Kevin O'Leary

Kevin O'Leary has made 147 deals on Shark Tank across 18 seasons — 51 fell through after the show; biggest: $2.5M in Zipz.

Main Shark · Seasons 1–18

AKA 'Mr. Wonderful.' Chairman of O'Leary Financial Group. Co-founded SoftKey, which he sold to Mattel for $4.2 billion. Known for royalty-based deal structures.

Kevin O'Leary
64% success rate96 active deals
Thriving 34
Operating 40
Struggling 1
Acquired 7
Out of Business 13

Kevin O'Leary's Shark Tank Deals

Active Deals

96

147 made on air

Invested

$29.2M

Deal Rate

35.8%

a deal in 132 of 369 episodes

Close Rate

62%

82 of 133 confirmed

Avg Deal

$303,750

Median Deal

$200,000

Biggest Deal

$2.5M

Zipz

Avg Valuation

$3.1M

Kevin O'Leary's Best Shark Tank Investments

#CompanyOn-air dealRevenue
1Simply Fit Board$125,000$160M
2Blueland$270,000$100M
3Lovepop$300,000$100M
4Wine&Design$500,000$12M
5P Rx$80,000$9M

Ranked by the most recent reported or estimated annual revenue on each company page. Companies without a sourced revenue figure are not ranked.

Estimated Portfolio Value

Est. Stake Value

$50.2M

70 of 96 companies valued

Est. ROI

242%

on $14.7M, the Shark's share of the 70 valued deals

Largest Est. Stake

$7.5M

Lovepop

CompanyRevenueEst. ValueStake
Lovepop$100M$200M$7.5M
Simply Fit Board$160M$200M$4.9M
Groove Book$5M$30M$3.1M
Blueland$100M$200M$2.4M
MC Squares$3.8M$9.5M$2.4M
Snarky Tea$6M$15M$2.4M
Pho Licious$5M$13.8M$1.7M
Toy Box$6M$33M$1.6M
P Rx$9M$29.7M$1.5M
Certifi KID$5M$15M$1.3M

Stake = reported revenue × category multiple × equity share. Only 70 of 96 portfolio companies have reported revenue.

How Kevin O'Leary Invests

Negotiation

Amount vs Ask+14.0%
Equity vs Ask+8.5pts

Top Co-Investor

Robert Herjavec

13 deals together

Deal Structures

Equity Only58
w/ Royalty29
w/ Loan9

Deals by Season

Top Categories

Home & Lifestyle
24
Food & Beverage
15
Children & Education
11
Fitness & Sports
9
Technology
9

Every Kevin O'Leary Shark Tank Deal (96 deals, 51 fell through)

CompanyAmountWhere it is now
$350,000Operating
$150,000Operating
$150,000Thriving
$300,000Operating
$400,000Thriving
$800,000Thriving
$50,000Operating
$350,000Thriving
$150,000Operating
$150,000Operating