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, 3 and 5.[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(2023-01-06). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ 'Founder's value system comes first; then startup's potential', Borate, Aprajita Sharma,Neil. mint(2022-12-20). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ CarDekho: From Garage Startup to Unicorn. Business Outreach(2025-05-05). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ Amit Jain: all you need to know about the new shark. Jagranjosh.com(2022-11-04). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ Net worth of Amit Jain, Cardekho co-founder & new panellist at Shark Tank India Season 2. Times Now(2022-12-31). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ Shark Tank India's Amit Jain: 'Lost more than Rs 1.5 crore on shares, was bankrupt.. moneycontrol.
- ↑ Amit Jain, 40, Anurag Jain, 38, Co-Founders, Cardekho, Shah, Amita. Open The Magazine(2017-10-12). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ 'Customer-obsessed Company': Amit Jain On CarDekho's Strategic Pivots. BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ 'The Big Idea': Jaipur's first unicorn. The Financial Express(2025-05-26). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ Ratan Tata invests in CarDekho. The Times of India(2015-02-09). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ CarDekho drives into unicorn club after $250 mn fundraise | Company Business News, Bhalla, Tarush. mint(13 October 2021). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ Shark Tank India 3: Shark Amit Jain shares his investment mantra after meeting the pitchers. The Times of India(2024-01-24). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ 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(2024-03-27). Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ↑ From Ashneer Grover to Deepinder Goyal; Sharks who aren't a part of 'Shark Tank India' anymore. The Times of India(2024-11-06). Retrieved 2025-09-17.