The first season of the Sony TV show Shark Tank India saw many ambitious entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas in a bid to bag investment from established businessmen.
I WAS around 10 when I started the ‘Anti Bullying Squad’, an impact enterprise which aims to reduce bullying in schools and campuses by educating young people about the issue, providing counselling to those impacted by it, and encouraging incident reporting.
Gurugram-based Anoushka Jolly became the youngest contestant to pitch her entrepreneurial idea on TV reality show Shark Tank India. It also landed her a funding offer of Rs 50 lakh. Sharks Anupam Mittal and Aman Gupta invested in her anti-bullying app Kavach .
The sight of a fellow student being mocked during a school function five years ago is etched deep in Anoushka Jolly's memories. But for her, that incident became the push to start a social initiative to stop bullying.