- Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake, KIND Snacks’ founder Daniel Lubetzky, and 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki are joining Shark Tank
Shark Tank — the popular venture capital pitch reality TV show on ABC — has announced the new guest judges that will be joining for season 11. The new season is premiering on September 29 and it will feature guest judges Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake, KIND Snacks’ founder Daniel Lubetzky, and 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki. Plus tennis star and Sugarpova founder Maria Sharapova is also joining the panel.
Some of the other guest judges that will be joining include RSE Ventures co-founder and CEO Matt Higgins and CAVU Ventures founding partner Rohan Oza. The main judges include Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, and Kevin O’Leary.
Lake originally founded Stitch Fix in 2011 as a company that sends customers clothing based on preferences. And six years later, Lake took Stitch Fix public at the age of 34 thus becoming the youngest female founder to ever lead an IPO. Prior to going public, Stitch Fix had raised about $120 million in funding. For the 2018 fiscal years, Stitch Fix hit $1.2 billion in revenue. Plus Lake is on the board of directors for Grubhub and Glossier.
Lubetzky had launched KIND Snacks in 2003 and now it is a snack food giant. The last time that KIND Snacks revealed revenue was in 2012 when it hit $125 million in sales. And Lubetzky had invested $3 million in three women-led companies including GimMe Health Foods, 479 Degrees, and EatPops in 2015. And Lubetzky also invested in jerky company Krave and nut butter maker Justin’s.
Wojcicki launched the at-home genetics and blood test kit 23andMe in 2006. 23andMe received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for testing the predispositions of diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and cancer. Now 23andMe has more than 5 million customers. And the company raised about $786 million in funding (Crunchbase).
