Shark Tank India is set to air its Season 3 soon which promises to be bigger and better than the Season 2 where a total of over Rs 80 crore was invested by the Judges. Season 2 featured Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta, Peyush Bansal, Anupam Mittal, Vineeta Singh and Amit Jain as the Sharks and went on for 50 episodes.

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Emcure Pharma’s Namita Thapar emerged as the Shark who invested most money at Rs 19.04 crore, followed by Boat founder Aman Gupta at Rs 17.84 crore. Lenskart’s Peyush Bansal invested Rs 16.16 crore, Anupam Mittal invested Rs 9.77 crore, Sugar Cosmetics co-founder Vineeta Singh Rs 9.69 crore and CarDekho’s Amit Jain Rs 8.66 crore.

Here are the top 5 costliest investments made by Sharks based on the companies’ valuation on the final deal:

#1 Stage - Vernacular OTT platformAsk: Rs 3 crore for 1% equityDeal: Rs 1.5 crore for 0.6% equity, Rs 1.5 crore debt @ 12%Valued at Rs 250 croreSharks who invested: Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta, Peyush Bansal

#2 Neomotion - Motorised WheelchairAsk: Rs 1 crore for 1%Deal: Rs 1 crore for 1%*Valued at Rs 100 croreInvestor: Peyush Bansal

#3 Snitch - Men's FashionAsk: Rs 1.5 crore for 0.5%Deal: Rs 1.5 crore for 1.5%Valuation: Rs 100 croreAll-Shark Deal

#4 Medulance - Ambulance servicesAsk: Rs 2 crore for 1%Deal: Rs 2 crore for 2%Valuation: Rs 100 croreInvestors: Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta, Peyush Bansal

#5 Zoff - Spices BrandAsk: Rs 1 crore for 0.5%Deal: Rs 1 crore for 1.25 percentValuation: Rs 80 croreInvestor: Peyush Bansal

Applications for landing a spot to pitch in Shark Tank India Season 3 opened on June 3. Know how to apply here.