The WISP Shark Tank Update

The WISP Shark Tank Pitch

Eben Dobson appeared on Shark Tank Season 10, Episode 5, which aired on November 17, 2018, with lightweight broom and dustpan innovation for easier sweeping.

The WISP is listed in the Lifestyle Home category. In plain terms, the business is described as lightweight broom and dustpan innovation for easier sweeping.

The WISP asked the Sharks for $500,000 for 10%, implying a valuation of about $5 million.

The source data lists no completed on-air deal for The WISP.

This pitch is included as context for the more important question: what happened after Shark Tank.

The WISP After Shark Tank

The WISP came close to a deal but ultimately left without one. Kevin O'Leary briefly offered $500,000 for half the company, then withdrew after Eben Dobson tried to bring Lori Greiner back into the conversation. The pitch made clear that the product had real appeal, but the business was carrying heavy debt and weak unit economics. (The WISP update

The immediate Shark Tank effect was meaningful. Follow-up coverage says sales jumped roughly 600% after the episode, Lori later helped by featuring the product on QVC during the 2018 holiday season, and the company eventually reached about $7 million in revenue while expanding beyond the original broom and dustpan into items like miniWISP, a self-cleaning mop, and window-cleaning products. (The WISP post-show sales update

The later public trail is much weaker than the early spike. By late 2024, recap reporting found the website redirecting away from the original business, X inactive since 2018, and Facebook without new posts after 2021. That does not prove a formal closure, but it makes the current operating status uncertain rather than confidently active. (The WISP current-status reporting

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Sources used for this page: Shark Tank API pitches