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MrBeast bought 55% stake in Sperry Labs

He and Jeff Housenbold paid $250,000 as guest Sharks on the Season 18 premiere.

MrBeast and Beast Industries CEO Jeff Housenbold paid $250,000 for a 55% stake in Sperry Labs during the Season 18 premiere on September 30. The episode marked their first turn as guest Sharks on the ABC franchise.

Sperry Labs sells Ball 2, a foam ball packed with sensors that measure throws, spins and bounces without charging. Co-founders Andrew Brown and Kevin Langdon, first cousins from rural Pennsylvania, had asked for $200,000 in exchange for 10% of the business.

Brown worked as a game designer at Electronic Arts before starting Sperry Labs. In the tank, players describe a game to Ball 2’s companion app and its AI assembles the rules within moments.

Brown and Langdon said sales reached about $74,000 on roughly 1,300 units in less than six months, with production cost near $13.29 per ball and a $69 retail price. MrBeast told the founders he could picture teenagers talking to the AI and called the toy fun, though he warned some shoppers might hesitate at the price.

Housenbold opened Team Beast’s bid at $300,000 for 66%, pointing to distribution through Walmart, Target, Amazon and the existing MrBeast Lab line. The cousins negotiated toward 51% ownership and the group settled on $250,000 for 55%.