Slava Vodka
This Oakville, ON man dances to the tune of Dragon dollars for his new premium vodka brand.
The ask
C$500,000 for 5%
Stated on air as “500K for 5%”
Deal outcome: not recorded. CBC does not publish Dragons' Den Canada deal results, so we show every entrepreneur's ask, not disclosed terms.
Pitched by: John Vellinga
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From the show
The Dragons' Den Canada pitch
- C$500K
- Asked for
- 5%
- Equity offered
- C$10M
- Implied valuation
- S6 · Ep 17
- Season
This Oakville, ON man dances to the tune of Dragon dollars for his new premium vodka brand.
John Vellinga from Oakville, ON entered the Den in Season 6, episode 17 and asked the Dragons for C$500,000 in exchange for 5% of the business.
What happened next isn't part of the public record: CBC does not release Dragons' Den Canada deal outcomes. This page documents the ask exactly as it was made, and never claims a deal was struck.
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