Shark Tank vs. The Pitch
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Shark Tank vs. The Pitch

S5 E3·Jan 30, 2019·44 min·Season 5

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Zahra Kassam has been on the road in a major way, pitching her startup, Monti Kids. A few months before our show, she pitched on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Today we find out: Did she win over any investors in her two very public pitches? And how do our investors compare to pitching the sharks?

Today's investors are Alexandra Stanton, Sheel Mohnot, Charles Hudson and Phil Nadel.

The Panel

Phil Nadel, investor
Phil Nadel

Forefront Venture Fund

“When I'm investing, I'm looking at it strictly as a return on investment.”
Sheel Mohnot, investor
Sheel Mohnot
“I always start with a lens of: is this building a better world?”
Charles Hudson, investor
Charles Hudson

Precursor Ventures

“We're people pickers at Precursor. That's what I do.”
Alexandra Stanton, investor
Alexandra Stanton
“I deal with rising companies all day long, and you know it when you see it.”

The Outcome

$458,000 raised.

The Deal

$458,000raised from 3 investors

Sheel Mohnot
Sheel Mohnot

$333,000

Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson

Precursor Ventures

$100,000

Alexandra Stanton
Alexandra Stanton

$25,000

The Founder

ZK
Zahra Kassam

Monti Kids

Zahra Kassam is the founder of Monti Kids, a startup that pitched on The Pitch. Kassam pitched Monti Kids to the investor panel on The Pitch and secured investment on the show. Before appearing on The Pitch, Kassam also pitched Monti Kids on ABC's "Shark Tank."