No funding, but a job: Shark Tank India judge hires founder after pitch
Published on: April 1, 2026, 10:17 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Shark Tank India Season 5 saw a unique outcome as judge Pratham Mittal offered entrepreneur Priyansh Gupta a job instead of investment. Gupta, founder of peer-to-peer learning platform PeerX, accepted the role in Masters' Union Founder's Office. Mittal believed the right environment and hands-on product development would benefit Gupta more than funding at this stage.
