List of Startups Funded by Namita Thapar

Namita Thapar, one of the seven sharks on Shark Tank India, is among the most famous and leading businesswomen in India. She is currently the Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited. Namita Thapar was born on March 21, 1977, in Pune. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a graduate with an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Thapar serves as a board member, speaker, and trustee for various prestigious organizations. She also runs a company named Incredible Ventures Pvt. Ltd. to educate and create business experiences for future entrepreneurs.

Besides educating, Namita Thapar also encourages budding entrepreneurs by investing in their startups. This article gives a complete overview of all the investments made by Namita Thapar so far.‌‌

Startups Funded by Namita Thapar

1. Brandsdaddy
2. Girgit
3. STAGE
4. Very Much Indian
5. JhaJi Store
6. Bummer
7. Skippi Ice Pops
8. Menstrupedia
9. Altor
10. Nuutjob
11. Farda
12. Auli Lifestyle
13. Thinkerbell Labs
14. The Renal Project
15. COCOFIT
16. Beyond Water
17. Find Your Kicks India
18. AAS Vidyalaya
19. Brainwired
20. InACan
21. Sunfox Technologies
22. Rare Planet
23. Watt Technovations
24. Wakao Foods
25. Kabaddi Adda
26. Your Foot Doctor
27. Nomad Food Project
28. TagZ Foods
29. Sneakare
30. Store My Goods

Startups Funded by Namita Thapar

Namita invested approximately ₹10 crores in 25 startups during season one of Shark Tank India. She is now also a part of the show's second season and is all set to make new investments.

Here is the list of startups funded by Namita Thapar:

Brandsdaddy

Brandsdaddy, founded in 2013, is a manufacturer of fire extinguisher balls in India. The Brandsdaddy AFE Fire Extinguishing Ball, when thrown into a fire, gets activated in 3–10 seconds and effectively disperses extinguishing chemicals. This fire extinguisher by Brandsdaddy works well and can be placed in fire-prone areas to prevent any mishaps.

Namita Thapar contributed INR 35 lakhs in exchange for 5% equity in the company, as well as INR 35 lakhs in debt at a 12% interest rate.

Girgit

Girgit is a clothing brand that sells colour-changing clothes, shoes, watch straps, and more. The products offered by the startup change colour when exposed to different temperatures. For example, the shoes change colour when they come into contact with the sunlight.

Girgit received an INR 20 lakh investment from Namita Thapar in exchange for 20% equity.

STAGE

STAGE is an Indian-language content platform (OTT) founded in the year 2019. This Indore-based startup offers a platform that allows artists to create local standup content for a local audience in their native language. The content forms include poetry, comedy, storytelling, and more.

STAGE secured INR 1.5 crore in exchange for 0.6% equity and also INR 1.5 crore in debt at 18% interest from Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta, and Peyush Bansal in Shark Tank India season 2. Here, Namita's investment stood at INR 50 lakhs for 0.2% equity and INR 50 lakhs in debt at 18% interest.

Very Much Indian

Very Much Indian is an online store that sells traditional and authentic sarees. These sarees are sourced directly from Indian weavers. The aim of the startup is to bring in authentic sarees from all across India. It offers sarees in a wide variety like cotton, pure silks, bandhani, linen, chanderi, kota, kanjeevaram, and many more.

The sharks Namita and Aman were impressed by Very Much Indian and agreed to a deal. Namita invested INR 25 lakhs in the startup in exchange for 5% equity.

JhaJi Store

JhaJi Store is an online store that sells homemade achar (pickles). The recipe for the pickles made by the startup has its roots in Mithilanchal, Bihar. All of the ingredients used to make achar are natural and sourced locally from small-scale farmers and traders. The startup offers a variety of pickles and chutneys that are free from artificial colours, preservatives, and additives.

In January 2023, JhaJi Store raised an Angel round worth INR 13 crores from Namita Thapar and four other investors, including Vineeta Singh.

Bummer

Bummer is a startup that offers comfortable underwear for men and women. They aim to deliver customers the best and softest fabric possible. Bummer was the first of Namita Thapar's invested companies in Shark Tank India season 1. This startup asked for INR 75 lakhs investment for 4% equity. The fabric's quality and designs attracted Namita Thapar to invest INR 37.5 lakhs for 3.75% equity in this startup.

Skippi Ice Pops

Skippi Ice Pops delivers 100% natural Ice Pops with all-natural colours, preservatives, and sweeteners. Owned by Kabra Global Products Pvt Ltd., it is India's first Ice Popsicle brand. Skippi Ice Pops made another achievement by becoming the first company to grab the attention and investment of all the sharks on Shark Tank India. Namita Thapar invested INR 20 lakhs for a 3% equity in Skippi Pops.

Menstrupedia

The couple, Aditi Gupta and Tuhin Paul started Menstrupedia Comic in 2012. The startup’s primary aim is to create and spread awareness of menstruation through its comics. The right thing the founders did was to present their pitch before Namita Thapar, who has been in the pharma industry for years. For a 20% equity in Menstrupedia, Thapar offered the asked amount of INR 50 lakhs and the founders accepted the deal.

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Altor

Altor is a smart helmet company founded by a team of college graduates. They made the helmet with good impact protection and features like Google Assistant, Bluetooth connectivity, audio navigation, and many such facilities. Altor received INR 25 lakhs for 3.5% equity from Namita Thapar, who got attracted by the product's advanced features and the founders' noblest idea.

Nuutjob

Nuutjob is a male intimate hygiene company started by two sisters from Ahmedabad. It is a unique business idea and a taboo topic to speak about in India. Initiating such an idea into a business concept by these two sisters was widely appreciated. Namita Thapar agreed to invest INR 8.33 lakhs in Nuutjob in return for 6.66% equity in the company.

Farda

A stylish streetwear brand, Farda is a customized denim clothing company founded by Chahat Pahuja and Sanskar Mishra. Farda offers unique and cool designer clothes that can be altered as per the customer's requirements. The pitching and the presentation made by the founders were so fantastic that they instantly attracted the sharks. Namita offered to support these young talents by investing INR 15 lakhs for 10% of the company’s equity.

Auli Lifestyle

Aishwarya Biswas, the founder of Auli Lifestyle, pitched her idea for a fund requirement of ₹75 lakhs. Auli Lifestyle is a company that manufactures Ayurvedic products for skincare and markets them in a few states in India. The company has its own retail stores to sell the products. Namita Thapar, the Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, was so taken with the concept of Auli Lifestyle that she agreed to invest the entire sum of INR 75 lakhs. She was willing to take 15% equity in return for her investment, to which the founder agreed.

Thinkerbell Labs

Annie is the product of Thinkerbell Labs, which four peers from college co-founded. Prominent investors like Anand Mahindra have already backed the company. On Shark Tank India, the co-founders made their presentation through a 10-year-old visually impaired kid. This attracted the sharks Namita Thapar, Anupam Mittal, and Peyush Bansal to invest INR 1.05 crores out of which Namita contributed INR 35 lakhs for 1% equity in the company.

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The Renal Project

The Renal Project is a healthcare service business that entered Shark Tank India with an original ask of INR 1 crore. This company helps patients requiring dialysis through its home and in-centre dialysis services. The judges were captivated by the Renal Project's business execution and were persuaded to invest in the company. Namita Thapar offered to invest INR 50 lakhs and provide business development assistance through her pharmaceutical connections. She, in turn, agreed to 3% equity, which sealed the deal.

COCOFIT

COCOFIT is a franchise business that deals with coconut-based beverages. The founders pitched their business in Shark Tank India and startled the judges with their asking amount. They asked ₹5 for 5% equity in the company. Cocofit’s beverages impressed all the sharks, but only three of them showed interest in investing. Namita Thapar agreed to invest her part of ₹1.67 for a share of 1.67% in the company.

Beyond Water

Beyond Water established its business as India’s first liquid enhancer. The product adds some taste and colour to the water we drink to make it fun and healthy. Beyond Water also adds some nutritional value to the water. Namita Thapar’s field of expertise makes her invest more in health-related startups. Beyond Water's business concept convinced her, and she invested INR 37.5 lakhs for 7.5% ownership in the company.

Find Your Kicks India

Find Your Kicks India is one of the few companies that received an ‘All Shark Deal’ in the Shark Tank India show. Though her business is in no way related to sneakers, Namita Thapar was so excited during the presentation right from the beginning. Find Your Kicks India is involved in buying, selling, and trading top brands and limited edition sneakers. Thapar put in her INR 10 lakhs for 5% equity with the ‘All Sharks Deal’ made at INR 50 lakhs.

AAS Vidyalaya

AAS Vidyalaya is an EdTech company founded with a mission to encourage rural education. The founders made it an ‘Anywhere Anytime’ online school for the convenience of rural students while also following the NCERT guidelines. The mission they had for the company was so clear that it prompted Namita Thapar to invest INR 50 lakhs for a 5% stake in the company.

Brainwired

WeSTOCK is an amazing device designed by Brainwired for monitoring the health of livestock. For now, this device monitors and updates the health of cows and is expected to be expanded to all livestock. When a startup related to health pops up, Namita Thapar finds a way to share her expertise in the company’s development. She readily agreed to invest INR 15 lakhs for 2.5% equity, and the same was offered by Aman, Peyush, and Ashneer Grover too.

InACan

InACan, a cocktail startup, won the 'All Shark Deal' in the Shark Tank show. The company received twice the amount they had requested from the sharks. A deal of ₹1 crore was agreed upon between the sharks and the founders for 10% equity in the company. Namita Thapar contributed INR 20 lakhs for a 2% stake in the startup. InACan's mission is to give a fantastic bar experience to the customers at their place. So they manufacture delicious and low-calorie cocktails that are available in 250ml cans. This makes the drinks easy to carry and store, ready to drink anywhere and anytime.

Sunfox Technologies

Spandan's portable ECG device grabs all the sharks' attention and investment in the show. The company created a small, compact device to help people know their ECG, BP, and blood sugar levels. They aim to reduce undiagnosed health failures and death rates by offering affordable health monitors to keep constant track of our bodies. Sunfox Technologies bagged a deal from five sharks for INR 1 crore in exchange for 6% equity, where Namita invested INR 20 lakhs and got 1.2% equity in turn.

Rare Planet

Rare Planet unites thousands of rural artisans to create handicrafts and markets them through retail stores and online platforms. The amount of hard work, marketing strategies, and creativity in their products made Namita Thapar invest in the company. Rare Planet asked for a sum of INR 65 lakhs and Thapar contributed the entire money in return for 3% equity in the company.

Watt Technovations

The founder of Watt Technovations, Nihaal Singh Adarsh, is a 19-year-old student keen on giving shape to his innovative ideas. He pitched his idea of reducing the difficulties of using PPE kits for long hours during his Shark Tank India show. He asked for ₹101 for 2% of the company. Later, he even increased his offer on equity to 4%. As a means of motivation, four out of five sharks, including Namita Thapar, agreed to give him the requested amount of ₹101 (₹25 each from Namita, Peyush, and Ghazal, and ₹26 from Anupam Mittal) for 4% equity (1% equity each).

Wakao Foods

Wakao Foods is a plant-based meat startup. It is a ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat food manufacturer in India. The base for all its food products is jackfruit. Wakao offers vegan foods made out of jackfruit with no added preservatives. Namita Thapar invested INR 25 lakhs in Wakao Foods for 7% equity because of the founder's confidence and clarity in the business, as well as the quality of the product.

Kabaddi Adda

In our country, where cricket crowns the world of sports, this startup has come to promote Kabaddi and bring in more fans and players to the sport. Kabaddi Adda conducts leagues, broadcasts them on OTTs, finds the talents, and opens a way for them on national and international stages. Namita Thapar and Vineeta Singh were inspired to invest INR 40 lakhs each after meeting the founders. They concluded the deal in return for 6% equity, with 3% equity for each shark.

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Your Foot Doctor

CMM (Colour Me Mad Pvt. Ltd.) Your Foot Doctor is a customised footwear company that addresses osteoporosis problems through its products. This startup offers customised soles for your footwear that keep feet and bones comfortable and free from strains. Namita Thapar invested INR 40 lakhs for a 25% stake in Color Me Mad. Namita understood the problems of osteoporosis, and she believed that this customised footwear could be a solution to them.

Nomad Food Project

Nomad Food Project is a startup that deals in the manufacturing and selling of bacon-related jams and relishes. This company has centred their productions on bacon and tried different dishes around it. Nomad Food’s uniqueness in trying creative bacon and other dishes and excellent marketing allured Namita Thapar to invest ₹10 lakhs for equity of 5% in the company.

TagZ Foods

TagZ Foods is a potato chips company based in Bengaluru that uses an innovative technique to produce chips. The startup promises 50% less fat in its products because they don’t fry or bake the potatoes; instead, they use a popping technology. The founders pitched their business on Shark Tank India and bagged a deal from Ashneer Grover, while Namita invested in TagZ Foods immediately after the show. The amount invested by her, however, remains undisclosed.

Sneakare

Sneakare is a company that produces accessories and other products required for protecting your sneakers. This startup sells items that help protect sneakers from damage and ensure proper storage of them. Namita Thapar invested INR 7 lakh in Sneakare in exchange for 4% equity.

Store My Goods

Store My Goods offers customised and hassle-free storage facilities for businesses, companies, and individuals. The founders pitched their business to sharks Peyush Bansal and Namita Thapar on Shark Tank India. It was a joint deal, and Namita’s investment was for ₹25 lakhs for 2% equity and another ₹25 lakhs as debt at 12% interest as and when required.

Conclusion

Namita Thapar is a charming, optimistic, and keen investor who invests in diverse business areas. Though her pharmaceutical background has kept her interested in health-related startups, she also encourages and invests in other businesses. Thapar’s love, passion, and support for new entrepreneurs is appealing, and we can hope to see more such investments from her in the future.

FAQs

Who is Namita Thapar in Shark Tank India?

Namita Thapar is the Executive Director at Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

What are the qualifications of Namita Thapar?

She is a Chartered Accountant and an MBA graduate from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

What is the net worth of Namita Thapar?

Namita Thapar's net worth is estimated to be around ₹600 crores as per Mint.

How much investment has Namita Thapar made in Shark Tank India?

She has made an investment of ₹10 crores in 25 companies in Season 1 of Shark Tank India.

What industry does Namita Thapar invest in?

Namita Thapar invests in various industries, including healthcare, clothing and lifestyle, and the food and beverage industry.