Portrait of Anupam Mittal.

Anupam Mittal

Founder of Shaadi.com and the People Group; Shark Tank India investor. An early Indian-internet operator whose long, patient bet preceded the fame by two decades.

People Group (Shaadi.com) · Internet, consumer · est. 1997

Born in Mumbai in 1971. Educated at Jai Hind College and Boston College (MBA), then a product manager at MicroStrategy in the US. Started Sagaai.com in 1997 — renamed Shaadi.com — and built the People Group (Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile) around it. Co-founded/chaired the Internet and Mobile Association of India. Became a household name as an investor on Shark Tank India from 2021.

Notable achievements

  • Founded Sagaai.com (1997), renamed Shaadi.com — one of India’s first online matrimonial portals.
  • Built the People Group around Shaadi.com (Makaan.com, Mauj Mobile).
  • Chaired the Internet and Mobile Association of India in the mid-2000s.
  • Became one of India’s most recognised startup investors via Shark Tank India.

Find them online

Stories about Anupam Mittal

Portrait of Anupam Mittal, founder of Shaadi.com and Shark Tank India investor.
tech5 min read

Anupam Mittal: Shaadi.com and the Very Long "Overnight" Success

Most know Anupam Mittal as a Shark. Fewer know he ran one of India’s earliest internet businesses for a decade before it paid off. A critically neutral, sourced case study of Shaadi.com, the People Group’s overreach, and the privilege that bought him patience.