Tin Cookstove

Tin Cookstove

Robert Thorndyke from Toronto, ON tries to heat up the Den with his portable tin cookstove.

The ask

C$40,000 for 51%

Stated on air as “40K for 51%”

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: Robert Thorndyke

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From the show

The Dragons' Den Canada pitch

C$40K
Asked for
51%
Equity offered
C$78K
Implied valuation
S1 · Ep 8
Season

Robert Thorndyke from Toronto, ON tries to heat up the Den with his portable tin cookstove.

Robert Thorndyke from Toronto, ON entered the Den in Season 1, episode 8 and asked the Dragons for C$40,000 in exchange for 51% 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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