Verifying Switch
Mark and Stephen Ainsworth from Whitby, ON, present their fire alarm testing device.
The ask
C$1,000,000 for 10%
Stated on air as “1M for 10%”
On-air result
Left without a deal
Pitched by: Mark & Stephen Ainsworth
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From the show
The Dragons' Den Canada pitch
- C$1M
- Asked for
- 10%
- Equity offered
- C$10M
- Implied valuation
- S15 · Ep 8
- Season
Mark and Stephen Ainsworth from Whitby, ON, present their fire alarm testing device.
Mark & Stephen Ainsworth from Whitby, ON entered the Den in Season 15, episode 8 and asked the Dragons for C$1,000,000 in exchange for 10% of the business.
The Dragons passed, and the pitch left the Den without a deal.
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