran Khara, founder and CEO of Koparo, which sells sustainable home care products."The cost to serve on quick commerce is fairly high for brands," Khara noted, especially in categories where margins are already to Khara, 33% of the startup's revenue comes from quick commerce channels."Quick commerce isn't just fast — it's meaningful. It's become a major pillar of our fulfilment model," Khara was speaking at a panel discussion at Shiprocket's Shivir, AI Commerce Edition: Made for Bharat, on India's D2C boom converges with the rise of quick commerce, brands are being forced to rethink not just how they fulfil demand, but also how they create responding within five minutes to a customer query have a high conversion rate, and a delay of even a second in response time implies profits drop by 7%, Meta's director of agencies and VC partnerships, Gaurav Jeet Singh, further added that Meta platforms like WhatsApp can be used by quick commerce platforms for customer retention ET reported on Friday that India's quick commerce market is estimated to have reached around Rs 64,000 crore in FY25, growing at a staggering compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 142% during May ET reported, about 300 regional and small brands had signed up with quick commerce and food delivery platforms in the past month to take advantage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to a recent report by ICICI Securities , the performance marketing spends of both Blinkit and Instamart have remained muted in the first quarter of FY26. This expense represents the spending on customer acquisition and promoting offerings such as 10-minute food delivery.
