Asked by: Abdoulaye Wrabič
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Do the Sharks really invest?

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YES, all of the money the sharks invest towards the product is their own money. At the start of the show right after the intro a disclaimer comes by and states that all the money being invested is their own.


Beside this, do sharks really invest their own money?

As reality shows go, ABC's “Shark Tank” is indeed real, says investor Mark Cuban. “It's our money, it's all real,” Cuban tells Yahoo Finance editor-in-chief, Andy Serwer in an interview published Thursday. The Sharks put down their own money and the entrepreneurs are pitching their real businesses.

One may also ask, is Shark Tank real or staged? This is what he said about how much of the show is real and how much is staged: “It's all real. There's nothing fixed and nothing staged. Literally those deals go from 30 minutes for just stupid-ass ones to 2.5 hours for some people.”

Subsequently, one may also ask, which Shark has made the most money from shark tank?

Scrub Daddy Shark that bit: Lori Greiner ($200,000 for 20-percent equity). Sales: Scrub Daddy has moved 10 million units for total sales of more than $50 million since the pitch.

Who is the nicest shark on Shark Tank?

Mark Cuban on why this Shark is his favorite 'Shark Tank' co-star. “Shark Tank” investor Mark Cuban revealed he has a favorite Shark: Barbara Corcoran.

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