As Mark Cuban prepares to leave 'Shark Tank,' here's how some of his investments have done (2024)

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Mark Cuban has invested in 85 companies on Shark Tank, according to the website Sharkalytics, which tracks the investments on the business reality series.

1. Tower Paddle Boards. One of Cuban's notable investments is Tower Paddle Boards — a unique company that specializes in inflatable paddle boards and beach lifestyle products. Cuban's initial investment of $150,000 in 2011 was a bold move, and it paid off as the company flourished under his guidance.

So he entered a massive options trade to protect his $1.4 billion stake. For every 100 shares of Yahoo stock, Cuban bought one put contract (strike $85) and sold one (strike $205).

We do know that she makes an estimated $1.1 million for a 22-episode season of Shark Tank and about $5 million per year from her retail business (the one she founded when she invented her very first product).

While all the Sharks have their own successful pursuits, Mark Cuban is by far the richest Shark, with a net worth of $6.2 billion under his belt as of 2023.

Lori Greiner has made her millions by creating and selling more than 1,000 products, including some of the most popular jewelry and cosmetic organizers of all time. Her products have been sold on QVC and by retailers across the world.

Nevertheless, appearing on “Shark Tank” had benefits. Within a month of the show airing, the couple sold some $1 million worth of products. Then, in 2022, they sold their entire company. “We still owned 100 percent of it,” said Coddou, “which means that we got 100 percent of the purchase price.”

Ring. One of the most notorious (and successful) Shark Tank rejects started as a video doorbell name Doorbot. After a famously tepid reaction from the sharks, Amazon later bought the company for a deal worth nearly $1 billion.

Cuban has an estimated net worth of $6.2 billion as of November 2023, according to Forbes. Cuban sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.6 billion before the dotcom bubble burst. He also owns Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, which sells generic prescription drugs at wholesale prices.

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Mark Cuban's investments

Amazon (AMZN -0.58%) has been a particularly successful investment for Cuban. In 2019, Cuban said that he owned almost $1 billion in Amazon stock, and that he paid a split-adjusted price of between $25 and $35 per share (Amazon trades for about $125 per share as of mid-2023).

Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban later led the company's daily operations which was eventually sold to Yahoo! on April 1, 1999, for $5.7 billion, making it the most expensive acquisition Yahoo! has made.

Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank."

He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), co-owner of 2929 Entertainment, and one of the main "sharks" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.

According to this story on the Sony hack , Mark Cuban was offered $30 000 in Season 5, $31 200 in Season 6 and $32 484 in Season 7. Presuming that he didn't renegotiate the deal, he was offered a 4% raise with every season. This means that in Season 8 (current season) he could be earning $33 829 per episode.

Mark Cuban founded video portal Broadcast.com with fellow Indiana University alum Todd Wagner in 1995 and sold it to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999.

Breathometer received $650,000 for 30% equity from 5 different Sharks in Season 5.