James Brooks and Nathan Coleman hope their comfortable harem pants with elephants on them are the business that breaks the $100 million threshold in Shark Tank episode 818. Mr. Coleman fell in love with harem pants while visiting Thailand and came home with a bunch. Most of them have elephants all over them, so he […]

Ora means life, health & vitality, in the Maori language of New Zealand. Entrepreneur Will Smelko’s fiance is from New Zealand originally; he pitches Ora Organics along with his business partner and former Berkley roommates in episode 818. They started their business to create natural nutrients (they refuse to call them supplements) without any chemicals. All their products […]

Bruno Aschimanini, Steven Ford, and Brandon Leibel created Sand Cloud Towels to be comfortable at the beach. They also want to preserve marine life, so they donate 10% of all sales to a variety of organizations that preserve and protect marine wildlife and habitats. SandCloud products are high quality, Turkish cotton beach towel with a […]

Abby Speicher hopes she flies off with a Shark on board for Dart Drones, her drone flight school and training academy, in Shark Tank episode 818. Drones, for those who don’t know, are remote control quad copters. Once seen as a toy, they are coming into greater use commercially. The Federal Aviation Administration requires commercial drone pilots […]

Planning a Daycation can be just as hard or even harder than planning a regular vacation. When you go out for the day, you have to bring everything with you and you don’t have a “home base.” Hotels by Day hopes to change that. Brian Dass and Yannis Moati, a couple of travel and hospitality industry […]

Ryan Woltz’s Edn (pronounced EDEN) Wall Garden wants to put fresh herbs and vegetables in everyone’s kitchen. He’ll do it with his appliances that automatically grow food – with the help of a smart phone app. The systems use hydroponics, keeping things simple for users. To grow a garden, simply plant the seed pods, fill […]

Toy Mail creator Gauri Nanda recognizes that kids like technology and want to use it, but many are too young for expensive phones and tablets. Her Toy Mail “talkies” are plush toys surrounding electronics that allow kids to send voice messages to any smart phone with the Toy Mail app. Kids get to communicate with their […]

Bits Box creators Scott Linninger and Aiden Chopra know a thing or two about coding. They’re über computer geeks who used to work at Google before they started their business that teaches kids how to code. Even though they probably made some decent change at Google, the pair looked to Kickstarter to raise just over a […]

Melissa Gersin thinks Tranquilo, a vibrating baby mat she invented, is the cure for fussing infants. She worked as a maternity nurse for six years and found low-level sounds and constant motion calmed infants. The reason for this is infants spend nine months in the womb and move constantly with their mother. There are also […]

Evan Delahanty isn’t just pitching fruit snacks when he shows off Peaceful Fruits in episode 816. He’s pitching a socially responsible company that brings a sustainably harvested product to market with the help of people who have special needs. That’s a pretty tall order. Evan was in the Peace Corps working as a Community Economic Development […]

Niki Rasor made her first of her Fire Fighter Turn Out Bags (FFTOB for short) out of a pocket from her husband, Matt’s, fire fighter jacket. Those big jackets firemen wear are known as turn out gear and they get replaced every 10 years (sooner if they wear out). Matt wanted a pocket removed from […]

Renée Wallace and Dale King created Doc Spartan Combat Ready Ointment as a salve to heal cuts and scrapes “in the field.” Dale wanted something that soldiers could use to heal minor wounds while deployed and cross fit athletes could use to keep on training. Hands get blistered, cut, and scraped from all kinds of […]

Chris Crawford created Rinse Kit because he wanted an easy, portable way to clear sand off his body. He liked to go surfing before work and he didn’t want to bring the beach to the office with him. Chris made the first RinseKit for himself and when people started asking him about it, he decided to start […]

Powerlifting legend Stan Efferding’s Kooler is more than “just another cooler,” it’s three coolers in one. Efferding is considered the world’s strongest body builder and he’s one of the top five wealthiest body builders today. He’s no stranger to public speaking as he conducts talks on nutrition and health all over the country. Over the […]

Elizabeth Granados hopes Little Nomad Mats draw the attention of, and an investment from, the Sharks in episode 814. Little Nomad Mats are just like those colored, foam play mats you see in homes and daycare centers everywhere, except hers are “works of art.” Most foam play mats come in loud, bright colors and don’t […]

Richard Elden, the “king of carts,” wants to wheel away a cart full of cash from a Shark when he pitches D Best Products in episode 814. He’s the king of carts because he’s been making and selling them for nearly 15 years. D Best Products makes carts for luggage, groceries, coolers, and even pets. […]

It took a ruptured eardrum for Jackson Mann to get the idea for Vibes earplugs; it happened while attending a concert a few years ago. He set out to make earplugs that didn’t block the sound of music, but rather lowered the decibels to safe levels. Vibes also allows wearers to hear conversations while wearing them. […]

Pop Up Play creators Amelia Cosgrove and Bryan Thomas know one thing for certain: kids LOVE forts. Kids also love their (or their parents’) tablets and iPhones. The husband and wife team figured out a way to merge the two and educate kids along the way with their concept. Kids design their own forts or […]

Pete Davis and Jon Staff want people to get away from their hectic lives and get closer to nature. They deliver the promise with their tiny house rental/vacation business called Getaway. Tiny homes on wheels are the new rage in the USA as many people want to simplify their lives. Getaway offers an introduction to […]

Laura D’Asaro and Rose Wang feed bugs to the Sharks while they pitch Chirps, their cricket chips, in episode 815 this Friday. This is the second time crickets are in the Shark Tank. The show first saw crickets as food when Chapul, a cricket flour maker, got a deal with Mark Cuban in season five. Mark […]

Ukrainian immigrant Vladislav Smolyanskyy  thinks Pin Block, his innovative new construction toy, could be the next big thing in the toy business. Essentially, the product is a plastic, interconnecting building block. All the blocks are the same size and connect with two pins. They come in a ton of different colors and there are instructions for building a […]

Lisa Binderow created Nice Pipes arm and leg warmers to give herself a stylish yet comfortable way to keep her arms and legs warm while going to the yoga studio in chilly New York City. She’s a yoga enthusiast who wears her yoga pants a lot. Wool leg warmers kept her warm, but they scratched her […]

Mama’s Milk Box creator Elena Petzold created the business she pitches on Shark Tank from another business. She had solid success with a company called Maternity Girl where she curated and sold fashionable maternity clothing at markets, trunk shows, and home parties. While doing so, she found an unmet demand for good-looking breast feeding clothing for […]

GreaseBags inventor Latangela Newsome loves to cook, but hates cleaning up the grease that inevitably comes from cooking. Whether you’re cooking a burger in a pan, chicken in the oven, or bacon, there will be grease (especially with bacon). Getting rid of the grease is messy and inconvenient – that’s where GreaseBags come in. They’re a […]

Navy Seal sniper, TV Personality and motivational speaker Cade Courtley calls his Victory Coffee “liquid gold.” He developed a passion for a good cup of coffee when he was a Seal. He says it was the one thing that kept him grounded while in combat areas. He developed his business after leaving the service to […]