Budsies
Status: active as of 2026-09-09
Also known as: Budsies LLC, Budsies Co, LLC
Budsies' current company page and Florida's active Budsies Co, LLC record support operating commercial presence.
Shark Tank appearance
Season 6, episode 24
- Air date
- 2015-04-10
- Appearance source
- SharkTankDB — S6E24 roster episode
- Pitch
- Custom plush toys based on children's artwork.
- Offer
- No Shark deal is reported in the retrieved episode roster.
- Deal closed?
- No
Dated timeline
| Date | Event | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-10 | The retrieved S6E24 roster identifies Budsies with Bee Thinking, PullyPalz and Forus Athletics. | BUD-EP |
| 2021 | Budsies says founder Alex Furmansky passed ownership to Scott Meier. | BUD-SITE |
| 2026-09-09 | Florida lists Budsies Co, LLC as active, with a 2026 annual report. | BUD-FL |
Legal and entity identity
- Legal entities
- Budsies Co, LLC (Florida L20000391453, active)
- Aliases
- Budsies LLC, Budsies Co, LLC
- Successor/acquirer
- None verified
Florida
Budsies Co, LLC · L20000391453 · active
- 2026 annual report filed
Limitation: This supports the named Florida entity's standing, not a complete chain of title for historical Budsies assets.
Florida Division of Corporations — Budsies Co, LLC · accessed 2026-09-09
Notable findings and disputes
- strong corroboration Budsies' current company page and Florida's active Budsies Co, LLC record support operating commercial presence. [ BUD-SITE, BUD-FL ]
- verified fact The company says Alex Furmansky passed ownership to Scott Meier in 2021. The entity and asset-transfer documents were not retrieved, so no broader transaction structure is inferred. [ BUD-SITE ]
- credible report The episode roster reports no Shark deal. No later Shark ownership is inferred from the continuing business. [ BUD-EP ]
What we could not verify
- Historic Budsies LLC standing, asset-transfer documents, non-Florida registrations and historical archive comparison remain unresolved.
Full research sources
- BUD-EP — SharkTankDB — Season 6 episode roster episode database accessed 2026-09-09
- BUD-SITE — Budsies official history company history page accessed 2026-09-09
- BUD-FL — Florida Division of Corporations — Budsies Co, LLC state entity record accessed 2026-09-09
Status-Verification Sources
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Budsies official history
(budsies.com)
company history page
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Florida Division of Corporations — Budsies Co, LLC
(search.sunbiz.org)
state entity record
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SharkTankDB — Season 6 episode roster
(sharktankdb.com)
episode database