Overview
- The new season premieres on January 5, 2026 on Sony Entertainment Television with streaming on SonyLIV.
- Returning investors include Anupam Mittal, Aman Gupta, Vineeta Singh, Namita Thapar, Peyush Bansal, Ritesh Agarwal, Kunal Bahl, Viraj Bahl and Amit Jain.
- New additions to the bench are Varun Alagh, Mohit Yadav, Shaily Mehrotra, Hardik Kothiya, Kanika Tekriwal and Pratham Mittal.
- Producers retain the screened-pitch format, and a Campus Special segment will feature student-led and university-origin startups.
- Media reports identify OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal as the wealthiest Shark at about ₹16,000 crore, with notable estimates for Varun Alagh (~₹5,900 crore) and Hardik Kothiya (~₹3,970 crore), acknowledging these figures as reported estimates.