List of Startups Funded by Namita Thapar

List of Startups Funded by Namita Thapar
Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 Dukeā€™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.ā€Œā€Œ

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
Story of Namita Thapar

Startups Funded by Namita Thapar

Namita invested approximately ā‚¹10 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

Startup Name Brandsdaddy
Industry Consumer Services
Founder Roshaan Vivekanand Mishra, Annkita Roshaan Mishra
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹35 lakhs for 5% equity
Brandsdaddy - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Brandsdaddy - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 3ā€“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

Startup Name Girgit
Industry Fashion, Clothing and Apparel
Founder Pooja Bajaj Shah
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹20 lakhs for 20% equity
Girgit - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Girgit - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name STAGE
Industry Entertainment Providers
Founder Parveen Singhal, Vinay Singhal, Shashank Vaishnav
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹50 lakhs for 0.2% equity
STAGE - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
STAGE - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Very Much Indian
Industry Ecommerce
Founder Slony Gambhir
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹25 lakhs for 5% equity
Very Much Indian - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Very Much Indian - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name JhaJi Store
Industry Food and Beverage
Founder Kalpana Jha, Uma Jha
Namita Thapar's Investment NA
JhaJi Store - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
JhaJi Store - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Bummer
Industry Clothing and Apparel
Founder Sulay Lavsi
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹37.5 lakhs for 3.75% equity
Bummer - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Bummer - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Skippi Ice Pops
Industry Food and Beverage
Founder Ravi Kabra, Anuja Kabra
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹20 lakhs for 3% equity
Skippi Ice Pops - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Skippi Ice Pops - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Menstrupedia
Industry Social Media
Founder Aditi Gupta, Tuhin Paul
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹50 lakhs for 20% equity
Menstrupedia - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Menstrupedia - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

The couple, Aditi Gupta and Tuhin Paul started Menstrupedia Comic in 2012. The startupā€™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

Startup Name Altor
Industry Automotive
Founder Shamik Guha, Muhammad Bilal Shakil
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹25 lakhs for 3.5% equity
Altor - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Altor - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Nuutjob
Industry Wellness, Beauty & Personal care
Founder Ananya Maloo, Anushree Maloo
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹8.33 lakhs for 6.6% equity
Nuutjob - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Nuutjob - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Farda
Industry Clothing and Apparel
Founder Chahat Pahuja, Sanskar Mishra
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹15 lakhs for 10% equity
Farda - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Farda - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 companyā€™s equity.

Auli Lifestyle

Startup Name Auli Lifestyle
Industry Beauty and Personal care
Founder Aishwarya Biswas
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹75 lakhs for 15% equity
Auli Lifestyle - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Auli Lifestyle - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

Aishwarya Biswas, the founder of Auli Lifestyle, pitched her idea for a fund requirement of ā‚¹75 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

Startup Name Thinkerbell Labs
Industry Education, Hardware
Founder Sanskriti Dawle, Dilip Ramesh, Aman Srivastava, Saif Shaikh
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹35 lakhs for 1% equity
Thinkerbell Labs - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Thinkerbell Labs - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name The Renal Project
Industry Healthcare, MedTech
Founder Shashank Moddhia
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹50 lakhs for 3% equity
The Renal Project - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
The Renal Project - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name COCOFIT
Industry Food and Beverages
Founder Sasi Kanth Visinigiri, Pavan Kumar Seepana, Sunil Kumar Tentu
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹1.6 for 1.6% equity
COCOFIT - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
COCOFIT - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 ā‚¹5 for 5% equity in the company. Cocofitā€™s beverages impressed all the sharks, but only three of them showed interest in investing. Namita Thapar agreed to invest her part of ā‚¹1.67 for a share of 1.67% in the company.

Beyond Water

Startup Name Beyond Water
Industry Food and Beverages
Founder Shachi Singhania, Devang Singhania
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹37.5 lakhs for 7.5% equity
Beyond Water - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Beyond Water - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

Beyond Water established its business as Indiaā€™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 Thaparā€™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

Startup Name Find Your Kicks India
Industry Retail, Fashion and Accessories
Founder Danish Chawla, Simardeep Singh, Harshdeep Singh
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹10 lakhs for 5% equity
Find Your Kicks India - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Find Your Kicks India - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

Find Your Kicks India is one of the few companies that received an ā€˜All Shark Dealā€™ 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 ā€˜All Sharks Dealā€™ made at INR 50 lakhs.

AAS Vidyalaya

Startup Name AAS Vidyalaya
Industry EdTech
Founder Vikas Kakwani
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹50 lakhs for 5% equity
AAS Vidyalaya - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
AAS Vidyalaya - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

AAS Vidyalaya is an EdTech company founded with a mission to encourage rural education. The founders made it an ā€˜Anywhere Anytimeā€™ 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

Startup Name Brainwired
Industry AgriTech
Founder Sreesankar Nair, Romeo P Jerard
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹15 lakhs for 2.5% equity
Brainwired - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Brainwired - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 companyā€™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

Startup Name InACan
Industry Food and Beverages
Founder Sameer Mirajkar, Viraj Sawant
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹20 lakhs for 2% equity
InACan - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
InACan - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 ā‚¹1 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

Startup Name Sunfox Technologies
Industry Healthtech, Medtech
Founder Rajat Jain, Arpit Jain
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹20 lakhs for 1.2% equity
Sunfox Technologies - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Sunfox Technologies - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Rare Planet
Industry Consumer Goods, Ecommerce, Retail
Founder Ranodeep Saha, Vijay Kumar TR
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹65 lakhs for 3% equity
Rare Planet - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Rare Planet - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Watt Technovations
Industry Healthcare, MedTech
Founder Nihaal Singh Adarsh
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹25 for 1% equity
Watt Technovations - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Watt Technovations - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 ā‚¹101 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 ā‚¹101 (ā‚¹25 each from Namita, Peyush, and Ghazal, and ā‚¹26 from Anupam Mittal) for 4% equity (1% equity each).

Wakao Foods

Startup Name Wakao Foods
Industry Food and Beverage Services
Founder Sairaj Dhond
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹25 lakhs for 7% equity
Wakao Foods - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Wakao Foods - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Kabaddi Adda
Industry Sports, Social Media
Founder Arvind Sivdas, Suhail Chandhok, Dhanya Parameshwarant, Vikas Gautam
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹40 lakhs for 3% equity
Kabaddi Adda - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Kabaddi Adda - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Your Foot Doctor
Industry Retail Health and Personal Care Products
Founder Trishla Surana, Rajeev Suarana
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹40 lakhs for 25% equity
Your Food Doctor - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Your Food Doctor - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Nomad Food Project
Industry Food and Beverages
Founder Aditya Rai, Advaith Inamke
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹10 lakhs for 5% equity
Nomad Food Project - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Nomad Food Project - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 Foodā€™s uniqueness in trying creative bacon and other dishes and excellent marketing allured Namita Thapar to invest ā‚¹10 lakhs for equity of 5% in the company.

TagZ Foods

Startup Name TagZ Foods
Industry Manufacturing
Founder Anish Basu Roy, Sagar Bhalotia
Namita Thapar's Investment NA
TagZ Foods - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
TagZ Foods - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 donā€™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

Startup Name Sneakare
Industry Retail
Founder Krishnav Dhingra
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹7 lakhs for 4% equity
Sneakare - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Sneakare - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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

Startup Name Store My Goods
Industry Consumer Services
Founder Sudeep Gupta, Swati Gupta, Lovedeep Gupta
Namita Thapar's Investment ā‚¹25 lakhs for 2% equity
Store My Goods - Namita Thapar Funded Startups
Store My Goods - Namita Thapar Funded Startups

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 Namitaā€™s investment was for ā‚¹25 lakhs for 2% equity and another ā‚¹25 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. Thaparā€™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 ā‚¹600 crores as per Mint.

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

She has made an investment of ā‚¹10 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.

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