Doorbot / Ring

Shark Tank appearance

The exact episode/video mapping remains unresolved in this research record.

Dated timeline

Legal and entity identity

Legal entities

Ring LLC

Aliases

Doorbot, Ring, Ring LLC

Successor/acquirer

Amazon.com, Inc.

No conclusive registry record was retrieved.

Notable findings and disputes

1. verified fact Doorbot was renamed Ring, and Amazon completed its acquisition of Ring in April 2018. Ring continues as an Amazon-owned home-security brand. [ B02-RING-ACQ, B02-RING-NOW ]
2. allegation The employee-surveillance and security accusations must be attributed to the FTC, not restated as independent findings from this tracker. [ B02-RING-FTC-PRESS ]
3. verified fact Money sent, money claimed and settlement totals are different quantities; later refund figures do not automatically contradict the earlier press release. [ B02-RING-REFUNDS, B02-RING-REFUNDS-NOW ]

What we could not verify

• Exact Doorbot-to-Ring legal change, state entity number and current standing.
• US-specific current operating/fulfillment evidence; retrieved catalog was Australian.
• Original episode roster and no-deal/offer details from full broadcast; not populated from memory.
• Imprecise timeline dates from the source bundle were not converted into exact dates.

Full research sources

1. B02-RING-ACQ — Amazon and Ring close acquisition acquirer press release published 2018-04-12 accessed 2026-09-09

   Transaction closed; body dateline retained rather than search display date. content or indexed primary text retrieved Search result displays April 11, while body dateline is April 12. historical snapshot not retrieved

2. B02-RING-FTC — FTC Ring LLC case federal agency case record accessed 2026-09-09

   Ring LLC defendant and complaint/order chronology. content or indexed primary text retrieved Instrument/case event date: 2023-05-31. Publication/filing date is separate; a blank means the exact publication day was not captured. historical snapshot not retrieved

3. B02-RING-FTC-PRESS — FTC allegations concerning Ring privacy and security federal agency press release published 2023-05-31 accessed 2026-09-09

   Attributed agency allegations and proposed settlement. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

4. B02-RING-REFUNDS — FTC sends Ring refunds federal agency press release published 2024-04-23 accessed 2026-09-09

   More than $5.6 million sent; not identical to value ultimately claimed. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

5. B02-RING-REFUNDS-NOW — FTC current Ring refunds page federal agency refund administration accessed 2026-09-09

   Later round in August 2025 and cumulative refund information. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

6. B02-RING-NOW — Ring storefront, regional redirect company storefront accessed 2026-09-09

   Root URL redirected to Australian catalog; current US fulfillment not tested. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

7. B02-ABC-ALL — ABC Shark Tank all products and businesses index official broadcaster index accessed 2026-09-09

   Appearance-name index; entries are not a count of unique legal companies. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved