Boat CEO Aman Gupta Education & Net Worth

Shark Tank India has become the talk of the town nowadays. Shark Tank is an Indian TV reality show that is currently airing on SET India. The show focuses on aspiring entrepreneurs from India who come to the show and pitch their business models to a panel of investors and try to convince them to invest money in their idea. One of the panellists is Aman Gupta, who is not only a judge on the reality show but is much more than that in real life. Read the whole blog to know more about the life, education and career of Aman Gupta. 

Aman Gupta Biography

From the corridors of Delhi Public School to co-founding one of the most successful consumer electronics startup in India, and scaling to popularity as the beloved judge on Shark Tank India, the story of boAT CMO Aman Gupta is an inspiration for every young entrepreneur and innovator.

Who is Aman Gupta?

Aman Gupta is an Indian businessman. He is most popularly known as the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of boAT, a headset company formed in 2016.

Early Life and Education of Aman Gupta

Aman Gupta was born to his mother Jyoti Kochar Gupta and father Neeraj Gupta in Delhi, 1982. He is 40 years old as of 2022. As a kid, he received his high school education from Delhi Public School, RK Puram. After completing his higher studies at school, Aman Gupta went to Delhi University and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in commerce. To gain further education, the commerce graduate went to The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and became a certified chartered accountant. After specialising in accounting and finance, he went further to study and finally gained an MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management and Indian School of Business as well. 

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Timeline of his Education

1995 – 1998	Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi Stream: Commerce
1999 – 2002	The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Chartered Accountants: Finance and Accounting
2010 – 2011	Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Finance and Strategy, Indian School of Business
2011 – 2011	Kellogg Graduate School of Management Masters of Business Administration (MBA) General Management and Marketing as an Exchange Student at Kellogg

Career of Aman Gupta

Aman Gupta started his career as an Assistant Manager at Citi Bank and worked there for 2 years. Moving further, he co-founded Advanced Telemedia Pvt. Ltd. where he successfully launched many global brands in the country such as Beats Audio, Sennheiser etc. Aman Gupta has also worked as an Executive Consultant with KPMG for 8 months. He went further and became the Director of sales for a year at HARMAN International and led the business development and strategic partnerships with global and Indian brands such as Apple, Nokia and Micromax to launch deals in the market. He is also the co-founder of Imagine Marketing India where he launched a lifestyle brand from the Legend of Bob Marley in India that was called the House of Marley. He didn’t stop there and went further to fulfil his dream project and finally in the year 2016, he along with Sameer Mehta launched boAT and became the co-founder and CMO of India’s most popular musical gadget brand- boAT. It is one of India’s finest home-grown brands. 

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Aman Gupta’s boAT Journey

Initially, in 2016, the company started as a manufacturer and seller of cable. The first-ever product released by boAt was an Apple charger that later became the highest selling product on Amazon. The objective of the startup was to provide customers with cheap and affordable electronic products. Keeping this aim in their minds, the founders- Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta launched boAT. Within 4 years of the company’s launch, boAT went on to become the best brand for musical electronic products such as headphones and earphones. The company used great strategic tactics for further growth as mentioned below

• boAT started fashion weeks such as Lakme Fashion Week and displayed their products through models.
• boAT hired famous personalities such as Jacquline Fernandes, KL Rahul, and Hardik Pandya and launched them as their brand ambassadors. 
• The brand became partners and tied up to top e-commerce brands like Flipkart and Amazon for online branding.

In FY 2020, boAt had revenue of INR 500 crores, which went up to 104 per cent from the previous year’s revenue of INR 239 crores in FY 2019. the boAT has become a massive brand over these years.  In 2020, Aman Gupta received the prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Consumer Durables category. In Today’s time, boAT has around 5,000 stores all over the country and have sold their stylish, durable and affordable products to around 20 million people which is no less than an achievement. 

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The Shark India Deals of Aman Gupta

Aman Gupta is currently one of the panellist investors in the famous business reality show- Shark Tank India.

Personal Life of Aman Gupta

Aman Gupta tied the knot with his wife Priya Dagar in 2008 and the couple is now blessed with two daughters Mia and Adaa Gupta.

Net Worth of Aman Gupta

Aman Gupta has invested in many companies including FREECULTR, Bummer, Skippi Ice Pops, Shiprocket, WickedGud, Anveshan, and 10club. Apart from that, he is the CMO of boAT and also the Chairman D2C council of the Internet and Mobile Association of India. Currently, his net worth is INR 700 crores. 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Aman Gupta

• Before co-founding boAT with Sameer Mehta, Aman has worked in several top firms including Citi, KPMG and HARMAN International.
• Aman is often confused as the CEO of boAT but he is the Chief Marketing Officer. The current boAT CEO is Vivek Gambhir.
• The first product released by Aman and Sameer was an indescructible Apple charger and charging cable.

Aman Gupta’s journey has definitely taught us to never stop and keep chasing our dreams until it gets fulfilled.

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