Mumbai, 29th Januarry’26: Sovrenn, a 3-year-old education and information fintech made a remarkable appearance on Shark Tank Season 5 on Sony Liv, promoting data-driven investing in India. Co-founders Aditya Joshi (Co-founder & CEO) with his IIT Delhi silver medal ranking and later MBA from IIM -C with Akriti Swaroop (Co-founder & COO) with her IIT Kharagpur and IIM-C degrees and Apoorva Joshi (CSO) with her B. Tech from IIT Delhi impressed the judges with their clarity, credibility and domain expertise, prompting Shark Kunal Bahl, Co-founder, Snapdeal to call them “experts in the field.” What impressed the Sharks was the illustrious educational background each founder came with. Akriti shared that she did engineering from IIT Kharagpur, MBA from IIM Calcutta, and is a CFA charter holder. Other than this, she worked for 5 years with Deutsche Bank, and Aditya has been her batchmate at IIM. Learning this, Aman Gupta commented, “Aap toh bade padhe likhe ho yaar.”
Sovrenn’s founders believe investing isn’t about tips; it’s about thinking clearly, independently and long term. Sovrenn helps investors discover the right stocks through deep analysis and make confident, independent investment decisions. Sovrenn aims to bridge India’s financial knowledge gap by making high-quality investing information accessible and easy to understand. With over 18,000 users and 1,50,000 signups till date, the fintech platform simplifies business and market developments for everyday investors and encourages information-based decision-making rather than speculation. With educational modules, daily insights and curated financial content, Sovrenn equips users with the tools to analyze companies confidently and independently.
The founders bring strong credentials and significant industry experience to the venture. Aditya Joshi (inspired by his academic family background) an IIT Delhi Silver Medalist and IIM Calcutta alumnus, previously led Growth Strategy at Stanza Living and served as Chief of Staff and Online Business Head at Lenskart. Akriti Swaroop, CFA, is an alumna of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta with a research background at Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.
The founders commented about their 1 lakh filings read which amazed the Sharks towards their precision error-free approach. Anupam also said that this is something ‘the likes of Warren Buffet would do’.
Their Shark Tank Season 5 India pitch highlighted how, as a leading fintech is building a new generation of informed retail investors and training platform, clearly has an edge to showcase all information for new India to make an informed choice and create long-term wealth.
