Startup Singam
| Startup Singam | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | Shark Tank |
| Presented by | Angelin |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | approx. 42–50 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Vijay |
| Release | 26 January 2025 – present |
Startup Singam is an Indian Tamil-language business reality television series that airs on Star Vijay and digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar. The show is the Tamil franchise of the American show Shark Tank,[1] which in turn is a version of Japanese show Dragons' Den.[2] It follows the format of the Hindi-language reality show Shark Tank India. This is the first south Indian business reality TV show.[3][4]
It shows entrepreneurs making business presentations from Tamil Nadu to a panel of investors, called "Singam" on the program, who decide whether to invest in their companies. The show hosts by Angelin,[5] and it will have 13 episodes and feature 3 pitches per episode.[6] That premiered on 26 January 2025,[7] and air on every Sunday at 11:30 am.[8][9]
Startup Singam (Investors )
Main
| Shark | Company |
|---|---|
| Keerthy Suresh[10] | Celebrity Investor |
| Suresh Ramanujam[11] | CEO and Founder of Metis |
| Sriram Sankaran[11] | Director at Nativelead |
| Prem Barthasarathy[11] | Managing Partner at Pontaq |
| Ajesh Saklecha[11] | Honorary Investment at JITO JIIF |
| Sathish Ganesan[11] | Partner at IN44 Capital |
| Alex Pavan[11] | Representing the UAE Tamil Angel Network |
| Nirmal Jain[11] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Anand Gupta[11] | From Magnifiq Capital Trust |
| Sr. Gurushankar[11] | Representing Meenakshi Mission Hospital |
| Vedha Arun[11] | Part of the Native Lead Angel Network |
| Shailesh Haran[11] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Surendra Kolecha[11] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Aravind Solaimalai Pichai[11] | Part of the Native Lead Angel Network |
| Sanjau Sethiya[11] | Part of JITO JIIF |
Startup Pavilion (Guest Judges)
| Shark | Company |
|---|---|
| Visalakshi[11] | Metis Family Office |
| Vetha Arun[11] | Nativelead Foundation |
| Satheesh Babu[11] | Univercells |
| Parvez Alam[11] | Crescent Innovation Incubation Council |
| Sameer Achan[11] | Right4Paws |
References
- ^ "Startup Singam, show inspired by Shark Tank, to go on air in Tamil Nadu this month". Business Today (India). 22 January 2025.
- ^ Piyush Yadav (23 January 2025). "Startup Singam: Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own Shark Tank! Here's All We Know About The Show". IMDb.
- ^ Entertainment Desk (21 January 2025). "Shark Tank-inspired Startup Singam, Tamil Nadu's 'first startup reality show', to go on air this month". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Startup Singam team introduces ValueCorn". The Hindu. 2025-02-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ Rajeswari Shankar (22 January 2025). "Startup Singam Launch: Everything You Need to Know About the Show Concept, Host, and Timings". Filmibeat.
- ^ Piyush Yadav (13 January 2025). "Startup Singam: Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own Shark Tank! Here's All We Know About The Show". www.koimoi.com.
- ^ Goutham S (22 January 2025). "Startup Singam: When and where to watch Tamil-language show inspired from Shark Tank India". Pinkvilla.
- ^ Neeshita Nyayapati (22 January 2025). "Shark Tank 'inspired' Tamil show titled Startup Singam launched". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Grace Cyril (22 January 2025). "Inspired By Shark Tank, Tamil Nadu Brings Its Own Version With Startup Singam". News18 India.
- ^ "Startup Singam: Keerthi Suresh invests ₹60 lakh in young entrepreneurs". The Times of India. 27 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s vigneshpv94 (23 February 2025). "Startup Singam Judges List". thenewsmedium.com.
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