'Shark Tank' Recap: 'Brellabox,' 'BrightWheel,' 'FashionTap' & 'My Fruity Faces'

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Once again ABC's Shark Tank features Chris Sacca who will assess four new businesses, Brellabox, BrightWheel, FashionTap and My Fruity Faces along with sharks Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary, Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran to see if they can make profitable investments.

Chris Sacca is a well-known tech investor who has investments in companies such as Uber and Twitter.

It's not his first time in the shark tank but this time he will have to fight out Cuban, O'Leary, John and Corcoran. Which shark will reign supreme in tonight's new episode?

About FashionTap

Amy Roiland is the woman behind FashionTap, a social networking app for the fashion world.

FashionTap also allows influencers to earn money from brands when people purchase the products they are wearing. It's a very unique concept but will the sharks see a need for an app like this?

"FashionTap is a fashion community that lets members make money from sharing and tagging the brands and products they already know and love.

Social networks do not share economics with the influencers that drive the most valuable advertising revenue. They make it difficult for brands and PR firms to work with influencers directly to promote their products." - FashionTap

The ask: $100,000 for 10% equity.

How it went down: The pitch is very straight forward and easy to understand. She asks the sharks to make this happen. O'Leary says this is happening on other platforms like Instagram and asks why they need her.

Roiland explains that people don't get money from their Instagram posts. She doesn't believe Instagram could have the same abilities as FashionTap.

Roiland says she has the connections but she needs to ramp up their users. Roiland says everything is organic but she is trying to get sponsorships from retailers.

Corcoran wants to know how much the model would be paid and Roiland says they would get around 35% of the sales.

Roiland hasn't gotten anything back because she is giving it back to the users. O'Leary asks how she is living and the sharks are impressed that she has gotten this far with a minimal amount of money.

Cuban asks what happens if their $100,000 doesn't work. She plans on keep trying to motivate the brand. However, that is not what Cuban wants to hear.

Sacca says he doesn't hear anything about the army she will need to cut ad deals. Sacca says Instagram is the fashion social network. Cuban disagrees with Sacca but says Roiland hasn't answered the big question.

He pulls out of the deal. Sacca believes she has challenges and pulls out of the deal as well. O'Leary says he doesn't see the business going anywhere and pulls out of the deal. John says that Instagram is the world and they could easily come up with this. He pulls out as well.

Corcoran seems a bit interested. Corcoran says Roiland reminds her of Brace and Lace. She makes the $100,000 offer but she wants 25% of the business.

Roiland declines the deal. Corcoran believes the door was slammed in her face and pulls out. Roiland goes away without a deal.

About Brellabox

John O'Connor and Anusha Kambhampaty is the team behind the rainy solution called Brellabox. Brellabox is an umbrella box rental service which sounds a little strange but does make sense.

With Brellabox, you can find and rent an umbrella when you need one and return it when you are through with it.

"This is the fifth generation of the machine, and the best one yet. The new machine holds 50 umbrellas, which travel through a foolproof, jam proof path, facilitated by the user.

At only 13? deep, we've kept the foot print small, so 'brellaBox can fit in almost any environment. The new machine also features a return slot just for broken umbrellas." - Brellabox

The ask: $400,000 for 20% equity.

How it went down: O'Connor makes a nice point and Kamghampaty echoes the sentiment but the sharks are already laughing.

John asks how much it is to rent and it's around $1.25. They have been approached by universities and have been featured in the New York Times.

Cuban wants to know if any are in action and the team reveals they are pre-revenue. O'Leary pokes fun at them for spending dead money on the project. He says it is the worst idea he has ever heard in the Shark Tank.

The sharks bring up good points at why this wouldn't work. Sacca says he understands the problem a little bit. He pulls out of the deal anyway.

Corcoran says the umbrellas look too nice for the service. Cuban says he doesn't think it is a bad idea but it is a lot of money. He also pulls out of the deal.

O'Leary pulls out of the deal. Corcoran says it doesn't make sense to her and she pulls out.

John says he doesn't think people will need this everyday and pulls out of the deal. The team goes home without an investment from the sharks.

About My Fruity Faces

Adam Gerber and Bob Ntoya are the masterminds behind My Fruity Faces. My Fruity Faces is a smart way of enticing children to make healthy choices.

The edible stickers are being used in the same manner as colorful illustrations on candy and sugary cereal boxes.

"Inspired by children for children the Dad's reasoned if cartoon images can help the process food industry sell more cookies, chips, and ice cream, why not take the same approach and use it for healthy eating with real nutrient-rich fruit and vegetables." - My Fruity Faces

The ask: $200,000 for 10% equity.

How it went down: Ntoya stumbles on the pitch and his partner has to help him get through it. The pitch was super rocky but the point seems to have gotten across.

John seems convinced but O'Leary wants to know how much money they made. They only made over $120,000 in the first three years and the sharks are worried.

John is not excited when the guys say they haven't gotten a purchase order. The guys are in early stage talks with big companies like Target.

They have also licensed with Nickelodeon and sales shot up after. They have $177,000 in company debt and they only own 18% and 17.5% equity in the company. Corcoran already pulls out of the deal.

John says they made the mistake of thinking money would have helped their problem but they made a mistake. He pulls out of the deal as well. The company on has $4,000 and Cuban says John was right.

Cuban says their effort is the one thing standing between them and success.

O'Leary pulls out and warns them not to invest anymore money in it. Sacca says they are out of money and too many are things are going wrong so he pulls out of the deal.

Cuban says he likes the idea and concept to license characters. Cuban says something is not right and because he has no clue what it is he pulls out of the deal. The guys go home without a deal.

About BrightWheel

Dave Vasen is the creator of BrightWheel and is looking for an investment to take his app to the next level.

The BrightWheel app was invested as a way to help daycares and their personnel get a lot more organized with their administrative tasks.

"Dave's career has been focused on education, having served in leadership roles with AltSchool, Amazon, Cisco, & Teach for America.

The inspiration for brightwheel came from his favorite role - Serena's daddy - and talking with pre-K educators across the country, while the support came from his wife Simoina." - BrightWheel

The ask: $400,000 for 4% equity.

How it went down: Vasen says his company is completely reinventing early education.

He plays a clip of how the app works and how it helps parents get more connected with their child's early education. Vasen is offering more of a connection between parents and their children.

Vasen doesn't want to advertise to the parents and the sharks are a little put off. Vasen is in every state across country and that impresses the sharks.

Sacca agrees that the schools are mismanaged and Cuban agrees. However, Sacca says that he is pitching a lot of different possibilities.

Vasen has raised $2.2 million in investments so far. O'Leary says that he understands what he is doing and thinks it is brilliant, but there are no plans for monetization. O'Leary makes an offer but he wants 10% of the company.

John says he doesn't know if he can add anything and pulls out. Sacca says he likes the business but warns him not throw advertising off of the table. Sacca says he wants to make an offer of $400,000 for 4.85% equity.

Sacca and Cuban get into it because Sacca doesn't understand what else Vasen would need from the rest of the sharks. O'Leary is willing to match Sacca's deal with the fact that this is his space.

Cuban says he would do a deal either way, he would hit Vasen's number or team up with Sacca.

Vasen counters a deal for $600,000 for 6% equity. Sacca counters with an offer on a $9 million evaluation and Vasen makes a deal with Cuban and Sacca.