One of the newest judges on Shark Tank India, Edelweiss Mutual Fund CEO Radhika Gupta joined Sharks from the previous two seasons, becoming the fourth new judge in the upcoming third season. Gupta recently opened up on how she feels that reality television shows on start-up businesses have made her optimistic about the Indian business market. She further also added that she will take “constant hustle” as a key learning from the show to her company, where is the MD and the CEO. Notably, Gupta is among the first heads of a financial services company to become a judge on the show.
She has also clarified that the investments made on the show will be in her personal capacity.
Radhika Gupta on bringing SIPs to Shark Tank India Season 3
In the latest interaction with Moneycontrol, Radhika Gupta spoke about opening up SIP plans on the sets of Shark Tank.
Claiming that a lot of people still don’t know about investing in mutual funds, Gupta added, “We opened a lot of SIPs (systematic investment plans) on the sets of Shark Tank. You will see me mentioning the word SIP several times on national television.”
Apart from that, the Edelweiss CEO also went on to share her experience as being a part of the show. Noting that she was able to see the energy that comes from tier I, II, and III cities in India, Gupta shared that young kids are building businesses that are doing 4-5 crores, further adding that women have become confident and there is a lot of aspiration.
Speaking about herself being a part of the show, she also admitted that the show has reinforced some of her old learnings.
“Hustle is something we’ve always prided ourselves on as a fund house. But the ability to hustle, when you grow big as a business and you have big budgets, sometimes takes a back seat. Another key learning has been the range of consumer businesses and a wide variety of consumers that are now present in India, which is incredible,” she said.
Radhika Gupta joins Shark Tank India
Earlier in November, Radhika Gupta, who is also the Managing Director at Edelweiss shared about being a part of the upcoming Shark Tank India Season 3. Taking to her X handle, she shared a picture with the other judges and confirmed the same.
Founded a company. Building another one. And investing in many others that are building the India of tomorrow. Love everything about entrepreneurship and want to do everything to cheer for those who are building this country.
This weekend at Shark Tank India is just about… pic.twitter.com/XoZLeAt1rm
— Radhika Gupta (@iRadhikaGupta) November 4, 2023
The show is currently being shot and will start streaming in January 2024. It will also mark the debuts of Oyo Founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal, Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal, and Inshorts co-founder and CEO Azhar Iqubal.
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