The most-awaited season of the hit television show, Shark Tank India, is finally here! The first episode of Shark Tank India Season 5 premiered on Monday, December 5, 2026, with five ‘sharks’ on the panel. Combining both old and new faces, it included renowned entrepreneurs like Namita Thapar, Anupam Mittal, Aman Gupta, Kunal Bahl, and lastly, Mohit Yadav. For the starting episode, we saw three amazing pitches made to the ‘sharks’.
Among them, one that caught our eyes the most was an entrepreneur who came in with a children’s clothing brand named Guugly Wuggly. The founder, Ravi Kumar Gupta, asked for Rs. 50 lakh in exchange for 5 percent equity of his company, valuing the business at 10 crore. His pitch, filled with humility, left everyone highly impressed.
Ravi Kumar Gupta and his brand, Guugly Wuggly
The first episode of Shark Tank India Season 5 saw Lucknow resident, Ravi Kumar Gupta, walk in with his 5-year-old daughter to present his brand, Guugly Wuggly, in front of the panel of ‘sharks’. Guugly Wuggly is a kids’ apparel brand that started fairly recently, just a couple of years ago, in November 2022. Since they began operations, the business has successfully served 25,000 customers. The brand makes its clothes for children ages 1 to 12. Their tagline, in an effort to capture parents’ attention, reads: ‘From a parent to a parent’.