Pitch Details
Season / Episode
S8E23
May 5, 2017
Ask
$250,000
for 5%
Ask Valuation
$5M
Deal
$250,000
for 15%
Watch the Pitch
Deal Terms
Amount$250,000
Equity15%
Valuation$1.7M
Mark CubanWhat Happened Next
Deal Fell Through
Deal with Mark Cuban did not finalize; company later raised VC independently
Thriving
$5M
reported
- Appeared on Season 8; deal with Mark Cuban for $250K for 5%
- Premium Afghan saffron sourced directly from Afghan farmers; veteran-founded social enterprise
- Expanded into Whole Foods, Williams Sonoma, and other premium retailers
- Raised additional venture capital funding (over $5M in follow-on rounds)
- Rebranded to Burlap & Barrel as the company expanded beyond Afghan saffron to global single-origin spices
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