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Food & BeveragesHealth & WellnessSeason 2 · Episode 39Partially verified

Gladful

Protein foods for families

Jaipur-based food brand (parent Climb Foods) making protein-enriched cookies, breakfast mixes, milk mixes and desserts aimed at children and families.

FoundersManu Sharma & Parul Sharma

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Pitch & term sheet

Shark Tank India Season 2 · Episode 39 · Aired 23 Feb 2023 · Pitch #123

DealClosing not reported

PitchedProtein snacks and breakfast mixes for families

Gladful pitched protein-enriched kids' foods. After competing offers, Amit Jain, Aman Gupta and Namita Thapar invested together at Amit's terms.

Founders' ask

₹50 L

for 2% equity

Deal accepted on air

₹50 L

₹50 L for 3.5%

Implied valuation

₹14.29 Cr

Deal terms (ask implied ₹25 Cr)

Implied valuation is calculated by PitchBase Global as cash ÷ equity share and excludes debt. An offer accepted on television is subject to due diligence and may change or not close.

Sharks on the panel

Documented offers

  1. 1.Aman Gupta & Namita Thapar

    ₹50 L for 10%

    Revised

  2. 2.Anupam Mittal

    ₹50 L for 3.84% + Anupam Mittal went out after the revised offers.

    Withdrawn

  3. 3.Amit Jain

    ₹50 L for 3.5%

    Revised

  4. 4.Aman Gupta & Namita Thapar

    ₹50 L for 4%

    Revised

  5. 5.Amit Jain, Aman Gupta & Namita Thapar

    ₹50 L for 3.5%

    Accepted on air

After the show

Closing not reported

We have not found a reliable published report on whether this investment closed after filming.

Partially verifiedLast checked 21 Oct 2026

Products & where to buy

Company timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2023

    Pitched on Shark Tank India Season 2, episode 39

Founders & leadership

  • Manu Sharma

    Co-founder

    Chartered accountant who co-founded Gladful.

  • Parul Sharma

    Co-founder

    Marketing MBA who spent over a decade at Cadbury in brand management before co-founding Gladful.

Sources

  1. 1.
    Pharmallama Bags An All-5-Shark Deal

    Start-Up Hyderabad · Published 23 Feb 2023 · Accessed 21 Oct 2026Recap blog / aggregator

  2. 2.
    Gladful Protein on Shark Tank India

    Fulmino Fan · Published 24 Feb 2023 · Accessed 21 Oct 2026Recap blog / aggregator

  3. 3.
    Gladful Has Raised INR 50 lakhs From Shark Tank 2.0

    Wext · Published 1 Mar 2023 · Accessed 21 Oct 2026Recap blog / aggregator

  4. 4.
    Gladful official website

    Gladful · Accessed 21 Oct 2026

  5. 5.
    VA Perfume Products Shark Tank India Season 2 Episode 39

    Shark Tank India In Hindi · Published 6 Mar 2023 · Accessed 21 Oct 2026Recap blog / aggregator

  6. 6.
    Shark Tank India season 2

    Wikipedia · Accessed 21 Oct 2026Encyclopedia (lead only)

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