Who pitched the Sharks? David Patrick and Zack Fleishman It goes on all sorts of things – skateboards, strollers, and more. What the company does: Shark Wheel’s wheel design is not circular, it’s Q-shaped, to put it as simply as possible. The company disappeared shortly after the deal was done, according to, and the founders moved onto other projects. Shark(s) that went in on the deal: Barbara Corcoran

Barbara’s investment bought her a 40% stake, of which she gave half to Vinny for becoming the face of the product. Other terms: Closing conditions called for the product name to be changed to the Vinny Wad and for Vinny Pastore’s resemblance to be on the product. Implied valuation: $250,000 Deal they got on Shark Tank: Season and episode they were on: Season 2, Episode 4. Who pitched the Sharks? Johnny Gennaro & Vinny Pastore What the company does: A rubber band that works as a money clip. However, the company still seems to be in operation based on an active Twitter account and listing on Google Maps. The North Jersey Record reported that Tod Wilson was arrested in 2017 on charges of witness tampering. Shark(s) that went in on the deal: Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John Implied valuation $4,600,000 Deal they got on Shark Tank: Season and episode they were on: Season 1, Episode 1. What the company does: Retail and wholesale pie factory with two retail locations in New Jersey. Anything is possible.įrom failed investments to businesses disappearing, we’ve rounded up some of the most interesting businesses based on data from Sharkalytics – and looked into what happened after the founders made a deal with the Sharks. Or, as you’ll see, sometimes things happen to the founders themselves and they choose to abandon the business. Sometimes the deal even falls through after they said yes on camera.

Sometimes businesses don’t succeed because of other reasons. A lot of people assume that once you raise venture capital investor money, you’re set for life. In particular, it’s interesting to if businesses are, well, still in business. It can be crazy to see how things go when the cameras turn off. There are even full blogs, like Sharkalytics and SharkTankBlog, dedicated to tracking these companies. But little do people know, a lot goes on after the Sharks say “yes”. It’s one of the reasons Shark Tank is so popular. Many entrepreneurs dream of raising money from famous investors like Mark Cuban or Barbara Corcoran.

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