Very Much Indian appeared in Shark Tank India Season 2 with traditional and ethnic sarees, including Paithani and other Indian handloom products. Founders Slony Gambhir and Manish Atri presented a business linking consumers with sarees produced by weaving communities.
The founders asked for ₹50 lakh for 3% equity. The televised negotiation ended at ₹50 lakh for 10% equity from Namita Thapar and Aman Gupta. The capital amount remained unchanged while the equity portion increased from the opening offer.
The brand was founded in 2019 and built its catalogue around handwoven sarees. Its current website lists Paithani, Banarasi, cotton, linen, Tussar, Dupion and other collections, with individual product prices and online ordering. The store describes its products as handloom and displays Silk Mark certification claims for relevant products.
In a post-show statement, founder Slony Gambhir said Very Much Indian had achieved fourfold revenue growth, expanded its weaver community fivefold, introduced two new product lines, added regional collections and entered international markets. These are founder-reported growth claims rather than audited financial figures, so no rupee revenue total is inferred from them.
The company’s public profile states that it works with thousands of weavers across several Indian states. Different brand pages cite varying community totals, including more than 3,000 and more than 3,500 weavers. Because those figures may use different dates or definitions, this report does not convert them into a single current verified count.
The before-and-after record nevertheless establishes continued growth activity. Very Much Indian entered the programme as a developing saree brand seeking ₹50 lakh, secured an on-air agreement and subsequently maintained a broad online catalogue while reporting expansion in revenue, products and artisan participation.
An active store and founder statement do not establish audited profitability or confirm the final post-diligence ownership. No current audited income statement was located in the sources reviewed, and the 4x figure should therefore be understood as the founder’s disclosed comparison.
As of August 25, 2026, Very Much Indian remains active in online handloom saree retail. The clearest post-show growth indicator is its founder’s statement that revenue increased fourfold after the Shark Tank appearance.
Sources: Very Much Indian official website; Very Much Indian company profile; founder growth statement; Season 2 pitch record.