# Barbara Corcoran: investor profile > Barbara Corcoran, Shark on Abc Shark Tank at Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners. 1 investment on record. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/barbara-corcoran (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New York City, US · Angel # Barbara Corcoran Shark on Abc Shark Tank at [Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barbara-corcoran-venture-partners) Latest rounds - **The Smart Baker** Venture · $75k Mar 2012 Backs *Engineering* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Mar 2012 - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +1 mentions - **Books:** 2 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. 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Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=barbara-corcoran) ## The firm [**Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners** VC firm **0** cheques in 12 months **5** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barbara-corcoran-venture-partners) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $75k - **Active:** 2012 2012 - [The Smart Baker](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-smart-baker) *Venture* **$75k** *US* Mar 2012 Joined · historical By stage - Venture **1** What they backed Engineering **1** Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Barn & Willow](https://millionrounds.com/startup/barn-willow) - [Laugh.ly](https://millionrounds.com/company/laugh-ly) - [Paintzen](https://millionrounds.com/startup/paintzen) - [The Smart Baker](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-smart-baker) - [Third Wave Water](https://millionrounds.com/startup/third-wave-water) - [Underground Cellar](https://millionrounds.com/startup/underground-cellar) ## Their books - Shark Tales Barbara Corcoran · 2001 4.13 from 1,838 ratings on Goodreads About the book The inspiring true story of "Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran--and her best advice for anyone starting a business. After failing at twenty-two jobs, Barbara Corcoran borrowed $1,000 from a boyfriend, quit her job as a diner waitress, and started a tiny real estate office in New… On AmazonListen on Audible - If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom Barbara Corcoran · 2003 4.11 from 755 ratings on Goodreads About the book A founder of the Corcoran Group real estate company describes her hard-working childhood and the lessons she learned from her mother and through her business experiences that enabled her to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country. Originally published as… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 14 May 2018 · 55 min Real Estate Mogul: Barbara Corcoran (2017) With [Barbara Corcoran](https://millionrounds.com/person/barbara-corcoran) Their book [Shark Tales](https://millionrounds.com/person/barbara-corcoran#books) About this episode Barbara Corcoran grew up in a working-class Irish Catholic family in Jersey – with nine brothers and sisters. But she used her charisma to conquer the streets of Manhattan and build the real estate company, The Corcoran Group. She then reinvented herself as a shark – on Shark Tank. PLUS, for our… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 24 Apr 2017 · 55 min Real Estate Mogul: Barbara Corcoran With [Barbara Corcoran](https://millionrounds.com/person/barbara-corcoran) Their book [Shark Tales](https://millionrounds.com/person/barbara-corcoran#books) About this episode Barbara Corcoran grew up in a working-class Irish Catholic family in Jersey – with nine brothers and sisters. But she used her charisma to conquer the streets of Manhattan and build the real estate company, The Corcoran Group. She then reinvented herself as a shark – on Shark Tank. Learn more about… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Barbara Corcoran in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 13 May 2024 · 47 min #190 Co-Founder Cost Plus Drugs, Mark Cuban: Mavs to Meds Mentions [Mark Cuban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban)[Daymond John](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daymond-john)[Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi)[Barbara Corcoran](https://millionrounds.com/person/barbara-corcoran) About this episode Guest: Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs and costar, Shark Tank “I just love to compete,” says Mark Cuban. “And the day I stop is the day I’m dead.” Previously the co-founder of MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com, Cuban is probably best known to the public today for competing with the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. 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