Shark Tank
Shark Tank , a television series that features up - and - coming entrepreneurs pitch their concern ideas to a venire of investors , premiered in August 2009 on ABC and has stay one of the connection ’s fully grown shows ever since . The " Tank " is a place where anyone with a marketable creation and the means to make it can succeed — although set together a decent pitching and having a piddling bit of commercial enterprise good sense certainly does n’t offend .
From zany one - liners from Kevin O’Leary like " Goodbye , you ’re numb to me " to well - crafted startups like Simple Sugars , dozens of businesses have found their succeeder by surviving the Sharks .
update on May 13th , 2022 , by Lynn Gibbs : Shark Tank just had its 13th season , proving how much viewers admire and apprize the relationship between commence - up companies and investor . Over the years , the Sharks have had some good and bad business ideas grace their Shark Tank stage , and some episodes were well rated than others on IMDb . Some of the good Shark Tank deals revolve around bare concepts and entertaining interactions with the Sharks , and fans can agree that these are some of the good Shark Tank sequence .
Simply Fit Board ($160 Million) - 6.9
Season 7 , sequence 7 introduced the Simply Fit Board ( create by mother - girl pair Linda Clark and Gloria Hoffman ) . The low-down IMDb score does n’t seem to have put a damper on the balance board ’s sales , however , since the episode ’s airing the muscle - tone physical exercise tool has convey in more than $ 160 million , making it the 4th - best - sellingShark Tankinvestment , accord toSeoaves .
TheShark Tankepisode also had a guestwhere Jimmy Kimmel did a featured sketch and attempted to flip a series of progressively bats invention to the disquiet dialog box .
Lovepop ($80 Million) - 6.9
Lovepop first made an appearance onShark Tankin season 7 , instalment 11 , a Christmas - themed limited .
computer architecture students Wombi Rose and John Wise , the genius behind the companionship , wield to land a deal with the notoriously demanding ( yet one of the good Sharks ) Kevin O’Leary , strike him with their selection of pappa - up salutation cards . Four year later , their bright theme has collected more than $ 80 million in sales , according toCNBC .
Squatty Potty ($164 Million) - 7.2
squat Potty was an innovative lav footstool devised by enterpriser Bobby Edwards to help prevent constipation . The creator got a opportunity to gear it to theShark Tankon time of year 6 , installment 9 of the series , speedily attracting the aid of Lori Greiner , who buy a 10 % stake in the caller for a cool $ 350,000 .
Now , with the company reporting $ 164 million in sales , that ’s one of the investment funds decisions she ’s certainly most gallant of , and one of themore successful products onShark Tank .
Sleep Styler ($100 Million) - 7.2
Tara Brown sky Sleep Styler , her unique stigma of hair roller that let you either straighten or curl your hair’s-breadth " effortlessly [ and ] with no passion " while you catch some Z’s , to the Sharks in time of year 8 , episode 19 .
The originative — and one of the funniest — delivery won over " Queen of QVC " Lori Greiner , whose participation in the society help it rocket to a monumental $ 100 million in sales by October 2019 , according toCheat Sheet .
Tipsy Elves ($125 Million) - 7.2
wretched sweaters are such a time - honour hallmark of Christmas festivity that it was only a matter of clock time before a company come along that soldonlyugly Christmas sweater . move into Tipsy Elves , make by Evan Mendelsohn and Nicklaus Morton .
evince in time of year 5 , episode 12 , after watching the duo ’s saucy but business sector - minded pitch , Robert Herjavec loved the idea so much that he put up the steel ’s co - creators $ 100,000 for a 10 % interest in the caller , a bargain they gladly accepted . TV Insidernoted that class after its fairly well - received instalment bare , the company has made over $ 125 million in sale .
The Bouqs ($100 Million) - 7.3
Some of the most successful companies to appear onShark Tankfailed to make a deal with even one phallus of the panel . In the case of Ring , a video buzzer , the fellowship went on to sell to Amazon for $ 1 billion nearly 5 yearsafter the Sharks eliminate it . John Tabis , who co - founded The Bouqs ( a flower - delivery service ) with fellow Notre Dame student Juan Pablo Montufar , was ab initio cast to the same fate during his appearance on the show ’s time of year 5 , sequence 27 .
However , three years later , Robert Herjavec change his mind and decided to invest after using Tabis ' religious service to majuscule success at his wedding party . The caller has now made a sum of $ 100 million in sale . It rise that The Bouqs became one of the most successful Cartesian product that did n’t necessarily come from the instalment it was on .
Cousins Maine Lobster ($65 Million) - 7.3
A seafood hand truck seems likean unpopular idea onShark Tankthat could pull $ 65 million in sales , but if you add in the ambition of Cousins Maine Lobster ’s California - based co - founders Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis , what results is a recipe for success .
As seen in season 4 , episode 6 , Barbara Corcoran — using her condition as Shark to get a foot in the seafood business — invest $ 55,000 in the fellowship , and from there it rapidly grew . NowCousins Maine Lobsteroperates more than 20 food motortruck across the United States .
Scrub Daddy ($209 Million) - 7.4
The pappa of successfulShark Tankventures , Scrub Daddy was founded by Aaron Krause . The former detailer was urge to make his own production line of sponges to expend on car before realizing their potency around the house . When he break the Sharks the rundown on Scrub Daddy during season 4 , installment 7 , Greiner saw the chance for yet another successful QVC ware , offering Krause a killer $ 200,000 flock . It go on to be one ofShark Tank’smost successful products .
With the caller presently being valued at $ 209 million , Greiner now recognise that decision as one of the good investments she ’s ever made .
The Original Comfy ($150 Million) - 7.5
The Comfy , a Cartesian product which can be described simply as " a blanket you wear ! " , first appeared onShark Tank ’s season 9 , instalment 12 . This meter , Barbara Corcoran was the first to bite , offering brothers Brian and Michael Speciale $ 50,000 for a 30 % fairness stakes in their company .
Just three year after that portentous episode ’s airdate , the company has made an extraordinary $ 150 million in sales ( viaBiz Newske ) , and they ’re register no sign of slow up down .
EverlyWell ($1 Million) - 7.5
In time of year 9 , episode 12 , the Sharks were acquaint to Julia Cheek , the chief executive officer of an at - home lab test called EverlyWell . Cheek was looking for $ 1 million for 5 % equity . While most of the Sharks backed out because they figured the company would eventually need more than $ 1 million , Lori Greiner jump in .
agree toThe Cinemaholic , " Lori hold to a $ 1 million credit line of quotation at 8 % pastime and a 5 % stake in the company . " Today , EverlyWell is still going strong and has over 30 at - home tests people can corrupt and do themselves . As a Shark , Greiner is estimated to have one of the eminent net worthswith $ 150 million ( viaTechie Games ) and EverlyWell was one of her best investments . Today , Bloombergestimated that EverlyWell is deserving $ 2.9 billion .
