Shark Tank India Startups and Where Are They Now (Season 1)

00:00 Sippline
02:48 Alpino
05:29 Livofy
07:16 Deciwood
09:26 Booz Mobility
Remember Sippline, the 'Aapke Glass ka Mask' company? Despite initial ridicule from Ashneer Grover and online mockery, Sippline thrives in 2024, witnessing significant sales growth. But their success isn't solitary. I've delved into the post-Shark Tank India journeys of numerous Season 1 founders, revealing some shocking stories. Before facing rejection on the show, Rohit had sold 1,200 drinking shields. Despite leaving empty-handed, he defied expectations by expanding Sippline internationally and introducing new products. Interestingly, Sippline is now Rohit's side project; his main venture, Warrier Electronics, specializes in fire suppression systems, establishing a trusted presence since 2010
After airing their Shark Tank India episode, disaster struck for our next Season 1 contender. Alpino, a successful peanut butter brand, faced a warehouse fire on February 16, 2023, resulting in a loss of 1 lakh product units worth 2 crore rupees. This setback led to an 80% drop in sales and stock shortages. However, Alpino showcased remarkable resilience. By May 2023, they relaunched as Alpino 2.0, introducing new products and packaging. Despite the setback, they achieved a sales milestone of 1 crore rupees in just three days by July 2023. Now, they're raising a million-dollar Pre-Series A round to expand globally, aiming to quadruple their sales to 100 crore rupees in the next two and a half years.
Pitching on the inaugural day of Shark Tank India posed uncertainty for Sahil of Keto India, leaving him unsure about the sharks' potential investments. Founded in 2019, Keto India stemmed from Sahil and his sister's caregiving journey after their mother's brain surgery in 2017. Initially bootstrapped, Keto India aimed to democratize personalized nutrition. Despite proposing a lofty valuation of 120 crore rupees in exchange for 1.25% equity, Anupam Mittal balked at the figure, leading to a reduced offer from other sharks. Sahil declined and, post-show, raised 4.5 crore rupees. Rebranded as Livofy, they continue their mission, serving over 15,000 clients combating various health issues.
Despite failing to strike a deal with the sharks, Sahil acknowledged the invaluable exposure gained through Shark Tank India. Conversely, Deciwood's episode faced the cutting room floor, depriving them of this marketing boon. The 'Unseen Pitches' upload on KZbin unveiled their plight, where founders Karan Shukla and Ananya Meena sought 50 lakh rupees for 3.5% equity. Though Namita Thapar's question on Deciwood's distinction from boAt hinted at their potential, the show's omission hindered their visibility. Nonetheless, Deciwood thrived, with revenue skyrocketing 40X post-show. Currently, they're on track to hit 25 crore rupees by FY25, sans Shark Tank publicity. Securing investments, they're poised for exponential growth.
While Deciwood's Karan and Ananya missed Season 1, Rutvij Dasadia of Booz Mobility faced a stark verdict from Anupam Mittal, urging him to shut down, an unforeseen outcome. Rutvij's concept was straightforward: renting electric scooters to gated communities. Despite a 10-month business tenure pre-Shark Tank, his bid for 40 lakh rupees for 15% equity didn't land well. Negotiations led to a 50% sale for 40 lakh rupees, but extended due diligence prolonged the process, prompting Booz Mobility's self-reliance. Despite setbacks, their post-show trajectory is remarkable: a fleet of 200 scooters, expansion to new states, and projected revenue of 1 crore rupees. Discussions for a substantial venture capital raise hint at a prosperous future, culminating in a remarkable turnaround for Booz Mobility.
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[@snehanshuphukon728]

I refuse to accept that sippline is doing good

[@newgamer4462]

Same

[@shrrnoir]

his concept was good but design was bad

[@klintonunited]

Ashneer is a chor

[@rohitsubramanya2138]

@@shrrnoir says the guy who is commenting on someone else's video on youtube

[@atulshukla8473]

@@rohitsubramanya2138 atleast he is not thief like ashneer

[@pooranakumar2061]

Desiwood is the real company we need those who manufactures in India and provides employement for the people and making our economy stronger

[@backstagewithmillionaires]

Yep, I'm in touch with Karan on WhatsApp. He genuinely believes in Deciwood's mission. -Caleb

[@pavansai761]

Mivi is one of it

[@NerdCentral_]

Man have you used their products. They compromised the quality. Pathetic audio quality. They are using paper corn tweeter In a luxury product

[@ekanshgupta8762]

Their products are shit

[@VarunSrinivas]

Not at all. We need quality products for India, not Indian products. We aren’t doing social service here.

[@human9512]

I Still think Sippline Guy should listen carefully what Anupam Mittal Said...... Using the Talent towards Right Direction....

[@sarthakjain7385]

Agreed a hard work towards wrong direction is still wrong. He has potential maybe he can figure something else out

[@arunkumarbalakrishnan8423]

Basically, Shark Tank in India is pointless if entrepreneurs are looking for funding/mentorship. It excels as a marketing platform, but the "sharks" aren't interested in actually helping the Indian business landscape, just picking up the Shark Tank paycheck.

[@Aditya.7_7]

True

[@ChrisNotFound_]

Jese ki clg me bas jaate pdhne k liye samjh kuch b nai ata he , mehnat khud se krni pdti he clg bs degree deke chod deta he , similarly shark tank is just a platform for marketing at the end dimag to khud entrepreneur ko lagana padta he , thodi saare shark har kisi business me apna input de skte he , they'll just help you in terms of financial aspect, help you to boost your products into market to make PMF , and then leave it on you

[@rumba_tumba_zumba_kumba]

It is also a free advertisement for these companies...if your product is that appealing 15 minutes of proper presentation will work fine...

[@rishisharma8311]

8:15 Boat product quality is shit. I too feel they still are manufacturing in china

[@lalitmehta6969]

There's not a single audiophile earphones or headphones from this company has lunched and they market as audio brand LOL

[@aksingh3167]

They just dump cheap products in india

[@Homelander27]

I think they import from china and just assemble in India

[@m.afnan2018]

try mivi once .. 😂😂

[@poorvikdas9181]

I've these boat rockerz which is 4 years old and works like brand new although i use it extensive. Boat products these days are higly compromised too increase profit

[@AmanKumar-hy5ck]

3:45 is that a indian dwayne johnson😂

[@r_liftz]

Nope he is an Indian body builder named Mukesh gahlot

[@sohambaner777]

Yeah 😂😂😂

[@bobbysingh5470]

you are doing a great job brother

[@indraneelbabusheth8929]

Sippline is out of business since a long time, their core products are not being sold on their website since about a year now, they switched to selling tshirts and a very complicated wet tissue, but I know for a fact that they are not operational anymore

[@amulyabhangale]

Fantastic Video Caleb. Bringing reality of the TRP and fame drama to people. Recently, I have watched the pitch of Popcorn and Company, where the founder unintentionally cuts off one of the shark in between and Anupam Mittal gets offensive and says things like there should be some respect for what we have done and the shark chair, etc. The respect always goes mutual. Sharks like Peyush Bansal, Ritesh Agrawal, Amit Jain talk about business and advise sincerely have earned massive respect. About the rest, as observed, they are busy trolling people, if they are not into it like they are giving some life changing advice, sometimes even trying to shake founders off their idea. Some pitchers who are seen even have better businesses than the ones sitting as sharks. Anupam Mittal says 70% of his investments have flopped, then where goes your connect and resources even after only 50% deal out off shown in tank goes through after due-diligence. Namita Thapar talks about the founders' integrity w.r.t due diligence. In some cases, it can be understood but If you are not having hard enough to make decisions within minutes and just offer deals for sake of image on TV and then back out, whose integrity is to be questioned? Anyways, Fantastic work BWM. keep doing it. The content you bring is best.

[@backstagewithmillionaires]

Thanks so much for the kind words! 🙂 Really glad you're enjoying this STI content - we have more such videos in the works so stay tuned. -Caleb

[@harshitkaushik5105]

Make a trend analysis video of the pitches on shark tank. I guess most of them are either snacking, beauty or fashion pitches which are not too innovative. I stopped watching the third season mid way because innovative pitches reduced and the same snacking, beauty, fashion companies came in huge numbers for marketing.

[@viswanathreddy3825]

P P

[@viswanathreddy3825]

😊11

[@backstagewithmillionaires]

Working on this Harshit! -Caleb

[@sangramraje5667]

Most of the pitch on shark tank are direct-to-customer (D2C) taking the advantage of social media (facebook, instagram etc)

[@skaregowda1471]

Bro i don't expect form him' ❤

[@luckybasanti8684]

Not many startups you guys covered 😕

[@backstagewithmillionaires]

But we covered them in depth! -Caleb

[@jimbim1623]

​@@backstagewithmillionairesHow do you understand Indian shows?

[@kiranas]

Sippline wasn't good idea. Don't know who pays more for the slppline? But one thing for sure, sharks should also understand and invest in person who comes with some or other ideas. He would surely have 10 more

[@mohanish007]

Shark Tank (in india) is great for just marketing of brand/product. It is useless for actual funding/mentorship.

[@drpimple1753]

Those mentors have made multi crore business. But their usefulness uselessness is decided by you who doesn't have 10000 in rupees in account

[@mohanish007]

@@drpimple1753 They are not mentors, they are still just founders. Founders, many of whom, still in validation stage. Many of them are not even even profitable yet. It is just VC pumped money. Your remarks about me are not relevant here. Firstly, because my opinions [about those sharks(?)] are shared by some highly successful founders. Secondly, not every advice is created equal. You should discriminate between advices. Shouldn't blindly follow anyone. Many of these 'sharks' have said extremely stupid things if you watched the show. It takes just common sense to understand that.

[@aksingh3167]

​@@drpimple1753 multi score business? 🤣🤣 These sharks are useless

[@vishwajeetkumar6531]

Asneer was right and few people bought it just out of curiosity and seeing the trend but it won't last long for sippline unless they change to some other products

[@indian9632]

If you are building a software company, try to build on your own money.

[@asurakengan7173]

Sippline pays for his own advertisement

[@Life-yi7uf]

Sippline is perfect example how pessimistic our Indian society is. I would definitely go for this product if I were a bar owner or a restaurant owner. We're 150 cr people and there is customer for almost every product. Thank god he tried his luck in other countries.

[@backstagewithmillionaires]

Yeah - for me, I would love Sippline on flights. I have noticed that flight attendants always reach into the cup to seperate it from the stack before filling it with a beverage. Sometimes they're wearing gloves, sometimes not, but either way it's unsanitary and they usually don't give you a straw with your drink. Utensils for in-flight meals are always wrapped in plastic, so they could also serve Sippline shields in plastic wrap. This probably wouldn't be economical for economy, but for business/first class it would work. -Caleb

[@nitinsoni9956]

@@backstagewithmillionaires Things things I need to ask, first would you drink from a glass is which unhygenic using sippline I guess no, secondly if the utensils are already plastic wrap and clean than why add a overhead of sippline plastic, and lastly if the business/first class passengers need to worry about hygience (and use a crap piece of plastic) than to hell with that airpline. You are doing a really good job but I didn't expect you to support such crap product.

[@nitinsoni9956]

Bhai tera bar first month me bhi bandh ho jata agar tu owner hota, firstly the cost of sippline is way to high in comparison to normal disposable glasses, secondly customer puchta ki yeh sippline kyu lagaya hai to kya kehta glass thik se saaf nai kiye isliye lagaya hai (so customer k dimag me tere bar ki hygience kya image banti), third sippline ko bhi tuje har use k baad wash karna padta jaise glass ko karta hai aur agar sippline thik se saaf nai kiya to problem to wahi ka wahi reh jaega, aur lastly na to sippline re-usable hai, na one size fit all to what's the point of buying it over a disposable glass, one simple question tujse puchu agar glass ganda hai to kya tu sippline lagage drink pina pasand karega ya phir new saaf glass me drink karega. Sippline is the perfect example how dumb people can be even if they are at running an amazing business. Sippline ki re-call value bus Shark-tank aur Ashneer k wajah se hai warna to iss product k bare koi baat bhi nai karta.

[@souravpaul2179]

​@@backstagewithmillionairesits a useless product bro....no one needs it

[@Life-yi7uf]

@@nitinsoni9956 I think this is supposed to be reused by an individual and not by a restaurant or pub. The way masks were sold outside the hospitals, exam halls, movie theatre etc. after covid this too can be sold and kept by individuals. This can be carried by people and used in spoon & glass and then people won't hesitate to eat from roadside hawkers and food carts. This is my personal experience- my mom doesn't eat in dhabas or from roadside carts as she feels that the same glass or spoon is used by many but she also can't afford it in a fancy restaurant so such products can be useful for her. Even if she forgets to bring her sippline and the dhaba owner is selling it for 20-30 rupees then she would buy it.

[@shashanks2003]

Share to ashneer 😂😂

[@sashank377]

Moral of the story: If Anupam thinks your business is shit then it’s a sure shot hit ✅

[@VaibhavShewale]

sipper did a good rebound

[@akashchaudhary3620]

I agree with the judges. Also, if you are buying it then you need help on many different level 😂

[@ashutoshshahi9321]

Can we stop and consider that Sippline founder maybe lying about sales?

[@kamtalkies]

Should use this videos to make KZbin shorts

[@mudassarvvawan6673]

Hey there! You're videos are awesome. very informative and interesting to watch. just need to improve one thing sound effects. you're not putting with transition text or with any animations. smooth sound effect have more engaging to watch and more entertaining. I'm also professional video editor. If I can join you, It's my please to work with you....

[@dilsere1775]

sippline glass ka mask was indeed the worst product ever on shark tank.this chomu rohit's business is growing bcoz of his other products and not bcoz of that plastic glass cap😏

[@00mpa1oomp4]

whoever is buying sipplie needs counseling

[@UnbornWarrior123]

It is perfectly suitable for bars and hotels.... however, it should be provided by bar or hotel people... we should not plan to carry it as an accessory... we can confidently drink from tumblers in this case assuming the sippline product is well washed.

[@siddharth7191]

Foreigners

[@yashrajput9464]

starting with you, so tell me why are you gay? and why do you a problem with each fucking things?

[@TheaishDevil]

​@@UnbornWarrior123 So instead of just properly washing the glasses, bars should wash glasses and another plastic head for it as well? You must be a birdbrain like Sippline owner. Sippline owner took a loan and is paying small youtubers to make videos of his success.

[@nitinsoni9956]

Absolutely, pehle overpriced product than the product is not one size fit all than you can't re-use or exhange to other person after using it for first time, so what's the point, you better some good quality plastic glasses that would be much cheaper and convinient than the dumb product called sippline

[@yogeshahirrao8590]

I think this video creator is a relative of the Sippline owner defending that bullshit product that originated from a bullshit idea

[@nseniftybankniftytrader4086]

how many of you make 6 lacks package per year but still go and spend time on unrelated videos and enjoy

[@shubhamgaur2498]

Sippline have closed its operation in india

[@pranupranav5563]

Sippline's Rohith is a legend❤

[@EPITAPH13]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@letra9372]

I will buy rather buy deciwood speakers than boat.

[@youngp2430]

Sippline founder proved everyone wrong my guy still on the business and belives in the mantra of not giving up 👍🏼

[@dhavalsoni7793]

I think he should manufacturing useful products

[@skaregowda1471]

Kindly change Lagrange or slang

[@sudarshanbabu70]

bro are you for real or you are using AI to make this videos your audio looks bit unusual so it your videos.

[@backstagewithmillionaires]

I'm a real person. Just recording audio these days, not video. -Caleb

[@Abhi.a744]

How much sippline is paying u r u thwt cheap? Ur the only one who is talking abt this brand 😂😂

[@backstagewithmillionaires]

Hi Abhi, this video is part of an ongoing series where we explore the aftermath of _every_ STI company. Sippline just happened to be the highlight of this video. Next video will be another five companies. None of these companies are paying us. -Caleb

[@deluxkambam305]

Please pay some donation to the QR code wala for his behaviour in shark tank

[@redjinn.____99.yearsago]

I don't know who on a earth buy sippline product (may be he himself😅)

[@bluesapphire7548]

Respect where respect is due. I laughed at him too. Won’t lie.

[@sumit6190p]

Sippline ka baal bhi baka ni paya shark tank. 😂😂

[@Homelander27]

😂😂

[@dhavalsoni7793]

It's worst product really

[@VivekSingh-xx9fn]

Sippline. Disposable plastic glass ki tarh use Kiya ja sakta he ise public place me. Bar, sugarcan juice, public juice shop etc. In India many juice centre especially sugarcan juice centre is unhygienic. Juice centre and We can use in this area.

[@jalajdurve]

Akal se paidal ho? Reusable paper glass vs sipline zara cost compare karo. Then think instead of washing glass someone is giving you sipline and saying that is washed and you are drinking 😂. Or you are carrying your own sipline and drinking from glass which you think is unhygienic. How the hell it gives any sort of utility? Absolutely 0 only paid actors are using it in sipline ads. I real life I have not seen even a single person using it.

[@IwinMahWay]

Straw..

[@kiralrathore4445]

Reusable paper glass ka naam suna hai ?