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Interesting. I've seen a few seasons of this and the international versions, and found it odd how different valuation works compared to with valley VCs.

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Yes I agree. I think the main contributing factor is that it's on television.

Shark Tank also takes 2% stake regardless if they get funded or not.

Not really, it was 5% equity or 2% royalty and according to a Forbes article[1] ABC hadn't asked the two people interviewed for any money. The article also said their source claimed ABC wouldn't be asking for either in upcoming seasons.

[1]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2013/06/13/is-shark-tank...

Not sure if these are still the terms, but here's the original 5% / 2% document:

http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/sharktank/SharkTank3OpenCal...

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