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United States Barbara Corcoran is a prominent American businesswoman, investor, and television personality, widely recognized for her role as a 'Shark' investor on ABC's Shark Tank, where she has invested in numerous businesses and helped transform entrepreneurs.
Barbara has invested in over 120 businesses on ABC's Shark Tank, transforming many her partners into overnight millionaires. She has appeared in all 15 seasons of ABC's Shark Tank to date. As of January 2023, she has made 130 deals on the show.
Barbara Corcoran founded the Corcoran Group, a real estate brokerage in New York City, and sold it to NRT for $66 million in 2001.
Formerly known as Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners, today Forefront Venture Partners invests in high-growth, revenue-generating, early-stage companies.
Barbara Corcoran has been an investor/Shark for the past 13 seasons on ABC's four-time Emmy® Award-winning show 'Shark Tank,' investing in over 80 businesses to date.
Barbara Corcoran hosts 'The Millionaire Broker with Barbara Corcoran' on CNBC.
Corcoran is a columnist for More magazine, among others.
Corcoran is a columnist for The Daily Review, among others.
Corcoran is a columnist for Redbook magazine, among others.
Corcoran writes a weekly column in the New York Daily News.
Corcoran's Shark Tank deal with The Comfy, an oversized wearable blanket, turned her $50,000 investment into $468 million.
Barbara Ann Corcoran was born on March 10, 1949, in Edgewater, New Jersey. She grew up in a working-class Irish-Catholic family, the second of ten children. Diagnosed with dyslexia later in life, Corcoran faced academic challenges during her schooling, which she indicates motivated her to work harder. She completed her education at St. Thomas Aquinas College, earning a degree in education in 1971. Despite teaching for a brief period, Corcoran gained diverse work experience, holding 20 different jobs by the age of 23. This early career phase, including a role renting apartments in New York City and working as a waitress, provided foundational experience before she ventured into entrepreneurship.
In 1973, with a $1,000 loan from her then-boyfriend, Corcoran co-founded The Corcoran-Simonè, a real estate company in New York City. After seven years, she established her own firm, The Corcoran Group, which she grew into a prominent real estate brokerage. During the mid-1970s, she also initiated ‘The Corcoran Report,’ a newsletter that tracked real estate data trends in New York City. A significant career milestone occurred in 2001 when Corcoran sold The Corcoran Group to NRT for $66 million, marking a major success in her entrepreneurial journey. Her business acumen and experience led her to venture into television.
Corcoran became one of the original ‘Shark’ investors on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank,’ appearing in all 15 seasons to date. She has made 130 deals on the show, with her largest investment being $350,000 for 40% of Coverplay. Notably, her $50,000 investment in The Comfy, an oversized wearable blanket, generated $468 million before she was bought out. Beyond ‘Shark Tank,’ Corcoran is a syndicated columnist for publications such as ‘More,’ ‘The Daily Review,’ and ‘Redbook,’ and writes a weekly column for the ‘New York Daily News.’ She has authored several books, including “Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business,” and hosts ‘The Millionaire Broker with Barbara Corcoran’ on CNBC. Additionally, she participated as a contestant on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ in 2017.
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