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2. Tipsy Elves

The cast of The Night Before wearing Tipsy Elves sweaters.
The cast of The Night Before wearing Tipsy Elves sweaters.| Columbia Pictures

This niche company makes ugly Christmas sweaters for themed parties. Evan Mendelsohn and Nick Morton came on the show in Season 4 and walked away with an investment from Robert Herjavec of $100,000 for 10% equity. According to Business Insider, the company has made around $8 million and is projected to make $12 million.

It also gained a bit of fame thanks to the movie, The Night Before starring Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Anthony Mackie. The Christmas movie made a deal with the company to license a mass production of Rogen’s yuletide sweater.

Tipsy Elves was projected to make $2 million from the exposure, according to TMZ, and made $390,000 on the opening weekend alone.