MUMBAI, India- 16th February, 2026: Amazon MX Player, India’s leading free, premium, ad-supported video streaming service, continues to raise the bar for startup-led entertainment with its high-stakes entrepreneurial reality series Bharat Ke Super Founders. Built as a platform where innovation meets real capital, the show has already crossed its ₹100 crore investment commitment early into the season, even as new episodes continue to unfold and more founder journeys are still to come.
Designed to reflect the realities of building a business in Bharat, the show brings most promising entrepreneurs into a pitch room that digs beyond surface-level decks and straight into the hard questions. Each pitch unfolds through rigorous conversations around vision, market relevance, scalability, and long-term value creation, reflecting how real-world fundraising decisions are made.
This approach has translated into tangible outcomes, as the series has driven strong viewership momentum and significant capital movement across a diverse spectrum of founders. From grassroots entrepreneurs to seasoned technologists, the series has driven strong viewership momentum and significant capital movement, including the season’s highest funding so far, ₹20.25 crore for ReGrip, reinforcing its credibility as a serious investment platform. The momentum has been complemented by standout pitches such as ZozoConnect, an NFC-based smart networking solution presented by 11-year-old Athvik Amith Kumar that received an ₹11 lakh grant and mentorship support, and MH19 Chips Vala, founded by brothers Durgesh and Sai Shimpi, whose journey from Jalgaon became one of the season’s most impactful moments. The scale of innovation extended to Cosmoserve, a space-tech startup founded by former ISRO scientist Dr Chiranjeevi, which secured a ₹5.5 crore investment, while Go Swasthya received ₹2 crore from Nitish Mittersain, and, Organiko emerged as a pitch that united multiple tycoons and the Market in support of the brand’s vision.
Amogh Dusad, Director and Head of Content, Amazon MX Player, said, “Bharat Ke Super Founders embodies our belief that the most powerful stories emerge when ambition meets authenticity and opportunity. Reaching this milestone so early in our journey is a moment of immense pride for us and marks significant progress towards our ₹100 crore commitment. What has been especially encouraging is how these founders’ journeys extend far beyond the metros, reflecting the depth and diversity of entrepreneurial spirit across Bharat. Being available to audiences for free on Amazon MX Player has helped these stories reach wider, more diverse audiences, and the response we’ve seen in engagement and in conversation reinforces our commitment to building content that not only entertains but inspires viewers to see their own aspirations reflected on screen.”
Suniel Shetty, Mentor and Host of the show, said, “When founders step into that room, they’re not just pitching ideas, they’re placing trust in us. Bharat Ke Super Founders is built on the belief that strong ideas deserve decisive action, real funding, and committed mentorship. What matters most is the follow-through: honouring the commitments, funding ideas we truly believe in, and standing by founders as they turn ambition into scale. We are proud to reach this milestone so early in the journey and are moving steadily closer to our ₹100 crore commitment. As the season progresses, our choices become more deliberate, our investments more meaningful and the results that extend well beyond the pitch room.”
Tushar Suhalka, Founder, Regrip, said,”Bharat Ke Super Founders was far more than a stage, it was a proving ground. The questions from the tycoons and the Market were incisive and challenging, but they only strengthened our belief in what we are building. Securing ₹20.25 crore in investment, one of the highest funding on the show, has given us the momentum to move decisively into our next phase of execution. Beyond the capital, the guidance, perspective, and conviction we received have brought immense clarity and have fundamentally shaped the way we move forward. We are deeply grateful to be part of a platform that doesn’t just showcase founders, but truly champions their journeys and helps turn ambition into action.”
At its core, Bharat Ke Super Founders brings together some of India’s most influential business leaders, as tycoons, including Dr A. Velumani, Founder of Thyrocare Technologies Ltd.; Nitish Mittersain, Founder and CEO of Nazara Technologies Ltd.; Shanti Mohan, Founder and CEO of LetsVenture X (LVX); Ankur Mittal, Co-founder of Inflection Point Ventures and Partner at Physis Capital; Srini Srinivasan, Managing Director at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited; Ahana Gautam, Founder and CEO of Open Secret; Sohil Chand, Founding Partner and CIO at LC Nueva AIF / Nueva Capital; Sharad Bansal, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Warmup Ventures and Co-founder of Tinkerly; Shivam Mishra, Co-founder and CEO of String Ventures; Aarti Gupta, Chief Investment Officer at Anikarth Ventures; and Aditya Singh, Co-founder and Partner at All In Capital. With a live market powered by Recur, the platform enables Super Founders to secure funding, whether debt or equity, alongside strategic guidance, with every transaction backed by real money.
Bharat Ke Super Founders is now streaming exclusively on Amazon MX Player, available on the MX Player app, the Amazon shopping app, Prime Video, Fire TV, and Airtel Xtreme, with new episodes dropping every Friday and Saturday.