Shark Tank Season 18

Season 18 expanded the regular panel with Kendra Scott and Rashaun Williams, both moving up from guest roles. ABC also announced a guest lineup including MrBeast and Jeff Housenbold, Mindy Kaling, J.J. Watt, Sara and Erin Foster, and Steven Bartlett of the UK's Dragons' Den. The opening episodes marked the start of a season combining familiar investors with guests from entertainment, sports, and the creator economy.

MrBeast and Housenbold joined the opening episode, where businesses included Wedding Weekender's DIY wedding-video service and Fundelivered's mystery boxes. The Caulking Finger produced an unusual result when MrBeast offered its founder $50,000 as a gift without taking equity. That distinction is worth preserving: it was not a conventional investment. For now, the season's clearest historical development is the larger regular cast and the range of new guest investors.