Don’t doubt the “Shark Tank” effect.
It’s the lesson we’ve learned time and time again as local companies take the national TV stage and pitch their ventures to a panel of investors, an event often followed by rapid growth that threatens to make or break them.
Sara Polon, founder of District-based soup company Soupergirl, is now riding that wave, looking to raise somewhere between $500,000 and $1.5 million in seed funding to sustain her business.
