Not every Shark Tank story has a happy ending. Fixed, the parking ticket fighting app that impressed Mark Cuban enough to close a deal on air, ran into a wall of regulatory challenges that ultimately killed the business. Here is what happened to Fixed after Shark Tank.
What Is Fixed?
Fixed was a mobile app designed to help people contest unfair parking tickets. The concept was simple: take a photo of your parking ticket, upload it to the app, and Fixed would analyse it for errors or grounds for dismissal. If the ticket could be contested, Fixed would prepare a custom dispute letter and handle the entire appeals process on your behalf. If the ticket was successfully dismissed, you paid Fixed 25% of the original fine. If it was not dismissed, you paid nothing.
David Hegarty, the founder, came up with the idea after receiving two more parking tickets while he was literally at the courthouse contesting other tickets. He was furious at what he saw as an unfair system designed to generate revenue for cities rather than enforce legitimate parking rules.
Before Shark Tank, Fixed had raised over $1.8 million in funding and was operating in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland and New York City. The app had generated $80,000 in revenue, with a success rate of about 25% on contested tickets. The customer acquisition cost was just $4-5 per user.
The Shark Tank Pitch
David appeared on Season 7 of Shark Tank seeking $700,000 for 5% equity, valuing the company at $14 million. He pitched Fixed as a way to fight back against an unjust system, framing parking tickets as a government revenue tool that was ripe for disruption.
The Sharks had mixed reactions. Kevin O’Leary questioned whether the business model relied on repeat offenders. Guest Shark Chris Sacca argued that self-driving cars and ride-sharing would eventually reduce the need for parking altogether. Robert Herjavec was sceptical about scalability.
Mark Cuban was the only Shark who bit. He believed parking tickets were a growing problem and saw real potential in the service. He countered with $700,000 for 7% equity plus a 2% advisory fee. David accepted the deal.
What Happened After Shark Tank?
The deal with Mark Cuban never closed. The exact reasons were never made public, but what happened next likely played a role.
Shortly after the episode aired, several cities fought back. San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles blocked Fixed from accessing their online parking ticket systems. This was a devastating blow. Without access to those systems, the app could not function in its core markets.
The problems did not stop there. A group of attorneys filed complaints alleging that Fixed was essentially practising law without authorisation. The regulatory pressure was coming from multiple directions and the company struggled to find a viable path forward.
In 2016, Fixed was acquired by Lawgix, a technology-focused law firm, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was intended to leverage Fixed’s technology for automating legal processes. However, the integration did not work out and Fixed ceased operations shortly after.
Fixed App Net Worth 2026
As of 2026, Fixed is no longer operational and its net worth is effectively $0. The app, the website, and the brand have all been discontinued.
David Hegarty moved on. He went on to hold roles at Opendoor and Credit Karma before founding Playbook, a financial planning startup, in 2021.
The Fixed story is a cautionary tale about building a business that directly challenges government revenue streams. The product worked, the concept was proven, and even Mark Cuban saw the potential. But when cities started blocking access and lawyers started filing complaints, the regulatory barriers proved too much to overcome. Sometimes the biggest risk in a business is not the market or the competition. It is the system you are trying to disrupt fighting back.