LuminAID
LuminAID makes solar-powered, inflatable lights originally designed for disaster relief, founded by Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta. Mark Cuban struck…
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Chocomize
Chocomize is a custom chocolate bar company founded by Joey Dauenhauer, letting customers choose flavors, toppings, and custom messages online.…
Grace and Lace
Grace and Lace makes lace-trimmed boot socks and apparel, founded by Melissa and Rick Hinnant. Barbara Corcoran struck a $175,000-for-10%…
The Scrubbie
The Scrubbie is a scrubbing sponge attachment that connects to a kitchen sink sprayer or garden hose, pitched on Shark…
LARQ
LARQ makes a self-cleaning water bottle with a UV-C light built into the cap. Founder Justin Wang struck a $1…
Cousins Maine Lobster
Cousins Maine Lobster started as a single Los Angeles food truck run by Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, two Maine…
Scrub Daddy
Scrub Daddy makes the smiley-faced, texture-changing kitchen sponge that took a $200,000-for-20% deal from Lori Greiner on Shark Tank in…
Notion
Notion is a productivity and workspace platform, founded in 2013 and rebuilt from near-collapse in 2015 after a Kyoto, Japan…
Duolingo
Duolingo is a free language-learning app that went public on the Nasdaq in July 2021. Built on a freemium model…
GitHub
GitHub is a code hosting and collaboration platform, founded in 2007 and launched publicly in 2008. It ran bootstrapped and…