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Yaala Sparkling cofounders Tara Croker and Mel Davey pitching on Shark Tank

Indigenous Shark Tank pitch lands Yaala Sparkling $125,000 from ethical investor Dr Catriona Wallace

Simon Thomsen - September 12, 2023 2 MIN READ

Australian bush flavours drinks brand Yaala Sparkling has landed a $125,000 investment from Shark Tank ‘shark’ Dr Catriona Wallace. The Queensland Indigenous-owned business, cofounded by Wiradjuri Yinaa woman Tara Croker and her mother Mel Davey, is developing a range of alcohol-free drinks flavoured with native ingredients sourced from Indigenous wild harvesters and local farmers. Yaala… Read more »

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Shark Tank Australia brings in US great white Robert Herjavec to join Showpo’s Jane Lu on the investor panel

Simon Thomsen - March 22, 2023 2 MIN READ

Shark Tank Australia, which is returning to the screen in 2023 on 10, has revealed five new investors for the new series. Crossing the Pacific from the US edition is prolific veteran investor Robert Herjavec, who’s ploughed more than $23 million into more than 50 companies across 14 seasons on the show. The Ferrari-racing IT veteran… Read more »

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Shark Tank fintips: entrepreneurs share their best advice for getting bites from investors

Elise Hendriksen - March 14, 2023 5 MIN READ

Fins have emerged from the water again as Shark Tank announces its return to Australian television after a five-year long hiatus! The highly anticipated return of Australia’s beloved business reality TV show can be make or break for those businesses who get the opportunity to swim with sharks. Based on the Japanese Dragon’s Den format,… Read more »

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Network 10 is reviving its MAFS for startups show, Shark Tank Australia

Simon Thomsen - March 3, 2023 2 MIN READ

Five years after the TV company itself went belly up, Network 10 is bringing back its startup investment show, Shark Tank Australia, for a fifth series. The move comes at a time when the term “startup” is much more deeply embedded in the public psyche than eight years ago, when it originally kicked off in… Read more »

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How I grew my startup by 300% after turning down Steve Baxter and Janine Allis on Shark Tank

Matej Varhalik - February 19, 2021 3 MIN READ

Four years into our business journey, the sharks started circling – and we welcomed it. My co-founder and I were pleased to accept the opportunity to appear on Channel 10’s Shark Tank, the show where potential investors were the sharks and entrepreneurs the meat. While our venture had started well, we were at the stage where… Read more »

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Shark Tank investor Dr Glen Richards on why discipline and team culture are key to scaling up

Gina Baldassarre - October 5, 2018 3 MIN READ

Now known as one of Australia’s favourite sharks on Shark Tank, Dr Glen Richards’ entrepreneurial journey began at 27, when he bought a small vet practice in Townsville.

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Channel 10 is finally giving us reality tv role models to look up to

Gina Baldassarre - February 26, 2015 2 MIN READ

Entrepreneurs seem to be the new big thing on television. Having debuted Shark Tank just a few weeks ago, Channel 10 has launched another business program. However, instead of focusing on wannabe entrepreneurs looking for money, new show Where It All Began highlights established entrepreneurs giving back.

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Shark Tank Australia actually delivered some really important home truths in its premiere episode

Mat Beeche - February 9, 2015 4 MIN READ

Last night was the premiere episode of new Channel Ten program, Shark Tank. Originally an American show that started in 2009 and has now been running over there for six seasons and over one hundred episodes, Australia and Portugal are the only two countries in that time to ever launch a local version of the show, both premiering this year.

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Channel Ten reveals who will be the sharks of Shark Tank Australia

Mat Beeche - November 14, 2014 3 MIN READ

It was revealed that co-host of Studio 10, Sarah Harris would be hosting the series when it airs next year and will be accompanied by the sharks who are Steve Baxter (PIPE Networks, StartupAUS and River City Labs), Janine Allis (Boost Juice, Salsa’s Fresh Mex), Andrew Banks (Talent 2 International), John McGrath (McGrath Real Estate) and Naomi Simson (Red Balloon).

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