Budsies
Status: active as of 2026-09-09
Also known as: Budsies LLC, Budsies Co, LLC
Budsies maintains a current storefront and says ownership transferred to Scott Meier in 2021. Florida's active Budsies Co, LLC record supports an operating entity, but the documents linking that entity to every historical Budsies asset were not retrieved.
Shark Tank appearance
Season 6, episode 24
- Air date
- 2015-04-10
- Appearance source
- SharkTankDB — S6E24 roster episode
- Pitch
- Custom plush toys based on children's artwork.
- Offer
- No Shark deal is reported in the retrieved episode roster.
- Deal closed?
- No
Dated timeline
| Date | Event | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-10 | The retrieved S6E24 roster identifies Budsies with Bee Thinking, PullyPalz and Forus Athletics. | BUD-EP |
| 2021 | Budsies says founder Alex Furmansky passed ownership to Scott Meier. | BUD-SITE |
| 2026-09-09 | Florida lists Budsies Co, LLC as active, with a 2026 annual report. | BUD-FL |
Legal and entity identity
- Legal entities
- Budsies Co, LLC (Florida L20000391453, active)
- Aliases
- Budsies LLC, Budsies Co, LLC
- Successor/acquirer
- None verified
Florida
Budsies Co, LLC · L20000391453 · active
- 2026 annual report filed
Limitation: This supports the named Florida entity's standing, not a complete chain of title for historical Budsies assets.
Florida Division of Corporations — Budsies Co, LLC · accessed 2026-09-09
Notable findings and disputes
- strong corroboration Budsies' current company page and Florida's active Budsies Co, LLC record support operating commercial presence. [ BUD-SITE, BUD-FL ]
- verified fact The company says Alex Furmansky passed ownership to Scott Meier in 2021. The entity and asset-transfer documents were not retrieved, so no broader transaction structure is inferred. [ BUD-SITE ]
- credible report The episode roster reports no Shark deal. No later Shark ownership is inferred from the continuing business. [ BUD-EP ]
What we could not verify
- Historic Budsies LLC standing, asset-transfer documents, non-Florida registrations and historical archive comparison remain unresolved.
Full research sources
- BUD-EP — SharkTankDB — Season 6 episode roster episode database accessed 2026-09-09
- BUD-SITE — Budsies official history company history page accessed 2026-09-09
- BUD-FL — Florida Division of Corporations — Budsies Co, LLC state entity record accessed 2026-09-09
Status-Verification Sources
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Budsies official history
(budsies.com)
Budsies says it launched in 2013 and that founder Alex Furmansky passed ownership to Scott Meier in 2021.
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Florida Division of Corporations — Budsies Co, LLC
(search.sunbiz.org)
Florida lists Budsies Co, LLC as active and shows its 2026 annual report.