Shark Tank India 2: All you need to know about new judge Amit Jain, who replaced Ashneer Grover

After entertaining fans with Shark Tank India 1, the show is all set to kickstart with season 2. While many are upset about Ashneer Grover not being a part of the new season, some are also curious to know everything about the new Shark Amit Jain, who replaced him. The show will go on-air in January 2023. Here’s everything you need to know:-

Amit Jain, who replaced Ashneer Grover in the new season of Shark Tank India, is the CEO of the online venture CarDekho.

Back in 2006, Amit Jain and his brother Anurag turned their garage into an office and launched their company ‘GirnarSoft’. But their startup suffered huge losses. In 2008, Amit and his brother attended Auto Expo in Delhi where they got the idea of setting up CarDekho.

Just like the other Sharks of season 1, like Ashneer and Vinita, Amit is also an IITian. He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and is originally from Jaipur, Rajasthan. He completed his early education from St. Xavier’s school. The 45-year-old entrepreneur worked as a Software Engineer with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). He lter moved to Austin to work for another software firm.

The entrepreneur and newest Shark of the season has a net worth of approx Rs 2900 crores.

The businessman has a great love for sports and his Instagram handle is proof of it. He has constantly posted several videos and pictures of him enjoying the sport. Moreover, he visited Qatar this year to enjoy FIFA 2022.

Anyone who knows the entrepreneur closely knows his love for his family and traveling. He loves to explore new places with his family. The 45-year-old visited Georgia, Qatar, and other places this year.

Amit owns several luxurious cars but one that he loves the most is his blue Mercedes. On many occasions, he has posted several pics of his prized car. In one of his Instagram posts he wrote: “The wheels of passion must never stop turning”.