Ultimately, it took him three years to develop the Grypmat—a excessive efficiency, non slip, non magnetic rubber mat that helps to keep tools in place. You’ll be able to stick a Grypmat filled with tools at a fairly severe 70 degree angle, with whole confidence your instruments will stay put. This put us on the map within the automotive category and the next week, the “Shark Tank” present aired. Because the present has a bit of a “halo effect”, being on Shark Tank helped to get individuals excited and within the conversation. Shark Tank airs Sundays at 9/8c on ABC. Grypmat via various grants and awards, a 300% funded Kickstarter marketing campaign, and a Shark Tank look that resulted in a combo deal with Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, and Sir Richard Branson. Kickstarter efforts. Grypshon developed a proprietary mixture of polymers and silicon rubber which is used in all Grypmats and which supplies them distinctive properties. Revealing more about their consumers, Burden states that they’ve not only bought to fighter jets, but to NASA as nicely. Barely stunned by the excessive fairness, Burden ponders his supply for a number of seconds before giving his consideration to the remainder of the sharks. The surfaces we work on could be curved, angular, or slick, giving instruments plenty of alternative to get away.