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Kevin O'Leary Net Worth & Shark Tank Deals

Kevin O'Leary is a Canadian businessman and investor from Montreal. He co-founded SoftKey Software Products in 1986; SoftKey bought The Learning Company in 1995, and Mattel acquired The Learning Company in 1999 in a multibillion-dollar deal that made O'Leary wealthy. He later started O'Leary Funds, the O'Shares ETF business and O'Leary Ventures, and became known as an investor on CBC's Dragons' Den from 2006. O'Leary is one of the original Sharks from Season 1 (2009) and remains a permanent Shark in Season 18 (fall 2026).

Net worth*: $150 million
Shark Tank deals: 147
Invested on air: $34.04M
Avg. equity taken: 14.7%
Seasons: S1-S18
Still operating: 76%

Quick facts

Born: July 9, 1954 (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Education: B.A. in Environmental Studies and Psychology, University of Waterloo (1977); MBA, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario (1980)
Founded: SoftKey Software Products (co-founder, 1986), O'Leary Funds (2008), O'Shares Investments, O'Leary Ventures
Joined Shark Tank: Season 1 (2009)
Notable deals: Talbott Teas, GrooveBook

*Net worth: Celebrity Net Worth, May 2026. Third-party estimates vary and change over time.

Kevin's best Shark Tank deals

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#1 Deal

S10 · E21

Basepaws

Basepaws offers at-home DNA test kits for cats using a cheek swab sample.

Acquired from $99

#2 Deal

S4 · E22

Wicked Good Cupcakes

Wicked Good Cupcakes bakes cupcakes layered in mason jars, making them easy to ship…

Acquired from $25.99

#3 Deal

S5 · E13

GrooveBook

GrooveBook is a mobile app subscription that prints photos from a user's phone into a…

Acquired $150K / 80%

#4 Deal

S7 · E11

Lovepop

Lovepop makes intricate 3D pop-up greeting cards using sculptural paper engineering…

Still in business from $13

#5 Deal

S4 · E1

Buggy Beds

Buggy Beds is a bed bug detection product that uses small glue traps placed around a bed…

Still in business from $12.99

#6 Deal

S7 · E7

Simply Fit Board

Simply Fit Board is a curved balance board used for twisting, core-focused workouts.

Status unconfirmed from $40

#7 Deal

S6 · E8

Bottle Breacher

Bottle Breacher makes bottle openers crafted from real .50 caliber bullet casings, often…

Status unconfirmed $150K / 20%

#8 Deal

S12 · E21

LARQ

LARQ makes reusable water bottles with a cap that uses UV-C light to help purify water and…

Acquired from $100

Kevin's portfolio in words

display provide tool shopper smartphone waste event parent kids phone birthday household light home reusable online children gift offering everyday family comfort activity bottle toys homeowner buying portable digital design food holiday plastic service water aims

The most common words in descriptions of the 147 companies Kevin O'Leary backed on Shark Tank. Bigger words appear in more product descriptions.

What Kevin invests in

🏠 Home & Lifestyle

🍽️ Food & Drink

🏃 Fitness, Sports & Outdoors

🧸 Kids & Education

🌿 Health & Wellness

💻 Technology & Software

💄 Fashion & Beauty

🐾 Pet Products

Favorite deal partners

Sharks Kevin most often teams up with on multi-Shark deals.

Lori Greiner25 deals together
Robert Herjavec23 deals together
Mark Cuban16 deals together
Daymond John11 deals together

All 147 deals

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Product	Season	Investment	Equity	Status
Basepaws	10	$125K	5%	Acquired
Wicked Good Cupcakes	4	$75K	0%	Acquired
GrooveBook	5	$75K	40%	Acquired
Lovepop	7	$300K	15%	Still in business
Buggy Beds	4	$50K	5%	Still in business
Simply Fit Board	7	$62.5K	10%	Status unconfirmed
Bottle Breacher	6	$75K	10%	Status unconfirmed
LARQ	12	$500K	2%	Acquired
Talbott Teas	3	$250K	35%	Acquired
Bohana	11	$200K	8%	Acquired
WaiveCar	9	$500K	2%	Acquired
Zipz	6	$2.5M	10%	Out of business
REMplenish	17	$200K	5%	Still in business
STOMP Athletics	17	$50K	15%	Still in business
Gerty	17	$50K	30%	Still in business
PeeSport	17	$150K	12%	Still in business
Makers Social	17	$150K	20%	Still in business
Screen Skinz	17	$150K	7.5%	Still in business
Clean Green Golf Balls	17	$175K	7.5%	Still in business
Never Have I Ever	17	$150K	10%	Still in business
Nude Foods Market	17	$125K	10%	Still in business
Chalkless	16	$200K	2%	Still in business
Legit Kits	16	$150K	5%	Still in business
CowPots	16	$200K	20%	Still in business
The Tomte Cake	15	$200K	15%	Still in business
Soy-Yer-Dough	1	$100K	17%	Acquired
Bye Bye Button	18	$12.5K	12.5%	Still in business
ZALT	18	$150K	12.5%	Still in business
Wedding Weekender	18	$350K	20%	Still in business
9 STRAP	17	$200K	5%	Still in business
Im'peccable Chicken	17	$100K	7.5%	Still in business
Dome Dock	16	$100K	15%	Still in business
Pho Licious	16	$500K	15%	Still in business
Nameberry	16	$350K	24.9%	Still in business
Psyonic	15	$333.3K	2%	Still in business
Thrill Builders	15	$100K	10%	Still in business
Meat the Mushroom	15	$75K	16.65%	Still in business
Dingle Dangle	15	$75K	20%	Still in business
RoboBurger	15	$750K	4.5%	Still in business
Poplight	15	$150K	8%	Still in business
Au Baby	15	$80K	35%	Still in business
VSEAT	15	$100K	12.5%	Still in business
Chefee Robotics	15	$500K	15%	Still in business
Eyewris	14	$25K	4%	Still in business
Turbo Trusser	14	$100K	33%	Still in business
Woosh	14	$500K	10%	Still in business
Zip String	14	$50K	10%	Still in business
Tia Lupita	14	$500K	5%	Still in business
Cabinet Health	14	$250K	3.5%	Still in business
Parting Stone	14	$200K	5%	Still in business
Wad-Free	13	$200K	10%	Still in business
Songlorious	13	$125K	10%	Still in business
Banana Loca	13	$125K	12.5%	Still in business
Roq Innovation	13	$100K	10%	Still in business
Sunflow	13	$1M	5%	Still in business
54 Thrones	13	$125K	8.75%	Still in business
HelloPrenup	13	$75K	15%	Still in business
Va Broom	13	$350K	2.5%	Still in business
Round21	13	$250K	10%	Still in business
Tristen Ikaika	13	$250K	15%	Still in business
Magic Dates	13	$150K	33.3%	Still in business
Flasky Flowers	13	$25K	10%	Still in business
Behave Bras	13	$150K	20%	Still in business
Pooch Paper	12	$250K	0%	Still in business
Animated Lure	12	$325K	10%	Still in business
Swipe N Snap	12	$60K	25%	Still in business
Prime6	12	$200K	25%	Still in business
Mountain Flow Eco-Wax	12	$150K	10%	Still in business
StepNpull	12	$300K	6%	Still in business
Bertello	11	$120K	25%	Still in business
Goumi	11	$1M	10%	Still in business
The Measuring Shovel	11	$20K	15%	Still in business
Blueland	11	$270K	3%	Still in business
Boost Oxygen	11	$1M	6.25%	Still in business
EZC Pak	11	$125K	5%	Still in business
Kreyòl Essence	11	$400K	5%	Still in business
Beardaments	11	$150K	25%	Still in business
First Saturday Lime	11	$100K	25%	Still in business
Aira	11	$166.7K	5%	Still in business
Cup Board Pro	10	$20K	4%	Still in business
ToyBox	10	$150K	13%	Still in business
CertifiKID	10	$600K	19%	Still in business
BatBnB	10	$100K	33.3%	Still in business
Le-Glue	10	$80K	20%	Still in business
BenjiLock	9	$200K	10%	Still in business
Rounderbum	9	$150K	5%	Still in business
DrainWig	9	$300K	15%	Still in business
Frywall	9	$50K	5%	Still in business
Snarky Tea	9	$75K	25%	Still in business
The Pop by Doddle & Co.	9	$250K	10%	Still in business
Apollo Peak	8	$100K	20%	Still in business
Digiwrap	8	$150K	20%	Still in business
Potato Parcel	8	$50K	10%	Still in business
Wine & Design	8	$500K	10%	Still in business
Pinblock	8	$100K	50%	Still in business
Rareform	8	$300K	10%	Still in business
XCraft	7	$300K	5%	Still in business
Extreme Sandbox	7	$75K	10%	Still in business
PRx Performance	7	$80K	20%	Still in business
IllumiBowl	7	$100K	25%	Still in business
Felt	7	$225K	10%	Still in business
Frill Clothing	6	$50K	10%	Still in business
PittMoss	6	$200K	11.67%	Still in business
Boo Boo Goo	5	$100K	25%	Still in business
Total Merchant Resources	5	$200K	50%	Still in business
Paparazzi Proposals	5	$125K	16.5%	Still in business
Focus Designs SBU	4	$150K	16.5%	Still in business
VerbalizeIt	4	$250K	20%	Still in business
How Do You Roll?	4	$1M	20%	Still in business
UniKey Technologies	3	$250K	20%	Still in business
Classroom Jams	1	$50K	20%	Still in business
My Therapy Journal	1	$40K	25.5%	Still in business
A Perfect Pear	1	$250K	25%	Still in business
Gift Card Rescue	1	$100K	25%	Still in business
The Square Keg	14	$300K	20%	Status unconfirmed
MCSquares	11	$300K	25%	Status unconfirmed
Critter Pricker	11	$115K	15%	Status unconfirmed
Pop It Pal	10	$250K	5%	Status unconfirmed
DeskView	10	$150K	20%	Status unconfirmed
Bridal Buddy	8	$37.5K	15%	Status unconfirmed
TekDry	8	$500K	5%	Status unconfirmed
Sunscreenr	8	$800K	33.3%	Status unconfirmed
Vengo	7	$1M	1.5%	Status unconfirmed
Petnostics	7	$150K	10%	Status unconfirmed
Honeyfund	6	$400K	0%	Status unconfirmed
GreenBox	6	$300K	10%	Status unconfirmed
Breathometer	5	$200K	6%	Status unconfirmed
Coffee Joulies	4	$37.5K	0%	Status unconfirmed
LiddUp Coolers	4	$100K	33%	Status unconfirmed
Me-Ma's Gumbo	4	$100K	25%	Status unconfirmed
Drive Suits	4	$150K	30%	Status unconfirmed
Ruck Pack Combat Nutrition	4	$75K	10%	Status unconfirmed
Fridge Fronts	2	$50K	25%	Status unconfirmed
Jump Forward	1	$300K	25%	Status unconfirmed
Tabby	13	$300K	30%	Out of business
Monti Kids	10	$200K	2.5%	Out of business
Bundil	10	$100K	50%	Out of business
Inboard	8	$375K	2%	Out of business
Toor	8	$250K	5%	Out of business
Sarah Oliver Handbags	7	$83.3K	10%	Out of business
Geek My Tree	7	$225K	50%	Out of business
Innovation Pet	7	$250K	12.5%	Out of business
Yubo	5	$75K	10%	Out of business
Fun Time Express	5	$62.5K	10%	Out of business
Velocity Signs	5	$75K	10%	Out of business
CateApp	4	$37.5K	15%	Out of business
Toygaroo	2	$100K	17.5%	Out of business

Per-Shark amounts split multi-Shark deals evenly where exact splits weren't disclosed. Deals are as agreed on air.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Kevin O'Leary's net worth?

Kevin O'Leary's net worth is estimated at $150 million (Celebrity Net Worth, May 2026). Estimates vary by source and change over time.

Why is Kevin O'Leary called Mr. Wonderful?

The most widely told version is that Barbara Corcoran sarcastically called him "Mr. Wonderful" during Season 1 after a tough offer, and he embraced it. Wikipedia notes he had already referred to himself that way in a 2006 Dragons' Den casting video, and he has given different explanations over the years.

Is Kevin O'Leary still on Shark Tank?

Yes. He is one of the returning permanent Sharks for Season 18 in 2026 and has been on the show since Season 1.

How did Kevin O'Leary make his money?

Mainly through educational software: his company SoftKey acquired The Learning Company, which Mattel bought in 1999. He later built investment businesses including O'Leary Funds and O'Shares ETFs.

Is Kevin O'Leary Canadian?

Yes. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and was an investor on the Canadian show Dragons' Den before Shark Tank.

How many Shark Tank deals has Kevin O'Leary made?

Our database lists 147 on-air deals by Kevin O'Leary across 18 seasons, totaling about $34,043,333.33 in announced investment.

What is Kevin O'Leary's best Shark Tank investment?

Top-ranked Kevin O'Leary deals on our list include Basepaws, Wicked Good Cupcakes and GrooveBook.

What kind of companies does Kevin O'Leary invest in?

Kevin O'Leary invests most often in Home & Lifestyle companies on Shark Tank.

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