Shark Tank Pitch
Freaker USA Shark Tank Update
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Wilmington, NC
| Name | Freaker USA |
|---|---|
| Main Presenters | Zach Crain |
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| Last Known in Business | 9/23/2022 |
| Main Location | Wilmington, NC Loading Map |
| Order Shown in Episode | 2 |
| Final Deal | All Sharks went Out |
The Pitch
Zach Crain turned a box truck into a house and traveled across the country throwing grilled cheese parties and sold his brand of drink koozies. Freaker USA koozies stretch to fit several bottle shapes and have whimsical designs.
In Barbara's words, Zach Crain is a "strange cat." Zach is part of the brand, has a long beard, dresses to his own beat, and makes beeping noises between sentences. Freaker USA has done well marketing Zach's brand.
In the last 13 months, Freaker USA has done $320k in revenue. Zach seems to have built Freaker USA into a solid business. While there may be an intelligent person behind the character Zach presents in, the sharks don't see that side of Zach in his presentation, which makes the sharks uneasy giving Zach their money.
If I had to listen to 'Beep beep beep—Hey Mark—Beep Beep Beep—What's up?—Beep beep beep." I'd shoot myself.
Kevin makes a single offer that is beyond Zach's range and, eventually all the sharks go out.
Offers
| Made By | Label | Sharks Part of Deal | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Offered | $200k for 10% of company | |
| Sharks | Offered | Kevin O'Leary | $200k for 50% of company |
| Sharks | Out | Kevin O'Leary | Out |
| Sharks | Out | Barbara Corcoran | Out |
| Sharks | Out | Robert Herjavec | Out |
| Sharks | Out | Daymond John | Out |
| Sharks | Out | Mark Cuban | Out |
Mark Cuban
Out
Daymond John
Out
Kevin O'Leary
Out
Barbara Corcoran
Out
Robert Herjavec
Out
Updates in Shark Tank Episodes
| Update Season | Update Episode |
|---|---|
| No Episode Updates | |
Update After Shark Tank
I wasn't sure if this was going to be like Steve the pirate in the movie Dodgeball, who cuts his hair at the end of the movie and gives up the pirate act. Zach Crain has instead persisted as we saw him with continued success.
Zach used Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/freakerusa/freaker-feet-127-usa-made-sock-designs/creator_bio to raise money for several products. In 2011 Zach raised $62k for Freaker USA. In 2015 he raised $255k to launch Freaker Feet, knit socks to match Freaker koozies. In 2019 Zach raised $42k for a smaller koozie for cups called the Slippy.Link Preview
Kickstarter
In 2021 Zach raised $266k in a Kickstarter campaign for a new business, Narsehole, a bidet accessory for traditional toilets.
In 2022, Freaker sells its 100% made-in-America koozies and socks at freakerusa.com https://www.freakerusa.com https://www.instagram.com/freakerusa. Their Instagram, @freakerusa Link Preview
freakerusa.com , actively posts.Link Preview
@freakerusa