Know Everything about Anupam Mittal’s Net worth, owned companies, and more.
One of the “Sharks” or judges in Shark Tank India 2023, Anupam Mittal, is an Indian entrepreneur who makes a household name in India owing to his ‘meme-worthy’ one-liners on the show. Shark Tank India is the Indian version of the American show Shark Tank. It is a business reality show where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business models to a group of investors or ‘sharks,’ persuading them to invest money in their business.
Anupam Mittal became the most fun shark on the show, thanks to his wit and humor. Let’s have a look at his net worth, early life & education, and companies owned by him;
Anupam Mittal Net Worth
With a net worth of Rs 15000 crore, as per GQ India men’s monthly magazine, Anupam Mittal is one the most innovative minds on the show; his earnings per episode of Shark Tank India are estimated to be somewhere around Rs 7-8 Lakhs. He is the head of one of India’s leading matrimonial websites ‘Shaadi.com ,’ the short video application’ Mauj Mobile’, the media company ‘Mobango,’ and the real estate platform ‘Makaan.com.’ Anupam’s house at Mehr-Naz housing society in Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai, where he stays with his wife and daughter, is estimated at Rs 15 crores.
Undoubtedly, with great wealth comes a distinguished car collection; Lamborghini Huracan, Mercedes Benz S-Class, and Audi S5 are some of the cars owned by him. He is an active investor and has invested in many businesses apart from his startups.
Early life and Education
Anupam Mittal was born on 23rd December 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to Gopal Mittal and Bhagwati Mittal. Vandana and Shilpa Mittal are his two sisters.
In July 2013, he married his longtime girlfriend, Anchal Kumar, a model by profession, and was seen in the Bollywood movie Bluffmaster. The couple has a lovely daughter, Alyssa Mittal.
Anupam’s understanding of the business world started from a very young age, thanks to the business background of his father. He used to help his father in operating his own company in Maharashtra. Hence he had an inclination toward the world of business from a very young age.
This leading Business Executive moved to the United States of America in 1977 after completing his early education in India. After graduating from Boston University, Massachusetts, he pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in operations and strategic management.
Paying attention to the emerging world of the internet, he laid the foundation of ‘People Group,’ the parent company of Shaadi.com, Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile app, and People Pictures after graduation.
Owned Companies
He founded ‘Sagaai.com ‘ in 1996, with the help of 10-15 employees; it was an online portal to enhance the matchmaking experience and help people find their perfect match; later on, after about a year, ‘Sagaai.com’ was rebranded as ‘Shaadi.com.’ With more than 300 million users worldwide and over 30 Lakh success stories, ‘Shaadi.com’ is India’s leading matrimonial website.
It was revealed by him in one of the episodes of Shark tank India season 1 , that he has invested in above and beyond 200 startups that are mostly tech-based companies.
Some of the successful investments comprise OLA Cabs, Drivezy, FabHotels.com, HackerEarth, InstaLively, IntelligenceNode, Dhruva, BigBasket, Ziffi, Cafe Zoe, TaxSpanner, TaxSpanner, TrueBil, InteractiveAvenues, Kae Capital, SimSim, Rapido, Chalo, FarEye, Ketto, Whatfix, LetsVenture, Pipemonk, limo by Rbus, Animall, Rupeek, Porter.in, Quizezz, Pretty Secrets, Pop Tiger, Ketto, Little Eye Labs, and so on.
Apart from being an entrepreneur and an angel investor, he works as an advisor at Kae Capitals, GSF, and FabHotels.
Achievements
American weekly magazine named him in BusinessWeek’s 50 Most Powerful People of India list.
In their second year of ‘The Hall of Fame 2020 awards, The Indus Entrepreneurs (Tie) Mumbai awarded him “Outstanding Serial Entrepreneur” and “Angel Investor.”
He received the esteemed ‘Karamveer Purashkar’, Award for Social Justice and Citizen Action by iCONGO.
He was listed among the top 25 people to watch out for by the Week magazine.
He was awarded the ‘Entrepreneur of Year’ by IT People.
He was listed in the ‘Top 100 NRIs in North America’
Anupam Mittal net worth results from his relentless hard work, consistency, and willpower. Anupam Mittal believes in giving back to society; his social works and help to thousands of people in the form of his valuable advice or monetary support, providing them with life-altering opportunities are a testament to this.
His accumen and skills as a businessman can be seen in the fact that he gave a digital twist to India’s centuries-old matchmaking and arranged marriage culture back in 1996! when the internet as a concept was still new in our country. Hence, his website had a rough beginning, but his ‘never give up’ attitude and belief in himself made it India’s most successful matchmaking website.