Shark Tank India Season 4: What's Coming in January 2025

Shark Tank India season fourth is all set to hit Indian OTT platforms on January 6th, 2025. This season is ready to take your beats up with high-stakes deals, innovative ideas, and inspiring entrepreneurial stories. Explore Shark Tank India Season 4 Judges, Entrepreneurs’ fresh startup ideas, startup investments, and exciting funding opportunities. Let's quickly dive into it.

Season 4: New Pitches and Ventures

The Shark Tank India 4 is promising to deliver fresh pitches and exciting ventures to young future entrepreneurs. This season is expected to elevate new business ideas and more funding opportunities. For the first time in Shark Tank India history, this season will have two hosts: Sahiba Bali and Aashish Solanki, whose charm and energy are set to add an exciting dynamic to the show. 

Expect high-stakes deals, astounding business concepts, and entrepreneurs who are determined to leave their imprint under the tagline of this season "Sirf Dream Job Nahi, Apne Dream Idea Ke Peeche Bhagega India" (Not Just a Dream Job, India will Chase its Dream Idea).

New Shark: New Innovations 

This season will embark on the presence of a new Shark of this season Kunal Bahl, Cofounder Snapdeal, Titan Capital, and investors in many Startups across various sectors.

Meet Kunal Bahl and know his Connection with Mukesh Ambani

Kunal Bahl is a technology entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder, alongside Rohit Bansal, of AceVector Limited, a holding company for Snapdeal, Unicommerce, and Stellaro Brands.

Kunal is also the co-founder of Titan Capital and has invested, through Titan, in over 250 start-ups across different consumer tech, health-tech, fin-tech, SaaS, consumer brand, and B2B service sectors in companies like Ola Cabs, Urban Company, Razorpay, Ofbusiness, Mamaearth, and so on. 

Kunal Bahl's connections are deep in the business world. He is an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of Piramal Enterprises. He has a family relationship with Mukesh Ambani through Isha Ambani, who is married to Anand Piramal, heir to the Piramal Group, a major player in financial services. 

Kunal Bahl: Educational Background

He graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Systems Engineering. Bahl also earned degrees in Marketing and Operations Strategy from the Wharton School. To further hone his business acumen, Bahl subsequently earned an Executive Marketing Program certificate from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

Kunal Bahl Net Worth 

Kunal Bahl’s net worth is around Rs.3500 Cr.

This much-awaited Season 4 of Shark Tank India comes with eager anticipation from all, particularly fans of entrepreneurship. He is anticipated to supply the panel's vigor scale because of his keen vision, smartness, and extensive connectivity. With the launch of the show, highly informative and innovative storytelling can be expected this season. 

Shark Tank India Season 4 Release Date and Time

Shark Tank 4 will premiere on the OTT platform and details are mentioned below:-

Premiere Date: 06 January, 2025 

Platform: SonyLIV

Read a detailed episode of Shark Tank India 3 with exciting content.

Meet Shart Tank India 4 Hosts

1. Ashish Solanki

Ashish Solanki a budding comic comes with an engineering background and pursued his B.Tech before entering stand-up. He was enticed by his ability to talk out his stories and do observational humor. Hence, he decided to convert all this to make a career out of it.

His journey started with open mics where his relatable takes on everyday life were liked by the audience. He was inspired by the normalized little oddities in life and thus blended creativity and courage to make it into a full-time passion-comedy. Ashish Solanki wife is Barkha Solanki.

2. Sahiba Bali

Actor Sahiba Bali split her on-screen performances with work as a content creator and made a name for herself in both aspects of her life. For the last few years, she has been recognized for her work in films and shows such as Amar Singh Chamkila, Tanaav, and Laila Majnu, along with gaining many more followers on Instagram. Sahiba Bali net worth is between $1 Mn to $2 Mn.

Shark Tank India Season 4 Judges

There are likely to be 10 Sharks this season. Besides Kunal Bahl the new Shark, meet 9 other Season 4 Judges and their crucial background information in this segment:

1. Peyush Bansal

Peyush Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, graduated in engineering from McGill University, Canada, and pursued management at IIM Bangalore.

After having worked at Microsoft and being motivated to solve the problem of accessibility to eyeglasses in India, he started his own business. His vision of Lenskart represents one of thorough innovation and customer-centricity; it also possesses a more beautiful amalgamation of comfort and technology with practical problem-solving. Piyush Bansal net worth is over around Rs.600 Cr.

Read to know the story of Peyush Bansal: The Visionary Person Behind Lenskart Success

2. Anupam Mittal

 Anupam Mittal, founder & CEO of Shaadi.com, attended Boston College in the USA for engineering education. His urge to innovate was the vision to bring the people together and also simplify the matchmaking process. He, with his experience as an entrepreneur, built a trusted place for relationships in India. His journey reflects the passion with which he has worked to leverage technology to resolve social issues. Anupam Mittal Net worth is around Rs.185 Cr.

Read to know the Anupam Mittal Story: CEO of Shaadi.com

3. Namita Thapar 

Namita Thapar is an Executive Director at Emcure Pharmaceuticals. She earned her qualification in Chartered Accountancy and completed an MBA at Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. Afterward, she gained corporate experience in the US but returned to India to join her family business. She was inspired by a passion for health and the need to make life-saving medicines available to the public. Today, under her directorship, Emcure has expanded its global footprint but is still keenly focused on innovation. Namita Thapar net worth is around Rs.600 Cr.

Read to know the journey of Namita Thapar: Executive Director Emcure

4. Vineeta Singh

Vineeta Singh is the co-founder and CEO of SUGAR, a cosmetics company, and she's an IIT Madras graduate with an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. The educational background was sufficient to keep her away from commercial work and instead, her entrepreneurial ambitions were stirred from within, all propelling her to create affordable and high-quality makeup made especially for Indian skin tones. The observation of differences in existing things in the beauty industry paved the way for her to empower today's Indian women through her very own brand. Today, SUGAR Cosmetics epitomizes Singh's bold and inclusive vision of beauty. Vineeta Singh Net Worth is around Rs.300 Cr.

Read to know the journey of Vineeta Singh Story: Sugar Cosmetic CEO

5. Aman Gupta 

Aman Gupta is the co-founder and CMO of boAt, who graduated from Delhi University, ICAI (Chartered Accountancy), and the Indian School of Business (ISB). While pursuing his MBA at Kellogg School of Management, the exposure at a global level gave him the needed chance to hone an entrepreneurial mindset. While there was a gap in affordable yet stylish audio accessories in India, he started boAt. His vision was to create a homegrown brand that could align itself with the lifestyle and aspirations of Indian consumers. Aman Gupta Net Worth is around Rs.720 Cr. 

Read to know the Aman Gupta Story.

6. Azhar Iqubal

Azhar Iqubal, co-founder, and CEO of Inshorts, completed his engineering from the IIT Delhi but could not continue his studies and started dreaming of doing something entrepreneurial. The coming of digitalization made it an important aspect for him to realize that the present world certainly needs concise news that is easily palatable. Along with his co-founders, he dreamed of Inshorts to connect readers who have no time with rich content news. With this innovative touch, he revolutionized the information use of the average modern individual. Azhar Iqubal net worth is around Rs.500 Cr.

Read to know the Journey of Azhar Iqubal: An IIT Dropout to Rs.3,700 Crore

7. Ritesh Agarwal

Ritesh Agarwal, OYO founder. did not follow an academic milestone; the boy left college to follow his route to entrepreneurship. This Thiel Fellow received a $100,000 grant to fund his visionary ideas. He started OYO at the age of 19 with the help of travel experiences and with the inspiration of this need to have affordable and standardized accommodation. He always thought budget hospitality should be a revolution and quality stays should be accessible throughout the world. Ritesh Agarwal net worth is around Rs.16000 Cr.

Read to know the Ritesh Agarwal Journey-CEO of India's Biggest Hotel Chain OYO.

8. Varun Dua 

 Varun Dua is the founder and CEO of Acko, and he was an alumnus of Mumbai University, with an MBA from MICA, Ahmedabad. Varun's foray into the insurance sector exposed how inefficiently things worked and motivated him to build a technology-enabled, customer-centric insurance platform. Varun imagined Acko to be the simplifying transparency, innovation, and general digital convenience that insurance would be bound to provide. That is what Acko has done - revolutionized the industry with seamless user experience but on the affordability side. Varun Dua net worth is around Rs.107 Cr.

Read to know the journey of ACKO Founder & CEO Varun Dua

9. Viraj Bahl

The founder of Veeba Foods, Viraj Bahl, is a graduate with a degree from Symbiosis College, Pune. He waves a very keen interest in the whole sphere of food and FMCG. He hails from a family that has a very distinct legacy in the food industry itself. The gap in that premium and versatile condiment range made him turn his eyes to Indian consumers. Having sold his former venture, Fun Foods, he set out to take the market by storm with the whole concept of Veeba. His entrepreneurial journey proves to have a lot to do with his passion for quality and innovation in food solutions. Viraj Bahl net worth is undisclosed to the public.

Controversy that Ignited the Social Media

Before the launch of Season 4 of Shark Tank India, controversy broke out about how Deepinder Goyal, another shark from Season 3, now claimed that he was being removed from the show because rival Swiggy funded it. He also mentioned, "The startup culture of India is too much about showmanship. I went there to set a different narrative, be real, and change how people perceive. I felt a moral obligation to go there. Shot for one weekend; gave my perspective. Couldn't go back because, unfortunately, Swiggy sponsored Shark Tank and kicked me out... that's what I heard."

Did You Know?

Ghazal Alagh the CEO & co-founder of Mamaearth gave her presence as Judge in Shark Tank India in 2021. 

Read Ghazal Alagh Success Story to understand how she went from making Rs.1200 per Day to establishing a million-worth company.

Conclusion

This excitement manifested in Shark Tank India Season 4 is just going to be mixed up in a furious tornado of innovative ideas, inspiring journeys, and impactful investments. With new hosts and a new Shark Kunal Bahl in Season 4, the show is expected to give ambitious business owners even more vigor and wisdom. The spirit behind the tagline "Sirf Dream Job Nahin, Apne Dream Idea Ke Peeche Bhagega India" is to hunt your dreams fearlessly. 

Expect extraordinary entrepreneurial pitches, earth-shaking transformative business ideas, and game-changing deals. This season promises entertainment and encouragement, making millions of Indians dream big. Catch the premiere on January 6, 2025, on SonyLIV.