They requested one hundred fifty thousand dollars of investment for twenty percent. Isaac asimov once said the most exciting phrase to hear in science. Shark tankbacked groovebook acquired by shutterfly for. Say hello to a new groovebook in the mail each month. Help sharkalytics expand its shark tank knowledge base. The groovebook update revealed the service was sold to shutterfly, resulting in the largest deal in shark tank history. Kevin olearys best shark tank investments best shark. Groovebook is an app and service which lets you print photo books from your cell phone and then ships them to you monthly. Quickly following the shark tank appearance, groovebook skyrocketed to over a million monthly subscribers.
Nov 17, 2014 shutterfly tells us today that groovebook has more than 1 million downloads, 200 million photo uploads and groovebook subscribers have grown 15 times since appearing on shark tank. Dec 05, 2018 the other big shark tank winner in olearys portfolio is groovebook from season 5, he says. A shark tank success story richards patent law firm. Jun, 2018 groovebook, an app that allows users to flag social media photos and request physical prints as part of a customized photo book, appeared on season five of shark tank and scored a deal with mark. The top five highest earning shark tank products of alltime. Groovebooks pitch took place in the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of shark tank, which aired on january 10, 2014. Kevin oleary may only invest in approximately 8% of the pitches hes heard, the lowest of all the sharks, but he often holds out for just the right opportunity to come his way. Groovebook s shark tank deal was successfully funded. The company was created by brian and julie whiteman and is a photoprinting app subscription service.
This is the groovebook pitch to the sharks on shark tank season 5 episode. On the abc hit show shark tank, kevin oleary also known as mr. The whitemans accepted a joint deal from mark and kevin for licensing rights. The groovebook owners, who appeared on shark tank and.
Groovebook pitch shark tank season 5 episode youtube. In season 5, kevin oleary invested in groovebook, which lets you print photo books from your cell phone. The other big shark tank winner in olearys portfolio is groovebook from season 5, he says. Terence thomas kevin oleary born 9 july 1954 is a canadian businessman, author.
How shutterfly will make money from shark tank marketwatch. It looks amazing benefits from myself once in the eighties was a film editor photographer. Im kevin oleary and this is my official facebook page. Terence thomas kevin oleary born 9 july 1954 is a canadian businessman, author, politician, and television personality. Brians mom saw the impact of groovebook, and encouraged them to go on the tv show shark tank to get investorbacking and national exposure. The deal happens less than one year after their shark tank pitch. Eleven months after making a deal with shark investors mark cuban and kevin o leary on national television, groovebook announced it was. His idea was groovebook, a monthly service that would print smartphone pictures in a book. If you have any information we should add or change, tell us in the comments. Here are the 15 best investments each shark has made on shark. The investors loved the concept and they struck up a deal. Suddenly more interested, kevin began probing brian and julie. If you want to know more you can find it in the links below.
Brian launched his pitch by introducing himself and his baby mama to the sharks. Oct 14, 2019 kevin toured the facilities to share in the success of one of his most profitable ventures and even mentioned groovebook on jimmy kimmel live when discussing the lifechanging effects shark tank has had on companies and people like brian and julie. Groovebook, one of my favorite shark tank companies, shared some very big news today. Shutterfly trades on nasdaq, and one of the biggest internet photo publishing services on the internet with over 60 million registered users. Shark tank celebrity kevin oleary says deals dont get done if entrepreneurs cannot explain their products or plans. After its shark tank appearance, groovebook was eventually acquired by another company. Kevin oleary reveals his big winners from shark tank. Shark tank s kevin oleary crushes my dreams of cookie startup. Groovebook, one of my favorite shark tank companies, shared some very big news today on good morning america check out their amazing story, its the american dream. Shutterfly tells us today that groovebook has more than 1 million downloads, 200 million photo uploads and groovebook subscribers have grown 15 times since appearing on shark tank. Kevin olearys track record on shark tank sharkalytics. Kevin oleary reveals his big winners from shark tank cnbc.