Amit Jain is the new shark with a net worth of Rs 2,984 Crore and he has replaced Ashneer Grover
Amit was born on 12 September 1977 and presently he is 45 years old.
Shark Tank India is set to return with its new season soon. While makers of this famous reality show recently shared a teaser of new second season, several familiar personalities like Anupam Mittal, Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta, Peyush Bansal and Vineeta Singh re-appeared on the screen. While several pointed out the absence of Ghazal Alagh and Ashneer Grover, the teaser introduced us to a new shark who is CarDekho co-founder and CEO Amit Jain.
Who Is Amit Jain Shark Tank India Season 2 New Judge And CarDekho Owner, His Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Education, Business, Instagram And Net Worth
As per a TOI report, the latter has been roped in as a replacement for former BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover. Read about Shark Tank India’s new judge Amit Jain below.
Amit Jain’s Family And Education
Just like Grover, Shark Tank India’s new judge and CEO of CarDekho group Amit Jain is also an alumnus of IIT Delhi. He is a successful entrepreneur, who hails from Jaipur, India and gained work experience from Austin – Texas and opened his first start up there. Later on, when he shifted back to India, Amit Jain teamed up with his brother Anurag Jain to begin his company CarDekho in 2007. He is married to Pihu Jain.
Amit Jain Professional Career
Amit Jain revealed that the idea of beginning CarDekho came after attending an Auto Expo event in New Delhi, India. Sharing the details about their startup, professional networking platform, Jain stated, “Our goal was to leverage technology and offer the best-in-class car buying or selling experience to the users. We set up a portal where people could come to find the right information and review cars before making the decision of buying.”
After finishing graduation from IIT Delhi, Jain joined Tata Consultancy Services as a software engineer and within no time he was promoted to a senior position, as per media reports. Later, he shifted to Texas and began his own startup but after a few years, Amit Jain returned to India and then launched a new software outsourcing company known as GirnarSoft.
Amit Jain’s Net Worth
CarDekho is presently valued at more than $1.2 billion. Meanwhile, Jain is estimated to have a net worth of $360 million.