Mark Cuban

Billionaire entrepreneur and former owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Made his fortune selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999.

Main SharkS2–S17Compare
Mark Cuban
66% success rate174 active deals
Thriving 73
Operating 69
Acquired 7
Shut Down 23

Scorecard

Deals

174

Invested

$57.8M

Deal Rate

62.9%

174 of 337 episodes

Close Rate

66%

170 of 258 confirmed

Avg Deal

$332,420

Median Deal

$250,000

Avg Valuation

$2.5M

Estimated Portfolio Value

Est. Stake Value

$146.5M

132 of 174 companies valued

Est. ROI

316%

on $35.3M invested

Best Investment

$13.1M

Dude Wipes

CompanyRevenueMultipleEst. ValueEquityStake
Dude Wipes$100M2.75×$200M6.5%$13.1M
BeatBox Beverages$45M2.75×$123.8M7.6%$9.4M
2400 Expert$50M2.75×$137.5M5.4%$7.5M
Bala Bangles$29M3.30×$95.7M6.9%$6.6M
CupBop$64M2.75×$176M3.0%$5.3M
Mad Rabbit$25M3.30×$82.5M6.3%$5.2M
Ice Shaker$50M3.30×$165M2.5%$4.2M
Bucket Golf$12M3.30×$39.6M10.4%$4.1M
Guardian Bikes$25M3.30×$82.5M4.8%$3.9M
Fat Shack$17.5M2.50×$43.9M8.4%$3.7M

Stake = reported revenue × category multiple × equity share. Only 132 of 174 portfolio companies have reported revenue.

Patterns

Negotiation

Amount vs Ask+27.3%
Equity vs Ask+10.2pts

Top Co-Investor

Lori Greiner

33 deals together

Deal Structures

Equity Only164
w/ Royalty5
w/ Loan6

Deals by Season

Top Categories

Food & Beverage
44
Fashion & Beauty
28
Home & Lifestyle
25
Fitness & Sports
21
Children & Education
13

Portfolio (174 deals, 88 fell through)

CompanySeasonAmountEquityCategory
S16$200,00030%Food & Beverage
S16$1M12.5%Fitness & Sports
S16$250,00020%Food & Beverage
S16$300,00020%Fitness & Sports
S16$250,0005%Children & Education
S16$120,00030%Fashion & Beauty
S16$120,00025%Home & Lifestyle
S16$200,00020%Fitness & Sports
S16$300,00010%Home & Lifestyle
S16$400,00015%Home & Lifestyle