Shark Tank Season 16: Meet the Investors' Life Partners

Shark Tank Season 16 premiered on October 18, 2024 on ABC. Season 16 became a revelation for the fans, as Mark Cuban announced his departure from the show after this season, and Daniel Lubetzky joined the show as the permanent shark. The show features popular investors who welcome various products and pitchers looking for a mentor and a deal.

While the Sharks remain busy cracking the best deal in the arena, their real-life partners are great supporters in their lives and on the show. Recently, Mark Cuban addressed that he wanted to retire from Shark Tank to be with his family and spend more quality time with them.

In Season 6, the permanent Sharks include Mark Cuban (last season as a main Shark), Barbara Corcoran, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, and Daniel Lubetzky. Let us look at the better halves of the successful Shark Tank Season 16 investors.

Who are the real-life partners of the Shark Tank Season 16 Investors?

Mark Cuban and Tiffany Stewart

Mark Cuban has been part of Shark Tank since Season 2 aired in 2011. Mark is married to Tiffany Stewart, and the couple married in 2002. They have three beautiful children together. Despite his popular career, Mark had kept his family life out of the spotlight. According to Forbes Magzine, the two met in a gym in 1997 and have been enjoying a family life since.

Barbara Corcoran and Bill Higgins

Barbara Corcoran is married to a former Navy Captain and an FBI agent whom she met in 1981. The couple married in 1985 and has been going strong for the last 39 years. In an Instagram post in 2020, Barbara shared a warm note dedicated to Bill, which reads:

"What I thought I wanted when I married Bill 35 years ago was an exciting, sexy guy to travel the world with. Now long into our marriage, I realize I’ve got the important stuff. A rock-solid guy, a close friend, and a great father to our children.”

The couple had two children named Tom and Kate.

Daymond John and Heather Taras

The couple were long-time lovers before Daymond publicly proposed to Heather during the taping of Shark Tank in 2016. The proposal did not make it to the final cut, but Daymond revealed during Connick's talk show in 2017 how he proposed to his now wife. He said:

"I was nervous I was proposing on set, but, really because, you know, my fiancée [and I have] been together for many years, and she knows all the sharks. So I saw Kevin in the corner whispering to her about royalties and all kind of stuff when I proposed"

The couple married in 2018 and have a beautiful daughter, Minka Jagger.

Kevin O'Leary and Linda O'Leary

The couple has been married for almost 34 years and have two children. Kevin proposed a low-key wedding to Linda, and they married in 1990 in the comfort of their home. He talked about his low-key wedding and shared with CNBC Make It in 2018:

"I said to my wife, ‘Why go in debt?’ Let’s invite our friends over, let’s buy a few cases of beer and I’ll order some pizza. We saved a fortune. I was able to put it in my business to start growing it.”

Lori Greiner and Dan Greiner

Dan was the first cheerleader of her jewelry organizer venture during its initial days. The Shark Tank judge keeps her married life under an envelope, and little is known about that. Lori mentioned Dan in her book Country Living, which reads:

"He’s cautious – not at all the type to push the envelope. And yet, in this instance he was on board from the minute I told him about my idea.”

Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson

The couple met during Dancing With The Stars season 20 and sparked an instant connection during the show. They got married in 2016 and welcomed twins in 2018. Kym Johnson opened up about her relationship with Robert and told People Magazine after a few months of their dating:

"We were friends first, and we got to know each other on a friendship level; I think that’s really important. That developed into something else, and it’s really great. We’re both each other’s number one fans and have respect for each other.”

Daniel Lubetzky and Michelle Lynn

The new permanent shark of Season 16 Shark Tank found the love of his life in Michelle, and the couple got married in 2008. Michelle was a resident in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Hospital when they married. The couple has four children, and Daniel maintains the utmost privacy with them.