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BoxBlayde

Status: active as of 2026-09-09

Also known as: Box Blayde, 214 Central Industries, Inc.

BoxBlayde is operating, and founder Rob Wright says he rejected the Sharks' offers, leaving no deal to close.

Shark Tank appearance

Season 17, episode 11

Air date
2026-01-28
Appearance source
BoxBlayde — ABC official episode roster episode
Episode guide
Authoritative episode guide
Pitch
A powered tool for cutting cardboard boxes.
Ask
$200,000 for 5% equity.
Offer
Kevin O’Leary, with Chip and Joanna Gaines joining, offered $200,000 for 20%. Daniel Lubetzky offered $200,000 for 15% and later withdrew. Reporting also describes a later O’Leary royalty/equity counter; Wright did not accept any offer.
Deal closed?
No

Dated timeline

DateEventEvidence
2020-08-05 The powered box-cutter invention traces to a 2020 priority date; 214 Central Industries later became the patent applicant/assignee. BBLD5
2023-08-08 214 Central Industries, Inc. filed the BOXBLAYDE federal trademark application; the mark later registered as No. 7462663 on July 30, 2024. BBLD4
2024-04 BoxBlayde commercially launched after its Kickstarter campaign; the founder later reported roughly $500,000 of 2024 sales. BBLD2
2024-07-30 A California registry archive source lists 214 CENTRAL INDUSTRIES INC. as registered with company number 6325611. BBLD6
2026-01-28 BoxBlayde appeared in Shark Tank Season 17, Episode 11. Wright asked $200,000 for 5% and ultimately rejected the Sharks’ offers. BBLD1, BBLD2, BBLD3
2026-02-05 BoxBlayde published a first-person post stating it had received multiple Shark offers but deliberately walked away without a deal. BBLD3
2026-09-09 BoxBlayde’s current site, legal policies and marketplace seller records show ongoing sales under 214 Central Industries, Inc. BBLD7, BBLD8, BBLD9

Legal and entity identity

Legal entities
214 Central Industries, Inc.
Aliases
Box Blayde, 214 Central Industries, Inc.
Successor/acquirer
None verified

California

214 Central Industries, Inc. · 6325611 · current standing unresolved; current legal policies and federal IP records identify the operator

  • California registry archive lists company number 6325611

Limitation: Direct California BizFile entity detail was not captured. Current company policies and marketplace records consistently identify 214 Central Industries, Inc. as operator.

BoxBlayde — California registry archive mirror · accessed 2026-09-09

Notable findings and disputes

  1. verified fact BoxBlayde is operating as of 2026-09-09; founder Rob Wright rejected the Sharks’ offers, so there was no Shark deal to close. [ BBLD7, BBLD8, BBLD9 ]
  2. verified fact The company’s own dated February 2026 account is direct evidence that no Shark deal was accepted; this is stronger than later generic summaries that merely label the pitch 'no deal.' [ BBLD3 ]
  3. verified fact The first U.S. powered-box-cutter patent application is currently shown as abandoned, while the BOXBLAYDE trademark registered in 2024. Patent abandonment does not imply the business or product ceased operating. [ BBLD4, BBLD5 ]
  4. verified fact Current company materials emphasize B2B/retail scale and a commercial product rather than the Kickstarter-stage narrative. No historical same-page archive was obtained, so no claim is made that the company edited or sanitized prior copy. [ BBLD3, BBLD7, BBLD10 ]

What we could not verify

  • Direct current California good-standing record and complete filing history for 214 Central Industries, Inc.
  • Exact final sequence and economics of every on-air Shark counteroffer beyond the well-corroborated $200,000/20% and $200,000/15% offers.
  • Any additional patent continuations or issued utility patents beyond the abandoned application located.
  • Wayback comparison of BoxBlayde pages before and after the January 2026 broadcast.

Full research sources

  1. BBLD1 — BoxBlayde — ABC official episode roster ABC official episode roster published 2026-01-28 accessed 2026-09-09

    Season 17 Episode 11 provenance and BoxBlayde appearance.

  2. BBLD2 — BoxBlayde — episode/follow-up reporting episode/follow-up reporting published 2026-01-30 accessed 2026-09-09

    Ask, sales, offers and no-deal result.

  3. BBLD3 — BoxBlayde — official company first-person post official company first-person post published 2026-02-05 accessed 2026-09-09

    Direct statement that BoxBlayde received multiple offers and said no.

  4. BBLD4 — BoxBlayde — USPTO-derived trademark history USPTO-derived trademark history published current accessed 2026-09-09

    BOXBLAYDE registration 7462663; owner 214 Central Industries, Inc.

  5. BBLD5 — BoxBlayde — Google Patents / USPTO-derived record Google Patents / USPTO-derived record published 2022-02-10 accessed 2026-09-09

    Handheld powered box cutter application, assignee and abandoned status.

  6. BBLD6 — BoxBlayde — California registry archive mirror California registry archive mirror published 2024-07-30 accessed 2026-09-09

    214 CENTRAL INDUSTRIES INC., company number 6325611.

  7. BBLD7 — BoxBlayde — official legal policy official legal policy published current accessed 2026-09-09

    Operator 214 Central Industries, Inc. and Agoura Hills address.

  8. BBLD8 — BoxBlayde — current marketplace seller record current marketplace seller record published current accessed 2026-09-09

    Seller 214 Central Industries Inc.; active BoxBlayde product sales.

  9. BBLD9 — BoxBlayde — official ecommerce site official ecommerce site published current accessed 2026-09-09

    Current commercial operation and product availability.

  10. BBLD10 — BoxBlayde — Wayback CDX archive attempt Wayback CDX archive attempt published 2026-09-09 accessed 2026-09-09

    Archive request blocked by environment safe-URL restriction.

Status-Verification Sources

  1. BoxBlayde current official site (boxblayde.com)
    Current products and commercial operation.
  2. BoxBlayde founder account (boxblayde.com) 2026-02-05
    The company says it received multiple offers and said no.