Origaudio

OrigAudio started as a maker of clever, portable audio gear, best known for compact and foldable speakers that delivered sound from a surprisingly small package. Founders Jason Lucash and Michael Szymczak, based in Costa Mesa, California, built the company around inventive, travel-friendly designs and an early knack for turning audio products into customizable, promotional merchandise for brands.

The pair pitched in Season 2 asking for 150,000 dollars in exchange for 15 percent of the company, valuing the business at one million dollars. Robert Herjavec found the mix of proven sales, the promotional-product angle, and the product platform compelling enough to offer exactly what they asked for without pushing them down on price, a clean offer at the founders' own terms.

The pitch stood out because the founders already had traction and a vision beyond a single gadget. The expandable, brandable nature of their audio products hinted at a bigger promotional-merchandise opportunity, which is what made a straightforward speaker company look like a platform worth backing rather than a one-product novelty.

The founders ultimately decided after taping not to finalize the deal, choosing to keep full ownership and grow on their own. The exposure still paid off: around the airing, OrigAudio's sales roughly doubled, and the brand kept expanding its product range and its business selling customizable audio and accessories to companies.

In 2018 the founders sold OrigAudio to a promotional-products company, and the brand was later folded into a larger promotional group. As of 2026 OrigAudio operates as a brand under that parent company, with its old web address now redirecting to the group's site, offering speakers, headphones, power banks, and bags geared heavily toward branded and corporate gifting.