Banana Phone on 'Shark Tank': What is cost, who are founders and all about phone that had Reese Witherspoon going bananas
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Phones are quite popular. Maintaining communication with everyone in your vicinity is essential. The Banana Phone is one wacky and interesting device in the market. The Bluetooth handset phone will be showcased in Season 14 of the popular ABC entrepreneurial show, 'Shark Tank.'
Brian Brunsing and Max Brown promoted the Banana Phone startup on 'Shark Tank' Season 14, Episode 2. Read on to learn more about this incredible gadget, which will soon make its appearance on the show, since this firm requires Shark's help with funding so that it could expand.
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What is Banana Phone?
The Banana Phone is essentially a new generation of cordless phones. It allows you to converse on your phone while really speaking into the "banana." The handset connects to Bluetooth devices (eg, Google, Siri, Alexa, Android, iPhone) and Bluetooth speakers. The phone is built of 100% recycled ABS, while the packaging is made of 100% recycled paperboard and is totally recyclable. It is rechargeable since it has a lithium battery and a micro USB cord. On a single charge, one may talk for 10 hours and leave the phone idle for 70 hours. The Qualcomm Chipset in the phone is created from conflict-free materials.
This is a fresh and inventive product for amusement. People will be quite pleased with this invention, and the Banana-shaped phone will become a symbol of appeal. The Banana Phone is quite easy to use. Connect the Banana to your smartphone through Bluetooth and use the phone's voice assistant to make or receive calls, play music, and check the weather. The User Manual describes other functionalities. The home button can be used to answer an incoming call. Calls can be initiated via voice commands to Siri. To play their favorite music, users must hit the multifunction button.
Who are the founders?
Max Brown, Charlie Katrycz, and Brian Brunsing founded Banana Phone LLC Company in 2017. They've been buddies for a long time. Or at least when they were campers and guides at Camp Pathfinder, an Ontario wilderness canoe trip camp. Through a successful IndieGoGo campaign, Max Brown and Brian Brunsing started this as a side project. They raised $44,850 in 2017! The Banana Phone was invented for a number of reasons by its creators. One, they have a twisted sense of humor when it comes to Rafi's 1994 song, 'Banana Phone'. In the early 2000s, this song inspired hundreds of memes, and their product, a Bluetooth-enabled phone handset that connects to your smartphone, is a tribute to both the music and the memes. The Banana Phone, a yellow, banana-shaped, Bluetooth-enabled mobile cellphone and speaker that connects to your smartphone, kicked off their "Fruit Tech revolution." You may use Siri or Google Assistant to communicate with your pals by simply pressing a button or using voice instructions.
Max is the president and CEO of Garrett Leather Corporation, the world's biggest privately held distributor of high-grade Italian leather. Max formerly served as vice president of sales, where he oversaw a team of 50+ independent sales reps, distributors, and showrooms worldwide.
Charlie is the Chief Technology Officer. He also created Loonskin Labs, which uses biomimicry to create fabrication machines, and Undu Wearables, which makes natural, reusable heat packs to treat discomfort in the lower abdomen and back. Charlie is now a PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto.
Banana Phone's president is Brian. His "day job" is consulting with Fortune 500 organizations as a Senior Account Manager for Visa. His experience includes product design and development, as well as sales and marketing.
They launched this particular product for a specific reason. Max and Brian are big fans of gorillas. They are contributing 1% of all sales (there have now been 4,000+ sold in 21 countries) to Gearing Up 4 Gorillas, an organization dedicated to gorilla conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congolese mountain gorilla is endangered, therefore the boys will do anything they can to help.
What is the cost and where to buy the Banana Phone from?
The current pricing of this Banana phone, which is $39.99, is accessible on both its website and Amazon. On March 12, 2022, Reese Witherspoon, a well-known American actress, uploaded clips on Instagram in which she was experimenting with the Banana Phone. "Random stuff I bought from Instagram ads. Episode 1: Banana Phone," she remarked. Reese Witherspoon's promotional video for this phone received a lot of comments as well. 75% of Amazon customers who purchased this phone gave it a 5-star rating. The majority of reviewers have given this phone good feedback.
Where is Banana Phone now?
All three guys are now working the firm part-time, but if a Shark gets involved, at least one of them will have to become full-time.
Who will steal the deal?
How well these people do in sales will determine if they obtain a deal. Flat sales may be a problem for the Sharks. We can tell from our research that they created a big sensation with their crowdfunding effort in 2017, but since then there hasn't been much talk. One may suppose the sales peaked in 2017 and have been flat since; the Sharks would not like that. At least until they appeared on 'Shark Tank.' Robert Herjavec might invest if any Shark does.
‘Shark Tank’ Season 14, Episode 2 airs on ABC on Friday, September 30, 2022, at 8 pm ET. Catch the latest episode featuring products like The Woobles, Banana Phone, Stealth Bros & Co, and Turbo Trusser.
Missed an episode? Been wanting to catch up? Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu. Not just that, you can also watch old seasons and episodes on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes.