Getting on Shark Tank is no easy task. Of the tens of thousands of entrepreneurs who apply to Shark Tank, only a few will be asked to audition, fewer will be called to pitch, and even fewer will make it to television. Read our list of resources to make navigating through the casting process a little easier.
Shark Tank Casting Application Process
Step 1: Check Your Eligibility
You must meet these requirements to apply:
- Legal U.S. Resident
- At least 18 years old (minors may apply via a parent/guardian)
- No candidacy for public office within a year post-season
- Must pass a background check
- No affiliation with any Shark Tank producers, sponsors, or related entities
Step 2: Apply to Shark Tank
You can apply through one of two methods:
- Online via the Shark Tank Casting Application Form.
- Attend an Open Casting Call.
Step 3: Prepare While You Wait
Review your business model and prepare for potential interviews. Even if you don’t advance, the preparation can help for other opportunities.
Step 4: The Pitch
If selected, you’ll pitch to the Sharks. This is a rare opportunity to gain both investment and exposure.
Learn more about what to do in the tank on All Shark Tank Products.
Shark Tank Questions You Need to Know
Investors need detailed information to consider your business. Prepare answers to these essential questions:
- What stage is your company in? (e.g., Idea, Development, Live)
- Investment details: How much, time frame, and usage?
- Company’s founding date and operational duration?
- Lifetime sales and financial performance last year?
- Sales to date this year and projections for the end of the year?
- History of external fundraising efforts?
- Business growth attempts and outcomes?
- Reasons for wanting to pitch on Shark Tank?
- Unique selling proposition and business notability?
- Origin and development story of your business?
- Major challenges faced and solutions implemented?
- Associations, clubs, awards, and accolades related to your business?
Winning Shark Tank Audition Videos
Need a little inspiration for you Shark Tank audition video? Watch the auditions that got these Alumni a spot in front of the Sharks!
[1] Pork Barrel BBQ Shark Tank Audition
[2] Hamboards Shark Tank Audition
[3] Posture Now Shark Tank Audition
[4] Glovestix Shark Tank Audition
[5] Grease Monkey Wipes Shark Tank Audition
Frequently Asked Questions
Can You Get on Shark Tank With Just an Idea?
Yes, but securing investment is more challenging without demonstrated traction or revenue.
How Hard is it to Get on Shark Tank?
Annually, over 40,000 apply but less than 100 make it to air, highlighting the competitiveness of the selection process.
Does Shark Tank Take a Percentage of Your Company?
No, Shark Tank no longer requires equity as a condition for participation.
What Makes a Great Pitch?
A great pitch is concise, passionate, and well-informed, ideally summarizing your business compellingly within 90 seconds.
“I’m comin’… I’m comin’ to get ya… I’m coming to have them bid me up to $92k for my overwhelmingly unique, so far out of the box proven business that it will be the next Coca-Cola.”
yeah!
James
oops… $92M
of course you are.
I can help millions of people.
How so?
Hello! how are you doing, I am Christine Ivory an author.(HOW CAN YOU HELP ME ) I have a book that teaches children about fruits, vegetables, and spices through rhymes and riddles. And to form a well-balanced diet. While they are learning and having fun. I also have a teacher guide for my book. The book is entitled (Rhymes And Riddles With The Twenty-Six Letters). I am trying to get my book into your school and also sponsorship. Thank you have a blessed and safe day In Jesus’ Name 🙏🏼❤️ www.\pagepublishing.\com/books/?book=rhymes-and-riddles-with-the-twenty-six-letters
How?
Would you help me and my invention? Its going to be in everyones home one day. Its currently in licensing and I have submitted the patent. I need a manufacturer to help me get my product out there.
Hi James. I’m not in United States or even a citizen. I’m a Nigerian…But I have a thought in my mind, a single idea that could potentially elevate the tech of an entire $48.6b industry using good Ai…
I’d love to just air it out there for the sharks, but seems that the odds are slightly against me, any advice?
Thanks
I appreciate being able to send a message. My name is Lisa Jones I have a great ideal and need help getting started and launched, I need need a team of people for my ideal. I’m looking for a Partner, 2 investors and a few sponsors. Thank you🙏
Hi Lisa it’s good you asked that question i too have an idea and would also need help, with that am hoping that they respond to your question soonest
I also have an idea but I hired a company to validated that my idea is actually achievable and at low cost. I also got a patent for the idea.
I was always curious how does just having an idea without even prototype works? I am just looking for royalty and not sure how that works! I have never seen such episode.
I’ll partner if you’ll partner on mine…
The online application is all blacked out cant fill it out
Yeah I want to get on Shark Tank for my invention and it’s been patented as well I’ve been inducted into the Marquis who’s who in America publication for my invention and I like to get on Shark Tank to show everyone my new lighter
I can’t fill out application because page no longer exists. What should I do?
Hello I want to get on shark tank with my patent for my mobile recharging system for electric vehicles.
Good luck, although it’s likely you’ll be incentivized to stop the attempt or forced to stop living. It boggles me how the actions of people like Tesla, haven’t made it abundantly clear that messing with oligarch’s money is a risky idea.
have a new game a game of strategy a small plastic compact case pocket size
can be played any where I know this game would be a success can be a table game a cell phone app game inexpensive u can spend hrs. of time playing its very
challenging & a mind challenger game I was already approved for patent but do not have the funds to Market the game please contact me thank u
would like to get on SHARK TANK and show this wonderful inexpensive game
to play its a perfect mind teaser
yes i definitely like to get on shark tank
THIS IS ANTHONY CASTRO AND IM NEXT IN LINE FOR THE MILLIONS FOR MY HEADLIGHT RESTORATION FORMULA.. 08/26/22
4.5 MILLION AND 10%SHARE SALES FROM POMONA CA 91768…
I’d like to get an opportunity to talk with the sharks about my patented portable pocket. To hold your phone mainly in a bra but does work on any item of clothing. I need help to manufacture it to sell. Please sharks if you see this.
You really should look into the correlation between breast cancer and keeping a phone in the bra. In men it affects the areas closest to the pocket. The allowable toxin levels are within the standards but they companies still hav to disclose the health hazards because they’re really bad.
i created somthing for kids with desablities and special needs who have a dream to do somthing and they now can do it with what i made
Hi Shark Tank Team,
Happy Wednesday – hoping this finds you healthy and well. For reference, name is Wes Carrington, Purple Heart Recipient and Medically Retired and Disabled Special Operations Topographical Counter Intelligence Marine Corps Veteran.
I presently serve as the Director of Risk Management with G1VE Atlanta (GIVE Atlanta). It is both an honor and with much gratitude that the G1VE Atlanta Team and I look forward to the opportunity of speaking with you and your City of Atlanta Team Members regarding the manner by which G1VE Atlanta is cohesively and effectively Eradicating the Epidemic that is Cyclical Homelessness.
Also, since 2020, our homeless populations here in Atlanta and our great State of Georgia have increased 71% – unfortunately, 48% of that 71% belongs to the city of Atlanta/Fulton County.
Many costs that the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, as well as our great State of Georgia, through direct and indirect sponsorship and emergency services, incurred/experienced are:
-Law Enforcement [personnel/resources] becoming involved in taking said homeless person(s) to jail because said homeless person has nowhere else to go/does not have the physical/mental “know-how” to feed or take care of themselves.
-This is a frequent occurrence/quite common amongst our disadvantaged Georgians who happen to be homeless veterans that do not have the mental capacity/lack the mental capacity – and should not have to suffer by calling the streets, corners, etc…”Home.”
Hospitals –
-Staff
-Physical supplies
-Additional tangible and intangible resources and assets
-Civil servants/Other Governmental –
-Agencies
-Groups
-Personnel/Resources
-Mental Health personnel’s involvement in the placement and treatment of our displaced/homeless Georgians
Over $38,000 per person annually is spent/invested in trying to address or locate the appropriate services and needs to fulfill those homeless and disadvantaged populations. In removing barriers to access, the team here at G1VE Atlanta would like to/seek to complement your team as we further address and gain better understanding regarding:
-How we will team together to create a tangible, positive, and direct impact (which will ease the heavy burden and additional heavy lifting) by removing barriers to access to, again, those most critical of needs and services such as homeless shelters;
-How and where said homeless Georgian/disadvantaged Georgia populus would be able to find a homeless shelter that is not full for the night, thereby deduplicating the efforts spent by the many [aforementioned] services that attempt to temporarily house, feed, and take care of our homeless Georgians.
Currently, my organization, G1VE Atlanta, is formalizing partnerships as an incumbent, strategic resource [partner] with:
-Atlanta Regional Commission
-DCA (Department of Community Affairs)
-GA HMIS/Eccovia Solutions (ClientTrack)
-Department of Veterans Affairs
-Gateway Center
-Martin Luther King (MLK) Collaborative
-Partners Against Domestic Violence (PADV)
-MARTA –
-To directly place G1VE kiosks strategically next to MARTA bus stops and, with no competition to MARTA Operations, using the on demand nonprofit rideshare services that G1VE Atlanta facilitates (leveraging internal assets and resources) to operate optimally, efficiently, and effectively, to pick up our homeless Georgians.
Using the technological, proprietary algorithm that develops the real-time intelligence to directly aid and support that homeless Georgian. This occurs whether or not the closest homeless shelter that said displaced Georgian/Atlantan is being driven to is full (our Rideshare Service leverages Electric Vehicles to reduce carbon emissions and ensure an efficient and productive operation/ongoing support and timely assistance), thereby, again deduplicating the efforts and time invested to help said homeless Georgians find the care they need that night and at that time.
With a prospective/potential partnership with you and your team, how would the advancement of G1VE Atlanta, a large regional/national Nonprofit Social Technology Managed Services Provider (MSP) and Pre-Discharge Planning Systems Integrator (and our “Rides On Demand” initiative) leveraging technology to remove barriers to access to directly impact and reduce the number of homeless veterans and non-veteran persons/families be in line/aligned to/with your/your team’s/City of Atlanta’s mission and strategic/tactical outlook?
Additionally, as point(s) of reference, I will gladly include the following:
-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Non Profit/501(c)(3) Award Letter
-Due Diligence Package, titled: “Q3 2022-Q4 2023 G1VE Atlanta Corporate Governance-Initial Due Diligence Package-CXX [Client Confidential]”
In the interim, please let us know your/your team’s’ availability to connect this week/next so that we may mutually begin/continue Eradicating the Epidemic that is Cyclical Homelessness.
Looking forward to hearing from you and receiving your feedback/confirmation regarding the receipt of the aforementioned.
Thank You,
W.B. Carrington, CTPRA, GRCA, LSSMBB (USMC – Ret.)
Semper Fi
Hello, if anyone wants to collab on their startup Lmk!
Hi Kai
Would love to know specifically how we could collaborate on my project, looking for a co-founder for my awesome invention that holds a provisional patent.
PATENTED Visionary Equine/Pet Grooming Device that will Revolutionize the Grooming Industry! This product has no equal & will provide the Licensee with the Monopoly in this exploding Pet Care Industry. This Therapeutic Innovation will ensure our Furry Friends’ Physical & Emotional Well-Being!
Hi my name is Sharon Bell I have had a dream for over 6years now I have tried from the time I got sick until now I weighted over650 pounds I could not walk or even handle any of my own business but you just can’t give up and I want .I am happy too have gotten this chance or even this fari thank you so much.
MY PRODUCT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. MIRACLE PAIN RELIEF BALM RELEIVES ALL TYPES PAIN WITHIN MINUTES…. MONEY BACK GUARANTEED!!! I’m asking 20 million for 20yrs. And 25% And I’ll buy it Back from you 20yrs later for 20 million…. I FIRM ON THIS OFFER!!
I watch shark tank and i see people get money and i need money for my school supplies for a project.
I have applied to Shark Tank for my Idea on a Hands Free & Voice Free public safety device. Allowing you to place an Emergency Response alert (without your phone) to authorities in the event of an Emergency. Hands bound, gagged, in a trunk…no matter the seriousness of the situation first responders will be able to locate & identify you in reduced time – thus potentially reducing the inevitable. Predators will be caught, cases will be closed faster, evidence will be gathered, eventually crime will reduce once awareness of this product spreads. This device will have impact to drastically decrease sex trafficking, rapes, abductions, the social & global impact is limitless!
Hi Sharks
My company created a new US mailbox design which will mark a new stage in the United States market. After a year of fight with the US Postal Service’s top engineers, we got approval to manufacture and sell it.
I will at least try to pitch an idea for licensing just to see can I get on TV.
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Hi I’m also trying to get on shark tank to introduce my new product. It’s called.#Lit it’s a device that will light up over 1 billion decal stickers. It will attach to any apparel including handbags, purses, and backpacks.. looking for investor, licensing, deal or partnership. check out my webpage. Also, there’s a video attached to it if you just press the button on the bottom page. litdecalsticker.com