Tagged: shark tank

August 7, 2020 @ 5:00 pm By Andrew Corn  |  

A shark is never your friend, even if he or she happens to be carrying big bags of money. After all, sharks eat people.  They do this literally in the ocean and figuratively in shark tank competitions. Best case: they invest in your deal at… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kevin O’Leary, one of the sharks on Sharktank who calls himself Mr. Wonderful, was visiting with the team at CNBC Squawk Box yesterday when he discussed a forthcoming initial coin offering for a “very prestigious hotel brand” with the security being offered to global investors. … Read More

October 12, 2017 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based Keen Home is set to close its dual equity crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest and Crowdcube later this evening with nearly £3 million from more than 300 investors. The campaign was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £570,000 funding target. As previously reported,… Read More

September 13, 2017 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year and a half after attracting more than $6.6 million during its Testing the Waters (TTW) round on SeedInvest , Keen Home has launched a dual crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest and Crowdcube. The company has attracted over £2.7 million between the platforms so… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 11:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following an appearance on Shark Tank back in 2014, Sara Margulis’ HoneyFund received backing from Kevin O’Leary (AKA Mr. Wonderful). O’Leary is spending some time on CNBC Squawk Box this week to fill in for vacations and one of the first guests on Squawk was… Read More

June 28, 2017 @ 1:50 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

CNBC Shark Tank Alum Xero Shoes are on a roll. In January 2013, Xero Shoes appeared on the ABC show, Shark Tank and turned down a $400,000 offer from Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary, who wanted 1/2 of the company… but they got their DIY sandalled… Read More

June 9, 2017 @ 10:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Oh, the places you will go and the beaches you will see! The Shark Tank Your Life Winner The Undress V3 aims to help backers transition from beach to town simpler, or at least, less revealing. With three successful Kickstarter campaigns and over $864K and… Read More

May 7, 2017 @ 10:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful” to some, is a fan of Fintech. O’Leary is sharing the love by delivering the Keynote address at the upcoming Benzinga Fintech Awards scheduled to take place this coming Thursday in New York City (May… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 5:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter, Indiegogo (rewards), and Shark Tank alum, Fizzics, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo/Microventures this Monday (May 8th). The initiative has successfully secured its initial funding target. Fizzics seeks to use science as a way to create a beer dispenser like no… Read More

February 8, 2017 @ 12:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Shark Tank alum and developer of products inspired by adventure, PolarPro, launched its third crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The California startup is seeking $55,000 for its battery-integrated wireless headphone carrying case, WAVe.  WAVe is described as a charge-and-travel storage that keeps user’s wireless headphones protected… Read More

February 7, 2017 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Shark Tank alum, LuminAID announced on Tuesday the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Chicago-based startup is seeking $15,000 for its solar inflatable lantern, PackLite Max Phone Charger, which allows users to charge their gear anywhere. According to LuminAID, the PackLite Max Phone Charger… Read More

January 25, 2017 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Breathometer, the “world’s first smartphone breathalyzer”, raised $138,437 on Indiegogo back in 2013. The following year, Breathometer visited the studios of Shark Tank where founder Charles Michael Yim “blew the sharks out of the water.” He asked for a mere $250,000.  And what happened? All… Read More

December 12, 2016 @ 12:16 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

Building on its successful Reg A+ campaign on SeedInvest and the company’s first product, the Smart Vent System, Keen Home is now focusing on air purification.  It launched its second product in August, the Smart Filter product line, which combines with a subscription service in order to… Read More

September 27, 2016 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK) announced it has teamed up with real estate entrepreneur and Shark Tank judge, Barbara Corcoran, for its new national marketing campaign.  The online lender stated that starting October, Corcoran will be featured in television and radio commercials and customer communications emphasizing OnDeck’s unique ability to… Read More

August 29, 2016 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Robert Herjavec, founder of Herjavec Group and star of ABC’s hit series Shark Tank, will be presenting a “Fireside Keynote Chat” at the forthcoming “Crowd Invest Summit” scheduled for this December.  The two-day equity crowdfunding conference has also upgraded their venue to accommodate demand. The Crowd… Read More

May 4, 2016 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Keen Home is doing it right. The company is the creator of a smart home air vent. Sexy it is not. Practical and money saving it is. Back in 2014, Keen started with a relatively small crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Keen co-founders Ryan Fant and… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Three-year-old MobCraft Beer, world’s first completely “crowd-sourced” brewery will dive into the Shark Tank tonight (March 11th) to pitch their business to the well-known investors. MobCraft Beer was founded three years ago in Madison, Wisconsin – a city recognized for its love of beer. The… Read More

December 29, 2015 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Jimmy Kimmel pitched a new (and unique) kind of project on the set of the hit series, Shark Tank called Horse Pants. The show revealed in a Facebook post on Tuesday: “You never know what will happen when Jimmy Kimmel and a horse step into… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By AdaPia d'Errico  |  

A look back on a momentous year in real estate crowdfunding takes its many high and notable points not just from one or two players or headlines, but rather, a whole field of them. There are many contributors — as with the structure of crowdfunding… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Highest Valuation Ever on Shark Tank. Trunkster, the “most crowdfunded travel campaign ever”, killed it on Shark Tank last week receiving a $28 million valuation from the typically miserly Sharks.  Trunkster recently ran a rewards-based crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter proving their product by raising almost… Read More