Shark Tank US Data Analysis

Industry Distribution Word Cloud

Industry Word Cloud
Key Insights:
  • Food and Beverage dominates with 21.4% of all pitches
  • Lifestyle/Home and Fashion/Beauty are runner-ups
  • Technology/Software represents a smaller but significant portion

Deal Probability Heatmap

Deal Probability Heatmap
Key Insights:
  • Sweet Spot: $1-2M valuation + $100-200K ask = 70% success
  • No-Fly Zone: $500K-1M valuation + $200-300K ask = 28.6% success
  • Extreme valuations ($10M+) face skepticism from sharks
Shark Tank Pitches (Sample of First 50)

Season Number

Startup Name

Episode Number

Pitch Number

Season Start

Season End

Original Air Date

Industry

Business Description

Company Website

Pitchers Gender

Pitchers Average Age

Pitchers City

Pitchers State

Entrepreneur Names

Multiple Entrepreneurs

US Viewership

Original Ask Amount

Original Offered Equity

Valuation Requested

1

AvaTheElephant

1

1

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

9-Aug-09

Health/Wellness

Ava The Elephant - Baby and Child Care

http://www.avatheelephant.com/

Female


Atlanta

GA

Tiffany Krumins

0

4.15

50000

15

333333

1

MrTod'sPieFactory

1

2

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

9-Aug-09

Food and Beverage

Mr. Tod's Pie Factory - Specialty Food

http://whybake.com/

Male


Somerset

NJ

Tod Wilson

0

4.15

460000

10

4600000

1

Wispots

1

3

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

9-Aug-09

Business Services

Wispots - Consumer Services

http://www.wispots.com/

Male


Cary

NC

Kevin Flannery

0

4.15

1200000

10

12000000

1

CollegeFoxesPackingBoxes

1

4

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

9-Aug-09

Lifestyle/Home

College Foxes Packing Boxes - Consumer Services

http://collegehunkshaulingjunk.com/

Male


Tampa

FL

Nick Friedman, Omar Soliman

0

4.15

250000

25

1000000

1

IonicEar

1

5

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

9-Aug-09

Technology/Software

Ionic Ear - Novelties


Male


St. Paul

MN

Darrin Johnson

0

4.15

1000000

15

6666667

1

APerfectPear

2

6

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

16-Aug-09

Food and Beverage

A Perfect Pear - Specialty Food

http://www.aperfectpear.com

Female


Napa Valley

CA

Susan Knapp

0

5.59

500000

15

3333333

1

ClassroomJams

2

7

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

16-Aug-09

Children/Education

Classroom Jams - Education

http://www.attachnoted.com/

Male


Chicago

IL

Mark Furigay

0

5.59

250000

10

2500000

1

Lifebelt

2

8

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

16-Aug-09

Automotive

Lifebelt - Automotive


Male


Las Vegas

NV

Robert Alison

0

5.59

500000

10

5000000

1

CrookedJaw

2

9

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

16-Aug-09

Fashion/Beauty

Crooked Jaw - Men and Women's Apparel

http://crookedjawfashions.com/

Male


Hollywood

CA

Craig French

0

5.59

200000

20

1000000

1

StickyNoteHolder

2

10

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

16-Aug-09

Lifestyle/Home

Sticky Note Holder - Productivity Tools


Female


Gardena

CA

Mary Ellen Simonson

0

5.59

100000

20

500000

1

TurboBaster

3

11

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

23-Aug-09

Food and Beverage

TurboBaster - Kitchen Tools


Female


San Francisco

CA

Marian Cruz

0

5.45

35000

35

100000

1

StressFreeKids

3

12

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

23-Aug-09

Children/Education

Stress Free Kids - Baby and Child Care

http://www.stressfreekids.com

Female


Marietta

GA

Lori Lite

0

5.45

250000

20

1250000

1

KwyztaChopstickArt

3

13

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

23-Aug-09

Children/Education

Kwyzta Chopstick Art - Kitchen Tools

http://www.chopstickart.com/

Male


Eugene

OR

Brian Parks

0

5.45

100000

10

1000000

1

50StateCapitalsin50Minutes

3

14

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

23-Aug-09

Children/Education

50 State Capitals in 50 Minutes - Education

http://www.amazon.com/50-State-Capitals-Fun-Minutes/dp/0967970822

Male


Dallas

TX

Ken Bradford

0

5.45

155000

10

1550000

1

VoyageAirGuitar

3

15

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

23-Aug-09

Media/Entertainment

Voyage Air Guitar - Music

http://www.voyageairguitar.com/

Male


Livermore

CA

Jeff and Josh Cohen

1

5.45

500000

5

10000000

1

GiftCardRescue

4

16

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

30-Aug-09

Technology/Software

Gift Card Rescue - Online Services

http://www.giftcardrescue.com

Male


Columbia

MD

Kwami Kuadey

0

4.89

150000

30

500000

1

Coverplay

4

17

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

30-Aug-09

Children/Education

Coverplay - Baby and Child Care

http://www.coverplayard.com/

Female


Los Angeles

CA

Amy Feldman and Allison Costa

1

4.89

350000

15

2333333

1

GraffitiRemovalServices

4

18

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

30-Aug-09

Business Services

Graffiti Removal Services - Professional Services

http://removegraffiti.net/

Male


Portland

OR

Paul Watts

0

4.89

350000

15

2333333

1

SoulsCalling

4

19

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

30-Aug-09

Fashion/Beauty

Soul's Calling, Inc. - Women's Accessories


Female


Dallas

TX

Gina Catroneo

0

4.89

150000

25

600000

1

CoffeeBrandGifts

4

20

9-Aug-09

5-Feb-10

30-Aug-09

Food and Beverage

Coffee Brand Gifts - Novelties


Male


Dayton

OH

Dan Claffey

0

4.89

300000

40

750000

Dataset includes 1,441 pitches; sample of 50 rows shown above.