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Fashion & ApparelSeason 2 · Episode 48Verified

Rubans

Fashion and temple jewellery

Fashion and gold-plated jewellery brand selling online and through retail stores, started with a mall kiosk in Bengaluru.

FoundersAmit Kala & Chinu Kala

Pitch & term sheet

Shark Tank India Season 2 · Episode 48 · Pitch #156

DealClosing not reported

PitchedFashion jewellery

Husband-and-wife co-owners pitched their fast-growing fashion jewellery brand; three sharks offered a mix of equity and debt, which the founders accepted after debating the debt component.

Founders' ask

₹1.5 Cr

for 0.5% equity

Deal accepted on air

₹1 Cr

₹1 Cr for 1% + ₹50 L debt at 12%

Implied valuation

₹100 Cr

Deal terms (ask implied ₹300 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.

Documented offers

  1. 1.Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta & Vineeta Singh

    ₹1 Cr for 1% + ₹50 L debt at 12%

    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. 2014

    Company founded

    Started with a kiosk at Phoenix Mall, Bengaluru.

  2. Mar 2023

    Appeared on Shark Tank India Season 2

Founders & leadership

  • Amit Kala

    Co-founder

  • Chinu Kala

    Co-founder

    Left home at 15 and worked low-paid jobs before starting Rubans in 2014 with a mall kiosk in Bengaluru.

Sources

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    Rubans official website

    Rubans · Accessed 21 Oct 2026

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    Shark Tank India season 2

    Wikipedia · Accessed 21 Oct 2026Encyclopedia (lead only)

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