GrooveBook

Shark Tank appearance

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

Dated timeline

Legal and entity identity

Legal entities

GrooveBook brand

Aliases

Groovebook

Successor/acquirer

Shutterfly, Inc.

No conclusive registry record was retrieved.

Notable findings and disputes

1. verified fact Shutterfly acquired GrooveBook in November 2014 for $14.5 million including an earn-out. The acquisition is verified; the later service-shutdown date remains secondary-source history and is not the published status claim. [ B02-GROOVE-ACQ, B02-GROOVE-10K ]
2. verified fact The announced $14.5 million value includes upfront consideration and performance earnout; it should not be presented as verified unconditional cash received. [ B02-GROOVE-ACQ ]

What we could not verify

• Archived first-party closure notice and final service date.
• Legal entity chain, state file number and whether a company was dissolved versus a service discontinued.
• Original broadcast terms and complete executed Shark investment record.
• Imprecise timeline dates from the source bundle were not converted into exact dates.

Full research sources

1. B02-GROOVE-ACQ — Shutterfly acquires GrooveBook acquirer press release published 2014-11-17 accessed 2026-09-09

   Announced acquisition value includes upfront amount and performance earnout. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

2. B02-GROOVE-ABC — GrooveBook snapped up by Shutterfly contemporaneous ABC News reporting published 2014-11-17 accessed 2026-09-09

   Acquisition and Shark Tank/investor history. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

3. B02-GROOVE-10K — Shutterfly annual report SEC annual report accessed 2026-09-09

   GrooveBook in historical brand portfolio. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

4. B02-GROOVE-CLOSE — GrooveBook retrospective update retrospective specialist reporting accessed 2026-09-09

   Reports service closure in April 2022; primary closure notice not retrieved. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

5. 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