The Ab Pole
Manny Marinheiro from Ottawa, ON, looks for investment in his abdominal exercise device.
The ask
C$40,000 for 40%
Stated on air as “40K for 40%”
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: Manny Marinheiro
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From the show
The Dragons' Den Canada pitch
- C$40K
- Asked for
- 40%
- Equity offered
- C$100K
- Implied valuation
- S9 · Ep 16
- Season
Manny Marinheiro from Ottawa, ON, looks for investment in his abdominal exercise device.
Manny Marinheiro from Ottawa, ON entered the Den in Season 9, episode 16 and asked the Dragons for C$40,000 in exchange for 40% 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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