The Stars Of ‘Shark Tank’ Reveal Their Favorite Success Stories

GrooveBook

GrooveBook appeared on Shark Tank in 2012 and was pitched by founders Julie and Brian Whiteman. Their product was a smartphone app that lets users save social media image posts and have them printed in a customized photo book. Before being on Shark Tank, GrooveBook had about 18,000 paid subscribers.

Sharks Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary were interested in the GrooveBook concept and made a deal for $150,000 for 80 percent of the licensing rights. In just five days of their appearance on Shark Tank, GrooveBook saw their sales triple. In 2014, photo service Shutterfly acquired GrooveBook for $14.5 million.