Patagonia
Patagonia is the outdoor apparel company founded by Yvon Chouinard, which in September 2022 transferred its ownership — then valued…
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Mailchimp
Mailchimp was an email marketing platform founded in 2001 by Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius, grown entirely on reinvested profit…
37signals (Basecamp)
37signals is the Chicago-based company behind Basecamp, HEY, and ONCE — founded in 1999 as a web design consultancy, pivoted…
Body Jac
Body Jac was a resistance-band push-up trainer pitched on Shark Tank’s first season in 2009. Barbara Corcoran and Kevin Harrington…
ToyGaroo
ToyGaroo was a toy-rental subscription service pitched as “the Netflix of toys,” letting parents rent toys online and swap them…
Breathometer
Breathometer made a smartphone-connected breathalyzer that received a $1 million offer from all five Sharks in 2013 — the largest…