Future SharksThe new business publication for the founders building what comes next.https://futuresharks.com/en-usBen Chestnut Never Raised a Dollar for Mailchimp. Intuit Paid $12 Billion for It.https://futuresharks.com/ben-chestnut-mailchimp-never-raised-venture-capital-12-billion-intuit/https://futuresharks.com/ben-chestnut-mailchimp-never-raised-venture-capital-12-billion-intuit/Ben Chestnut started Mailchimp on a dot-com severance cheque, never took outside funding, and sold to Intuit for about $12 billion. The record, sourced.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMTJake Loosararian Turned Down a $500,000 Offer With $100 in the Bank. Gecko Robotics Is Now Valued at $1.25 Billion.https://futuresharks.com/jake-loosararian-gecko-robotics-turned-down-500000-before-1-25-billion/https://futuresharks.com/jake-loosararian-gecko-robotics-turned-down-500000-before-1-25-billion/Jake Loosararian had about $100 left when a customer offered $500,000 for Gecko Robotics. He said no, passed on a $2M offer, and built a $1.25B company.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMTLori Greiner's Shark Tank Deals: The 9 Companies on Her Website, Checked Against the Public Record (2026)https://futuresharks.com/lori-greiner-shark-tank-deals-what-happened/https://futuresharks.com/lori-greiner-shark-tank-deals-what-happened/Lori Greiner's own site features nine Shark Tank companies. We checked each sales and sale claim against filings and reporting: some hold up, some are stale.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:20:00 GMTThe Woobles on Shark Tank: A Crochet-Kit Bidding War, $450,000 From Cuban and Greiner, and a Deal the Founders Didn't Closehttps://futuresharks.com/woobles-shark-tank-cuban-greiner-deal-never-closed/https://futuresharks.com/woobles-shark-tank-cuban-greiner-deal-never-closed/The Woobles on Shark Tank: a five-Shark bidding war ended at $450,000 for 6% from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner in 2022. Why it didn't close, and what came next.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:10:00 GMTWicked Good Cupcakes on Shark Tank: Kevin O'Leary's Cupcake Royalty, the Math Behind 'Over $1 Million', and the Sale to Hickory Farmshttps://futuresharks.com/wicked-good-cupcakes-shark-tank-kevin-oleary-royalty-hickory-farms/https://futuresharks.com/wicked-good-cupcakes-shark-tank-kevin-oleary-royalty-hickory-farms/Wicked Good Cupcakes on Shark Tank: Kevin O'Leary took a $1-then-45-cent royalty per cupcake for $75,000 in 2013. The math, and the sale to Hickory Farms.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMTRed Dress Boutique on Shark Tank: A $1.2 Million Deal That Shrank to $600,000, and the Founder Who Bought Mark Cuban Outhttps://futuresharks.com/red-dress-boutique-shark-tank-mark-cuban-deal-buyback/https://futuresharks.com/red-dress-boutique-shark-tank-mark-cuban-deal-buyback/Red Dress Boutique on Shark Tank: a $1.2 million deal from Cuban and Herjavec became $600,000 from Cuban alone. Then founder Diana Best bought his stake back.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:50:00 GMTDrop Stop on Shark Tank: Two Friends, a Car-Seat Gap, Lori Greiner's $300,000, and Sales Figures From $24 Million to $100 Millionhttps://futuresharks.com/drop-stop-shark-tank-lori-greiner-car-seat-gap-filler/https://futuresharks.com/drop-stop-shark-tank-lori-greiner-car-seat-gap-filler/Drop Stop on Shark Tank: Lori Greiner paid $300,000 for 20% of the car-seat gap filler in 2013. What happened next, and which of its sales figures add up.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:40:00 GMTGrooveBook on Shark Tank: A $2.99 Photo Book App, a Licensing Deal With Cuban and O'Leary, and Shutterfly's $13.7 Million Purchasehttps://futuresharks.com/groovebook-shark-tank-shutterfly-13-7-million-acquisition/https://futuresharks.com/groovebook-shark-tank-shutterfly-13-7-million-acquisition/GrooveBook on Shark Tank: the photo-book app got a licensing deal from Mark Cuban and Kevin O'Leary in 2014. Shutterfly bought it that fall for $13.7 million.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMTHow to Get on Shark Tank in 2026: The Application, the Odds, and What Founders Who Made It Did Differentlyhttps://futuresharks.com/how-to-get-on-shark-tank/https://futuresharks.com/how-to-get-on-shark-tank/How to get on Shark Tank: where to apply, how open calls work, the odds (about 0.2% air), and what Scrub Daddy and Squatty Potty learned from casting.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:20:00 GMTThe Most Successful Shark Tank Companies, Ranked by What's Actually Documented (2026)https://futuresharks.com/most-successful-shark-tank-companies/https://futuresharks.com/most-successful-shark-tank-companies/The most successful Shark Tank companies ranked by documented sales prices, valuations and revenue, not net-worth guesses: Poppi, Everlywell, Ring and more.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:10:00 GMTShark Tank Deals by the Numbers: What 33 Companies Show About Valuations, Equity and Deals That Closehttps://futuresharks.com/shark-tank-deals-by-the-numbers-ask-vs-deal-closing-rate/https://futuresharks.com/shark-tank-deals-by-the-numbers-ask-vs-deal-closing-rate/Across 33 Shark Tank companies we profiled, deals valued founders at a median 56% of their ask, and 20 of 29 on-air deals are documented as closed.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMTSpikeball on Shark Tank: Chris Ruder Shook Hands With Daymond John for $500,000, Then Walked Away and Built a Sport Insteadhttps://futuresharks.com/spikeball-shark-tank-daymond-john-deal-fell-apart-roundnet/https://futuresharks.com/spikeball-shark-tank-daymond-john-deal-fell-apart-roundnet/Spikeball on Shark Tank: Chris Ruder accepted $500,000 for 20% from Daymond John, then the deal fell apart. By 2017 Spikeball did $15 million in sales a year.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:40:00 GMTCoffee Meets Bagel on Shark Tank: The Kang Sisters, Mark Cuban's $30 Million Buyout Talk, and the Dating App That Stayed Independenthttps://futuresharks.com/coffee-meets-bagel-shark-tank-kang-sisters-turned-down-30-million/https://futuresharks.com/coffee-meets-bagel-shark-tank-kang-sisters-turned-down-30-million/Coffee Meets Bagel on Shark Tank: the Kang sisters turned down Mark Cuban's $30 million buyout talk in 2015. What the offer was, and where the app is now.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMTDude Wipes on Shark Tank: Mark Cuban's Last-Second $300,000, a Kroger Order, and Sales Figures That Grew With Every Updatehttps://futuresharks.com/dude-wipes-shark-tank-mark-cuban-25-percent-deal/https://futuresharks.com/dude-wipes-shark-tank-mark-cuban-25-percent-deal/Dude Wipes on Shark Tank: Mark Cuban took 25% for $300,000 in 2015. What happened next, the $9 million flushability settlement, and how big it is now.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:20:00 GMTFlexScreen on Shark Tank: Joe Altieri's Bendable Window Screen, Lori Greiner's Matched Offer, and the 2025 Sale to RiteScreenhttps://futuresharks.com/flexscreen-shark-tank-lori-greiner-ritescreen-acquisition/https://futuresharks.com/flexscreen-shark-tank-lori-greiner-ritescreen-acquisition/FlexScreen on Shark Tank: Joe Altieri took a cash-plus-credit deal from Lori Greiner in 2020. Sales grew past $30 million, and RiteScreen bought it in 2025.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:10:00 GMTBantam Bagels on Shark Tank: Lori Greiner's Deal, a $34 Million Sale, and the Filing That Shows the Earnout Was Worth Zerohttps://futuresharks.com/bantam-bagels-shark-tank-lori-greiner-34-million-sale-closure/https://futuresharks.com/bantam-bagels-shark-tank-lori-greiner-34-million-sale-closure/Bantam Bagels on Shark Tank: Lori Greiner backed the mini stuffed bagels in 2015 and they sold for $34M in 2018. The buyer's filings show how it ended in 2022.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTEverlywell on Shark Tank: Julia Cheek's $20 Million Ask, Lori Greiner's Credit Line, and a $1.3 Billion Valuation Three Years Laterhttps://futuresharks.com/everlywell-shark-tank-julia-cheek-lori-greiner-1-3-billion/https://futuresharks.com/everlywell-shark-tank-julia-cheek-lori-greiner-1-3-billion/Everlywell on Shark Tank: Julia Cheek asked $1 million for 5% in 2017 and got a credit-line deal from Lori Greiner. By 2020 investors valued it at $1.3 billion.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:50:00 GMTBreathometer on Shark Tank: All Five Sharks Paid Four Times the Ask, Then the FTC Said the Breathalyzer Didn't Workhttps://futuresharks.com/breathometer-shark-tank-all-five-sharks-ftc-mark-cuban-loss/https://futuresharks.com/breathometer-shark-tank-all-five-sharks-ftc-mark-cuban-loss/Breathometer on Shark Tank: all five Sharks put $1 million into the smartphone breathalyzer in 2013. Then the FTC case, the refunds and Mark Cuban's worst loss.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:40:00 GMTPlated on Shark Tank: The Mark Cuban Deal That Fell Apart, a $200 Million Sale to Albertsons, and a Shutdown Two Years Laterhttps://futuresharks.com/plated-shark-tank-cuban-deal-albertsons-200-million-shutdown/https://futuresharks.com/plated-shark-tank-cuban-deal-albertsons-200-million-shutdown/Plated on Shark Tank: the meal-kit startup's Mark Cuban deal never closed. Albertsons bought it for about $200 million in 2017, then ended its delivery in 2019.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMTKodiak Cakes on Shark Tank: Joel Clark Turned Down Half His Company, Grew Revenue 50-Fold and Sold to L Cattertonhttps://futuresharks.com/kodiak-cakes-shark-tank-no-deal-l-catterton-joel-clark/https://futuresharks.com/kodiak-cakes-shark-tank-no-deal-l-catterton-joel-clark/Kodiak Cakes on Shark Tank: Joel Clark walked away from $500,000 for 50% in 2014. Then revenue grew over 50x and L Catterton bought a majority stake in 2021.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:20:00 GMT