Amit Jain
Amit Jain | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | IIT Delhi |
| Occupations | |
| Organization | CarDekho Group |
| Television | Shark Tank India (2023–2024) |
Amit Jain is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the co-founder and CEO of GirnarSoft, which is the parent company of CarDekho Group.[1] He was a judge and investor in Sony Entertainment television's business reality show Shark Tank India in seasons 2 and 3.[2]
Early life and education
Jain was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He attended St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Jaipur, and later earned a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 1999.[3]
Career
Early career
After completing his studies, Jain worked at Tata Consultancy Services and later joined Trilogy, a software company based in Austin, Texas.[4] He worked at Trilogy for several years in various roles related to product development and management.[5]
Entrepreneurship
In 2006, Amit Jain returned to India and along with his brother Anurag Jain established GirnarSoft, an IT outsourcing company based in Jaipur.[6] In 2008, the brothers launched CarDekho after attending the Auto Expo in New Delhi.[7] The platform was created to help users compare vehicles and access automotive content.[8] Under Amit Jain's leadership, the CarDekho Group expanded into related verticals, both domestic including BikeDekho, CollegeDekho, InsuranceDekho, Zigwheels and rupyy, a digital lending platform and overseas projects.[9] The company raised multiple rounds of funding from investors such as Peak XV Partners, Hillhouse Capital, and Ratan Tata Trust.[10] In 2021, it was reported that CarDekho achieved unicorn status with a valuation of over $1 billion.[11]
Television
Jain joined the Indian business reality television series Shark Tank India as an investor during its second season.[12][13] He joined the panel alongside Vineeta Singh, Anupam Mittal, Peyush Bansal, Namita Thapar, and Aman Gupta, who had been part of the show since its first season. Jain appeared as a judge in both the second and third seasons.[14]
References
- ^ "Shark Tank India: Why CarDekho's Amit Jain believes in 'pehle banda phir dhandha' - BusinessToday". Business Today. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Borate, Aprajita Sharma,Neil (20 December 2022). "'Founder's value system comes first; then startup's potential'". mint. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "CarDekho: From Garage Startup to Unicorn". Business Outreach. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Amit Jain: all you need to know about the new shark". Jagranjosh.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Net worth of Amit Jain, Cardekho co-founder & new panellist at Shark Tank India Season 2". Times Now. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Shark Tank India's Amit Jain: 'Lost more than Rs 1.5 crore on shares, was bankrupt". moneycontrol.
- ^ Shah, Amita (12 October 2017). "Amit Jain, 40, Anurag Jain, 38, Co-Founders, Cardekho". Open The Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "'Customer-obsessed Company': Amit Jain On CarDekho's Strategic Pivots". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "'The Big Idea': Jaipur's first unicorn". The Financial Express. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Ratan Tata invests in CarDekho". The Times of India. 9 February 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Bhalla, Tarush (13 October 2021). "CarDekho drives into unicorn club after $250 mn fundraise | Company Business News". mint. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Shark Tank India 3: Shark Amit Jain shares his investment mantra after meeting the pitchers". The Times of India. 24 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Shark Tank India 3's Amit Jain dismisses rumours of 'beef with Aman Gupta', but doesn't include him in his list of favourite co-sharks". The Indian Express. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "From Ashneer Grover to Deepinder Goyal; Sharks who aren't a part of 'Shark Tank India' anymore". The Times of India. 6 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 September 2025.