The Shark Tank team has its work cut out for it in Philadelphia.
Hundreds of entrepreneurs showed up on Friday at Rivers Casino for the ABC product pitch show to audition for a spot in Season 17 and the possibility of a deal with one of the celebrity “shark” investors.
We don’t have an official number of the entrepreneur hopefuls who showed up, but the casino announced that its event space had exceeded capacity, and the group would be split into two to accommodate everyone.
And the line was long, snaking through two aisles of the parking garage that led into the event space.
We didn’t get to go past the registration area to see the pitches, but we did meet some of the entrepreneurs in line — some local, some from out of town.
Keep scrolling to see some of the entrepreneurs who came out. Who knows, maybe we’ll see some of them on TV facing the sharks!
From New Jersey, Siena Rampulla pitched PULLATTracker, a safety app that is like carrying a silent alarm that contacts the help you need when you need it.
Philly stiltwalker Mafalda Thomas-Bouzy pitched an art hall filled with music and dance for kids.
Philly-based Monday Born Mentality uses the day of the week you were born to help strategize your life.
The founders of Philly’s Mea Culpa clothing brand.
The founder of the Glass Slipper, a silicone product that sits in commercial glassware racks to prevent wear and tear.
The founder of a new technology for generators who came all the way from Houston.
Titi from Middletown, Delaware, pitched Titi’s Kitchen chinchins, a crunchy snack originally from Nigeria.
A founder from Wiles-Barre, Pennsylvania, pitched an innovative garden stake system.
Full Moon from Philly is pitching Autistic Academy, an education program that focuses on of autistic people.
From Buffalo, New York, ALL Dream Sports, a platform that follows the journeys of youth athletes.
The founder of a new kind of ladder called Cube Ladder, from Media, Pennsylvania.
Nate McIntyre, founder of Bodyrock Bootcamp, pitched and demonstrated his simple but effective isometric fitness device.
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