Bug Bite Thing Shark Tank Update

Bug Bite Thing Shark Tank Pitch

Kelley Higney and Ellen McAlister appeared on Shark Tank Season 11, Episode 4, which aired on October 20, 2019, with suction tool for relieving bug and insect bites.

Bug Bite Thing is listed in the Accessories Gadgets category. In plain terms, the business is described as suction tool for relieving bug and insect bites.

Bug Bite Thing asked the Sharks for $150,000 for 10%, implying a valuation of about $1.5 million.

On the show, Bug Bite Thing made a listed deal with Lori Greiner for $150,000 for 10%.

If treated as straight equity, the listed deal works out to about $1.5 million implied valuation, roughly the same implied valuation as the ask.

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

Bug Bite Thing After Shark Tank

Bug Bite Thing closed its deal with Lori Greiner, then became one of the more visible Season 11 consumer-product winners. The product was easy to explain, cheap enough for mass retail, and demo-friendly for TV. (Bug Bite Thing Shark Tank update

Follow-up coverage documents a major retail buildout, including CVS, Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, and a later Season 12 update segment about rapid growth during the COVID-19 period. (Bug Bite Thing follow-up reporting

The current official store sells the suction tool, kids versions, accessories, and bundles, so the brand remains active around its original chemical-free insect-bite relief positioning. (Bug Bite Thing official site

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Sources used for this page: Shark Tank API pitches