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Ambron: BrandYourself asked Shark Tank for $2M at 13% equity

Patrick Ambron · EP 474: SharkTank No Deal, $6M Raised, $4.2M in 2015 Revenue, 10,000 Customers To Help Clean Up Your Online Image with Brandyourself CEO Patrick Ambron · Nov 10, 2016 · at 3:31

BrandYourself CEO Patrick Ambron outlines the original investment terms he pitched on Shark Tank before negotiating with the investors.

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“I asked for two million for 13%.”

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Patrick Ambron asked for $2 million in exchange for 13% equity when pitching BrandYourself on Shark Tank.

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Assessment

Patrick Ambron asked for $2 million for a 13.5% equity stake when pitching BrandYourself on ABC's Shark Tank (Season 6, Episode 23; aired March 20, 2015), rather than 13.0%. The valuation amount ($2 million) is exact, and the 13% figure cited by Ambron in the podcast is an offhand rounding of the broadcasted 13.5% ask (a relative deviation of under 4%).

Broadcast records and contemporaneous reporting from Inc. Magazine (March 23, 2015) confirm Patrick Ambron's initial ask on Shark Tank Season 6, Episode 23 was $2 million for 13.5% equity.
The stated figure of 13% represents a rounded approximation of the actual 13.5% equity ask.

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