Shark Tank episode 617 brings 4 new businesses looking for an investment. Each business began while the entrepreneurs were in college. Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta hope to enlighten the Sharks when they pitch LuminAID, their inflatable, solar-powered LED lights designed for use in disaster situations.Jack Dufour and Alley Heffren pitch Taaluma Totes, their line of backpacks made out of traditional fabrics from developing countries. They use the profits to make micro-loans to help people in need. Christopher Gray pitches Scholly, an app that helps students find scholarships. Ryan Fant introduces the latest HVAC technology when he pitches Keen Home, smart phone controlled HVAC vents that allow homeowners to remotely create heating/cooling zones.
Which business gets an investment from a Shark?
The Sharks
- Investor – Mark Cuban
- Investor – Daymond John
- Investor – Kevin O’Leary
- Investor – Lori Greiner
- Investor – Robert Herjavec
Entrepreneurs
- Company – Keen Home
- Company – LuminAID
- Company – Scholly
- Company – Taaluma Totes
- Company – Bottle Breacher – Update
During episode 608, earlier in season six, Elijah Crane and his wife, Jen, did a deal with Kevin and Mark for $150K for 20% of Bottle Breacher. They get an update segment in episode 617.
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Episode 617 – The Shark Investors and Entrepreneurs
The Shark Tank Episode 617 entrepreneurs will make their best pitch to the panel of five Shark investors who will use their own money if they choose to invest. The Shark Investors negotiate on the spot without any previous information, which differs from typical negotiations between venture capital investors and entrepreneurial start-ups.
Companies pitching the Shark Investors must go through a rigorous due diligence process before an on-air deal is completed. Shark Tank Blog follow ups help you keep track of the companies that end up successful and the ones that don’t complete their deal.
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Episode 617 Press Release
ALL OF THE SHARKS BITE INTO A BUSINESS IDEA BUT THE DISCUSSION TAKES A SHOCKING TURN INTO A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN INCIDENT, ON ABC’S “SHARK TANK”
Pitches in This Episode are Business Ideas and Products Started by Entrepreneurs While They Were in College
“Episode 617” – Interest in a scholarship app created by a student from Philadelphia ignites into the most heated Shark fight ever with three of the Sharks walking out of the Tank! Also, a young couple from Vienna, VA provides micro-loans to those in need from the money raised from backpacks made of traditional fabrics from developing countries. An update from former Navy SEAL Eli Crane and his wife, Jennifer, from Tucson, AZ and their product, Bottle Breacher, a unique bottle opener made of recycled .50 caliber shells, which Kevin O’Leary and Mark Cuban invested in during Season 6, on “Shark Tank,” FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
The Sharks in this episode of “Shark Tank” are Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary.
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