A few years back, Carson and Jason Grill were doing some touch up painting in their house. With little kids running around and fingerprints everywhere, touch ups always need to be done. Most people save messy paint cans for future touch ups, but this leaves spaces cluttered and smelling like paint. They knew there had to be a better way to save paint for future touch ups that doesn’t involve saving large cans with very little paint left in them.
Carson Grill is the inventor of Touch Up Cup, the most innovative solution to all paint storage problems. Touch Up Cup has an air-tight silicone seal to keep paint fresh for over ten years, eliminating bulky, rusty cans and clumpy paint. Touch Up Cup is a patented product that also has a stainless-steel blending sphere for easy mixing.
Carson Grill and his dad Jason appeared on season 12 of Shark Tank when Carson was just 15 years old. They came in seeking $150,000 in exchange for 10% equity in their company, Touch Up Cup. When they came onto Shark Tank, Touch Up Cup had $220,000 in sales, was in 4,000 stores, and had a private-label partnership with one of the most recognizable brands in Painter’s Tape today.
Carson and Jason received offers from Blake and Damond, and they accepted Blake’s offer for $200,000 for 25% of their company. Touch Up Cup is now generating $2 million in annual revenue and has expanded into Lowe’s and Walmart Stores. Carson and Jason will continue to grow and expand their company to make the painting world easier and better than ever before!
Kaitlyn Kuscevic
A great example of how a problem for two people can be turned into a solution for many. I’ve had my fair share of painting and can attest that this is a problem in the DIY home remodeling field.
Great job on this! I think this is such a creative and easy fix to an annoying and frustrating problem. I love how willing he was to be a part of that solution and the boldness he had to go on Shark Tank at 15 years old to present his and his dad’s product.
I loved how Carson and Jason figured out that touch ups were a problem when there are fingerprints everywhere from painting. The Touch Up Cup was a good idea because it can be a bit stressful having to save messy paint cans. I also thought it was cool how they got to go on Shark Tank, especially since Carson was only 15 years old at the time! This is a very unique and great solution to paint touchup problems!