Startup Singam
| Startup Singam | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | Shark Tank |
| Presented by | Angelin |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | approx. 42–50 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Vijay |
| Release | 26 January 2025 – present |
Startup Singam is an Indian Tamil-language business reality television series that airs on Star Vijay and digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar.
The show is launched by Baanhem Ventures founded and curated by Hemachandran L and Invested by Kumar Vembu of Zoho .This show focuses on Entrepreneurs with Founders First Principle. The SINGAM represents Startup Founders not Investors.
It shows entrepreneurs making business presentations from Tamil Nadu , called "Singam" on the program, to the Investors who decide whether to invest in their companies. The show hosts by Angelin,[1] and it will have 13 episodes and feature 3 pitches per episode.[2] That premiered on 26 January 2025,[3] and air on every Sunday at 11:30 am.[4][5]
Startup Investors
[edit]Main
[edit]| Shark | Company |
|---|---|
| Keerthy Suresh[6] | Celebrity Investor |
| Suresh Ramanujam[7] | CEO and Founder of Metis |
| Sriram Sankaran[7] | Director at Nativelead |
| Prem Barthasarathy[7] | Managing Partner at Pontaq |
| Ajesh Saklecha[7] | Honorary Investment at JITO JIIF |
| Sathish Ganesan[7] | Partner at IN44 Capital |
| Alex Pavan[7] | Representing the UAE Tamil Angel Network |
| Nirmal Jain[7] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Anand Gupta[7] | From Magnifiq Capital Trust |
| Sr. Gurushankar[7] | Representing Meenakshi Mission Hospital |
| Vedha Arun[7] | Part of the Native Lead Angel Network |
| Shailesh Haran[7] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Surendra Kolecha[7] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Aravind Solaimalai Pichai[7] | Part of the Native Lead Angel Network |
| Sanjau Sethiya[7] | Part of JITO JIIF |
Startup Pavilion (HNI Investors )
[edit]| Shark | Company |
|---|---|
| Visalakshi[7] | Metis Family Office |
| Vetha Arun[7] | Nativelead Foundation |
| Satheesh Babu[7] | Univercells |
| Parvez Alam[7] | Crescent Innovation Incubation Council |
| Sameer Achan[7] | Right4Paws |
Pitches and investments by sharks
[edit]| Ep. No. | Pitch No.l | Brand | Idea | City | Original ask | Deal | Invested by | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashneer Grover | Namita Thapar | Anupam Mittal | Vineeta Singh | Aman Gupta | Peyush Bansal | Ghazal Alagh | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | BluePine Industries | Frozen Momos | Faridabad | ₹50 lakhs for 5% equity | ₹75 lakhs for 16% equity | 
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References
[edit]- ^ Rajeswari Shankar (22 January 2025). "Startup Singam Launch: Everything You Need to Know About the Show Concept, Host, and Timings". Filmibeat.
- ^ Piyush Yadav (13 January 2025). "Startup Singam: Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own Shark Tank! Here's All We Know About The Show". www.koimoi.com.
- ^ Goutham S (22 January 2025). "Startup Singam: When and where to watch Tamil-language show inspired from Shark Tank India". Pinkvilla.
- ^ Neeshita Nyayapati (22 January 2025). "Shark Tank 'inspired' Tamil show titled Startup Singam launched". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Grace Cyril (22 January 2025). "Inspired By Shark Tank, Tamil Nadu Brings Its Own Version With Startup Singam". News18 India.
- ^ "Startup Singam: Keerthi Suresh invests ₹60 lakh in young entrepreneurs". The Times of India. 27 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s vigneshpv94 (23 February 2025). "Startup Singam Judges List". thenewsmedium.com.
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