Kickstarter

First into the tank is Tara Brown of The Sleep Styler, seeking $75,000 for 20 percent equity.

Key Takeaways: The Sleep Styler on Shark Tank

  • Investment: Secured $75,000 for 25% equity from Lori Greiner.
  • Product: Hair rollers that style hair while you sleep, combining comfort with functionality.
  • Sales and Fundraising: Raised $47,000 on Kickstarter in one month and sold $6,000 worth of products in three weeks.
  • Shark Interest: Lori Greiner jumped in quickly, recognizing the product’s potential in the beauty market.
  • Entrepreneur: Tara Brown, an ophthalmologist with a passion for beauty and innovation, designed the product.

What is The Sleep Styler Exactly?

The Sleep Styler helps keep hair looking healthy and beautiful while you sleep.

The soft rollers straighten and curl with an ultrasuede texture, making it really easy to achieve the perfect hairstyle. Their website states that the rollers “hug your head like little pillows,” so they are great for sleeping or can be used while you work or binge-watch your favorite shows.

The original and mini rollers cost $45 while the bundle costs $80 online.

The sharks are impressed with the rollers and even more impressed by the fact that Brown raised $47,000 in a one-month Kickstarter campaign and have sold $6,000 worth of products in three weeks. Brown even enrolled in fashion school to learn how to sew, in addition to working as an ophthalmologist.

Brown is looking for a “business ninja” and Lori Greiner believes she would be the perfect fit. She offers $75,000 for 30 percent and wants the offer to be accepted right away. Before anyone else can jump in, Brown counters Greiner with 25 percent equity, which Greiner accepts.

Social Media Reacts to The Sleep Styler’s Appearance on “Shark Tank”

Latest Update: Where is The Sleep Styler Now?

Since its debut on Shark Tank, The Sleep Styler has gained popularity as a beauty product and is now sold at major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Bed Bath & Beyond. The exposure from Shark Tank, along with Lori Greiner’s QVC ties, has helped expand its product range and introduced new options, including mini rollers for various hair types.

Wrapping Up

Each week on “Shark Tank,” budding entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch their emerging business to six multi-millionaire and billionaire investors, known as sharks:

  • Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks;
  • Daymond John, fashion mogul and founder of FUBU;
  • Kevin O’Leary, self-proclaimed Mr. Wonderful and founder of O’Leary Financial Group;
  • Barbara Corcoran, real estate maven; Lori Greiner, queen of QVC;
  • Robert Herjavec, technology guru and founder/CEO of the Herjavec Group.
  • Venture capitalist Chris Sacca is also slated to appear as a guest shark this season.

“Shark Tank,” which is based on “Dragons’ Den,” is produced by Mark Burnett and first debuted in 2009. To date, the sharks have invested more than $87 million in various companies after engaging in numerous bidding wars and shark fights. A new episode airs each Friday at 9 p.m. on ABC.

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