Outlook Business Desk
Industrialist and the founder chairman of Bollant Industries, Srikanth Bolla, will be featured as a ‘shark’ on Shark Tank India.
Srikanth Bolla posted images from the show's set saying, "To Survive among sharks you must become one yourself. Excited to have the opportunity to be a shark on Shark Tank India!"
Srikanth Bolla is the CEO, co-founder and chairman of Bollant Industries Private Limited. He is a visually impaired entrepreneur and philanthropist. A Bollywood biopic about him starring actor Rajkummar Rao was released last year.
In a social media post praising Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal, Srikanth Bolla said, "One of the privileges of being on Shark Tank is experiencing Anupam Mittal's inspiring presence. His appreciation for our work at Bollant is personally meaningful to me. I see him as a man of deep business sharpness making conversations effortless as he truly understands."
In 2012, Srikanth Bolla co-founded Bollant Industries. The company produces areca-based products and provides employment to hundreds of individuals with disabilities. Bollant Industries has grown steadily at a rate of 20% per month achieving a compound annual growth rate of 107% between 2015 & 2019.
Srikanth Bolla has an estimated net worth of approximately Rs 50 crore. He has been also featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List. In 2021, the World Economic Forum named Bolla one of its Young Global Leaders.
For studying Science after 10th grade, he had to fought legal battle with the state government. Despite scoring 98% in Class 12, IITs denied his admission as a visually impaired student. He applied in top international universities and choose to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) becoming its first international blind student.
After graduating from MIT in 2005, Bolla became a Youth Leader in the Lead India Program to tackle poverty and unemployment. He trained over 8 lakhs young individuals in leadership, human values and employability skills.