Business Case Studies
The Comfy After Shark Tank: How a Blanket Hoodie Became a Big Business
The Comfy entered Shark Tank in 2017 with almost nothing to prove that it could become a real business. Brothers…
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Scrub Daddy After Shark Tank: How Much Is the Company Worth Today?
Scrub Daddy entered Shark Tank in 2012 asking for $100,000 for 10% of the company. Aaron Krause left with something…
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Kodiak Cakes After Shark Tank: How a Rejected Deal Became a Grocery Store Powerhouse
Kodiak Cakes walked into Shark Tank in 2014 asking for $500,000 for 10% of the company. The founders, Joel Clark…
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LuminAID Before and After Shark Tank: How the Solar Lantern Company Grew
LuminAID had already built a real business before Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta walked into the Shark Tank in February…
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Shark Tank Failures: What Actually Went Wrong, Company by Company
Every Shark Tank episode ends the same way: a handshake, a number on screen, and a founder walking off set…
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Body Jac Before and After Shark Tank: How a Shark Tank Deal Became One of Barbara Corcoran’s Worst Investments
Jack Barringer — known on the show as “Cactus Jack” — pitched the Body Jac in the fifth episode of…
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ToyGaroo Before and After Shark Tank: How the “Netflix for Toys” Burned Through Its Funding
ToyGaroo pitched itself as “the Netflix of toys” — a subscription service that let parents rent toys online, send them…
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Breathometer Before and After Shark Tank: How a $1 Million Deal Turned Into a Business Disaster
Breathometer is one of the few Shark Tank deals where every Shark said yes. Charles Michael Yim pitched a smartphone…
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GrooveBook Before and After Shark Tank: How a $150,000 Deal Became a $14.5 Million Acquisition
GrooveBook entered Shark Tank asking for $150,000 in exchange for 20% of the company. Brian and Julie Whiteman left with…
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Breathometer Before and After Shark Tank: What Went Wrong With the Shark Tank Deal?
Breathometer went from a $250,000 Shark Tank pitch to one of the show's most famous deals, with all five Sharks…