Wild Earth
Research status: unresolved as of 2026-09-09
Also known as: Wild Earth, Inc.
Wild Earth publicly announced a Chapter 11 case and its storefront remains visible, but the reviewed public evidence does not securely establish the post-bankruptcy ownership and legal status claimed in later reporting.
Shark Tank appearance
The exact episode/video mapping remains unresolved in this research record.
Dated timeline
| Date | Event | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-11 | Docket index reports a Chapter 11 filing in Eastern North Carolina. | B02-WILD-DOCKET |
| 2025-02-28 | Contemporaneous reporting describes the bankruptcy. | B02-WILD-NEWS |
| 2025-04-03 | Partner index dates a link to the company bankruptcy announcement to this day; not an archived copy. | B02-WILD-PARTNER |
| 2025-06-16 | Trade reporting already describes Wild Earth as acquired out of bankruptcy. | B02-WILD-ACQ-EARLY |
| 2025-08-13 | Later business reporting describes Inventel acquisition and leadership change. | B02-WILD-ACQ-LATER |
| 2025-08-18 | Current company bankruptcy announcement displays this last-updated date. | B02-WILD-ANNOUNCE |
| 2025-08-22 | Docket index indicates termination; that field alone does not establish dismissal, discharge or dissolution. | B02-WILD-DOCKET |
| 2026-09-09 | Current storefront offers products; current legal operator is not resolved by its terms. | B02-WILD-NOW, B02-WILD-TERMS |
Legal and entity identity
- Legal entities
- Wild Earth, Inc.
- Aliases
- Wild Earth, Inc.
- Successor/acquirer
- None verified
No conclusive registry record was retrieved.
Notable findings and disputes
- unresolved Wild Earth publicly announced a Chapter 11 case and its storefront remains visible, but the reviewed public evidence does not securely establish the post-bankruptcy ownership and legal status claimed in later reporting. [ B02-WILD-ANNOUNCE, B02-WILD-NOW, B02-WILD-DOCKET ]
- strong corroboration The company acknowledges voluntary Chapter 11 and describes continuing operations; this supports bankruptcy history but not the exact terms of the later acquisition. [ B02-WILD-ANNOUNCE ]
- verified fact Acquisition reporting predates the later August story, so the August publication day must not be used as an assumed closing date. [ B02-WILD-ACQ-EARLY, B02-WILD-ACQ-LATER ]
What we could not verify
- Original petition, sale/confirmation/dismissal order, transaction instruments and current debtor status.
- Current operator’s state number, license chain and standing.
- Original Shark pitch and executed investment closing details.
- Prior versions of announcement/story; founder absence on one current page is not proof of deletion.
- Public publication is withheld until the current legal status is independently resolved.
Full research sources
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B02-WILD-NOW — Wild Earth current catalog
company storefront
accessed 2026-09-09
Products offered on current storefront; legal operator and fulfillment not established. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-WILD-TERMS — Wild Earth current terms
company legal page
accessed 2026-09-09
Uses Wild Earth name without establishing successor entity number. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-WILD-ANNOUNCE — Announcement from Wild Earth
company bankruptcy announcement
accessed 2026-09-09
Company acknowledges voluntary Chapter 11 and describes continued operations; signed Ryan and team. content or indexed primary text retrieved Original /blogs/news/ URL redirects to /blogs/dog-knowledge/; original publication day not verified. historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-WILD-PARTNER — Unreasonable venture profile and news index
partner news index
accessed 2026-09-09
Indexes company announcement under April 3, 2025; not a captured historical copy. content or indexed primary text retrieved Some unrelated automatically aggregated articles appear on profile; not treated as company evidence. historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-WILD-NEWS — Wild Earth bankruptcy report
dated trade reporting
published 2025-02-28 accessed 2026-09-09
Contemporaneous bankruptcy reporting. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-WILD-DOCKET — Wild Earth bankruptcy docket index
secondary court docket index
accessed 2026-09-09
Eastern North Carolina case 5:25-bk-00495; filing February 11, 2025 and termination index August 22. content or indexed primary text retrieved Petition mirror returned HTTP 429; no sale, confirmation, dismissal or termination order retrieved. historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-WILD-ACQ-EARLY — AgFunder report referring to Wild Earth acquisition
trade reporting
published 2025-06-16 accessed 2026-09-09
Reports Wild Earth acquired out of bankruptcy; exact legal transaction date unresolved. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-WILD-ACQ-LATER — Wild Earth acquired by Inventel
dated business reporting
published 2025-08-13 accessed 2026-09-09
Inventel acquisition and leadership change reported. paywall preview/indexed reporting; full article not retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-WILD-STORY — Wild Earth current origin story
current company narrative
accessed 2026-09-09
Current narrative inspected; absence of a founder name alone cannot prove deletion or historical editing. content or indexed primary text retrieved historical snapshot not retrieved
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B02-NCEB-COURT — Eastern North Carolina bankruptcy ECF
federal court portal
accessed 2026-09-09
Correct Wild Earth court; document retrieval requires login. Portal retrieved; login boundary at https://ecf.nceb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl historical snapshot not retrieved
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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
Status-Verification Sources
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Announcement from Wild Earth
(wildearth.com)
Company acknowledges voluntary Chapter 11 and describes continued operations; signed Ryan and team.
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Wild Earth current catalog
(wildearth.com)
Products offered on current storefront; legal operator and fulfillment not established.
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Wild Earth bankruptcy docket index
(pacermonitor.com)
Eastern North Carolina case 5:25-bk-00495; filing February 11, 2025 and termination index August 22.