LARQ

Shark Tank appearance

Dated timeline

Legal and entity identity

Legal entities

LARQ Inc.

Aliases

None recorded

Successor/acquirer

BRITA SE

Notable findings and disputes

1. verified fact LARQ remains an operating hydration brand after BRITA SE acquired LARQ Inc. in February 2024. BRITA said LARQ would remain an independent legal entity and retain its brand. [ B02-LARQ-ACQ, B02-LARQ-NOW ]
2. credible report The reported failure to close is a later specialist report, not a retrieved signed investment record. [ B02-LARQ-BLOG ]
3. verified fact Another article by that publisher describes materially different pitch terms; this conflict is retained rather than reconciled by assumption. [ B02-LARQ-BLOG, B02-LARQ-BLOG2 ]

What we could not verify

• Signed Shark investment documents and complete broadcast/transcript review.
• Current state entity number, incorporation jurisdiction, standing and ownership register.
• Archived versions of the Forbes article, company history and video description; no proof of a particular retrospective edit.

Full research sources

1. B02-ABC-S12E21 — ABC businesses and products, season 12 episode 21 official broadcaster episode roster published 2021-04-16 accessed 2026-09-09

   Named pitch roster; company marketing claims are not independently verified. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

2. B02-LARQ-ACQ — BRITA SE acquires LARQ Inc. acquirer-issued press release published 2024-02-08 accessed 2026-09-09

   BRITA SE Germany acquisition; LARQ brand and independent legal entity retained; California headquarters. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

3. B02-LARQ-NOW — LARQ current catalog company storefront accessed 2026-09-09

   Current product catalog, not proof of order fulfillment. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

4. B02-LARQ-TERMS — LARQ terms and conditions company legal page accessed 2026-09-09

   LARQ described as a BRITA SE company; update date. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

5. B02-LARQ-FORBES — LARQ founder interview and pitch report dated business reporting published 2021-11-15 accessed 2026-09-09

   Ask and reported on-air agreement; wording does not establish executed closing. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

6. B02-LARQ-BLOG — LARQ Shark Tank update retrospective specialist reporting accessed 2026-09-09

   Reported failure to close; not executed investment evidence. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

7. B02-LARQ-BLOG2 — Shark Tank biggest valuation story retrospective specialist reporting published 2026-04-13 accessed 2026-09-09

   Conflicting pitch terms relative to the same publisher’s LARQ page. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved

8. B02-CA-REG — California business search state registry portal accessed 2026-09-09

   Access trail, not an entity match. HTTP 403; registry query could not be submitted historical snapshot not retrieved

9. B02-DE-REG — Delaware entity name search state registry portal accessed 2026-09-09

   Portal accessible; no completed exact-name result; name search is not standing certification. HTML form retrieved; interactive submission unavailable/error text; no matched entity historical snapshot not retrieved