Bug Bite Thing
Status: active as of 2026-09-10
Also known as: Bug Bite Thing Inc.
Bug Bite Thing maintains a current official storefront and company history page. Its founder describes a Lori Greiner partnership, but no executed investment document was retrieved.
Shark Tank appearance
Season 11, episode 4
- Air date
- 2019-10-20
- Appearance source
- ABC — businesses from S11E4 episode
- Pitch
- Reusable suction tool for insect bites and stings.
- Offer
- The company says Lori Greiner's Golden Ticket offer secured a partnership; executed financing evidence was not retrieved.
- Deal closed?
- Unresolved
Dated timeline
| Date | Event | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-20 | ABC's S11E4 roster lists Bug Bite Thing with Knife Aid, Plop Star and Snacklins. | BBT-ABC |
| 2026-09-10 | The official company page describes a continuing retail and online presence. | BBT-SITE |
Legal and entity identity
- Legal entities
- Unresolved
- Aliases
- Bug Bite Thing Inc.
- Successor/acquirer
- None verified
No conclusive registry record was retrieved.
Notable findings and disputes
- verified fact The current official company page supports an operating commercial presence; it lists retail distribution and current products. Those company claims were not independently audited. [ BBT-SITE ]
- unresolved The company describes a Lori Greiner partnership, but that first-party statement is not treated as independently corroborated closing evidence because no executed investment record was retrieved. [ BBT-SITE ]
What we could not verify
- Entity-specific standing, executed investment terms, ownership changes and historical archive comparison remain unresolved.
Full research sources
- BBT-ABC — ABC — businesses from S11E4 official episode roster published 2019-10-20 accessed 2026-09-10
- BBT-SITE — Bug Bite Thing official about page company history page accessed 2026-09-10
Status-Verification Sources
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Bug Bite Thing official about page
(bugbitething.com)
The company says Kelley Higney and Ellen McAlister appeared in October 2019 and accepted Lori Greiner's Golden Ticket offer.
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ABC — businesses from Shark Tank Season 11, episode 4
(abc.com)
2019-10-20
ABC's official roster identifies Bug Bite Thing in Season 11, episode 4.