Palapa Tours
Gaby Saucedo and Mike Karpishka from Ottawa, ON, bring their tiki boat tours to the Den.
The ask
C$250,000 for 15%
Stated on air as “250K for 15%”
On-air result
Left without a deal
Pitched by: Gaby Saucedo and Mike Karpishka
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The Dragons' Den Canada pitch
- C$250K
- Asked for
- 15%
- Equity offered
- C$1.7M
- Implied valuation
- S17 · Ep 6
- Season
Gaby Saucedo and Mike Karpishka from Ottawa, ON, bring their tiki boat tours to the Den.
Gaby Saucedo and Mike Karpishka from Ottawa, ON entered the Den in Season 17, episode 6 and asked the Dragons for C$250,000 in exchange for 15% of the business.
The Dragons passed, and the pitch left the Den without a deal.
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