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Neuro rejected two Shark Tank offers to maintain its minimum valuation

Ryan Chen · The Underdog: From Life Changing Accident to $100M/Year · Feb 7, 2025 · at 11:11

Ryan Chen, co-founder of functional gum brand Neuro, describes pitching on ABC's Shark Tank in 2019 and walking away without a deal.

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“We got two offers that were, like, below what we were asking for, and Kent and I just had this floor where, like, we're just not gonna go below this, and we stuck to our guns.”

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The claim, plainly

Neuro received two investment offers on Shark Tank below their asking terms, which co-founders Ryan Chen and Kent Yoshimura turned down because the offers were below their minimum valuation floor.

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Assessment

During their appearance on Season 11 of Shark Tank (aired in April 2020), Neuro co-founders Kent Yoshimura and Ryan Chen pitched their company asking for $750,000 for 5% equity ($15 million valuation). They received two offers: Kevin O'Leary offered $750,000 for 5% equity with an added $0.50/unit royalty until $1 million was recouped, and Robert Herjavec offered $1,000,000 for 20% equity (later revised down to 14% equity, implying a ~$7.14 million valuation). Both offers were below the founders' asking terms and valuation floor, and Chen and Yoshimura rejected both offers, walking away without a deal.

Neuro co-founders Kent Yoshimura and Ryan Chen appeared on Shark Tank Season 11 seeking $750,000 for 5% equity ($15 million valuation).
Kevin O'Leary made an offer of $750,000 for 5% equity plus a $0.50 per unit royalty until $1,000,000 was recouped.
Robert Herjavec offered $1,000,000 for 20% equity, later revised to 14% equity ($5 million to $7.14 million implied valuation).
Both founders turned down both offers due to the terms falling below their minimum valuation requirements and left without a deal.

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