“We’re so pleased to have someone with Touker’s experience on board,” they say.

Jones congratulates Touker on his investment and says he has a good pair of founders to work with there.

Meaden is more positive but is also OUT.

Suleyman is on the fence. He says the business as pitched is uninvestable.

He knows there’s a lot of work to do. He offers the £100k… for 20%.

They accept the offer!

Suleyman is on the board of a co-living business, and sees opportunity in that area.

Bartlett says technology needs to be well-capitalised and he thinks a £100k investment would be down the drain within a year. He’s OUT.

Jones and Davies agree. They are also OUT.

Touker’s view: “You’ve got to add a lot more features to this app to be a credible business.”

The friends are looking to move into recommendations in other areas, such as a handyman or plumber.

Jones points out that agencies do checks such as DBS, employment and landlord references.

But what are the checks they are carrying out? Purely anecdotal, it seems.

The free app has 100,000 downloads and there are 700-900 rooms on the platform at any given time.

Effectively shared contacts on social networks can vouch for the people seeking to flatshare.

There is also a paid version with premium features.

They are looking for £100,000 for 5% of the business.

Closing the episode are co-founders Sophie Emler and Rebecca Moule with MatesPlace – a social app that helps renters find flatmates through friends of friends.

The platform looks to offer a safer, more personal alternative to traditional flat-hunting sites by letting users filter connections by “degrees” of familiarity, view mutual contacts and browse verified profiles.

Reedah convinces Touker to come in at 1% – so she walks away with £30,000 for the 3% of Brainspark Games.

Suleyman also offers the £10,000… for 5%!

He’s also offering a working space next to his office.

Bartlett and Jones whisper about that one.

Success is “heavily based on fortune and hitting zeitgeist”. He’s OUT.

Meaden has connections in this industry – including the founder of MumsNet – and offers her the £10,000 for the 1%!

Davies is also impressed and says she will match Meaden’s offer.

There is a big package which can be sold into schools and other organisations.

Reedah says each of the five apps – including one focused on climate education – will also be made available to retail customers on the App Store.

Jones has a strong background in this – advising government, for example – and says the only way this can really succeed is to become embedded in the National Curriculum. He’s OUT.

Reedah has won several Innovate UK grants, has funding including from ‘super angels’ in the gaming industry, and put in £400k of her own cash into the business.

“It’s difficult to make money from schools,” says Bartlett, who questions the business model.

Reedah admits that they are pre-revenue.

London-based Reedah says her product condenses 12 weeks of learning into a few hours of gameplay.

She is seeking £10,000 for 1% of her business.

Suleyman steps up to have a go on the gam, which seems to be a robot running around.

Reedah El-Saie steps into the Den with Brainspark Games, an educational app helping children learn through play.

Launched in 2019, the platform creates fun, curriculum-aligned games for ages 7 to 13, covering subjects like maths, English, science, climate, languages and art.

Available on both iOS and Android, the app aims to make learning interactive and engaging for young users.

“I think you’ve got a real chance of doing this,” says Jones.

However he can’t join her on the journey and is also OUT. But he’s very complimentary and polite.

Bartlett is also OUT.

Meaden disagrees with Suleyman and thinks she is right to give studios the opportunity to showcase their creativity on the product. But she is also OUT.

Davies doesn’t see it as an attractive investment proposition either. She’s OUT.

Fiona says her unique selling point is the ability to give studios the ability to put their own designs on the bottles.

However Suleyman says she should be focused on telling people simply: “You need this to look after your tattoos.”

He’s OUT.

Apparently 40% of millennials and Gen Z hae a tattoo – and they don’t stop at one.

Fiona also has a Scottish giftware business which enabled her to work from home when raising her children. That is generating £180,000 annual turnover, but she says this can be bigger as the other business is a ‘lifestyle business’.

Fiona, from Stirling in Scotland, is looking for £60,000 for 15% of her business.

She’s sold £20,000 of product so far and would like to take it into the gifting market.

They are currently (at the time of filming) working with the Superdrug website and is in conversations with WH SMith Retail about their airport outlets.

Next up is Fiona Ritchie, creator of a vegan tattoo balm designed to soothe and protect both new and existing tattoos.

The Ink Balm was founded in 2023 and offers natural skincare products made from vegan oils and butters to help heal tattooed skin, reduce irritation and maintain colour vibrancy.

Each travel-sized, eco-friendly tin features artwork by a UK tattoo artist.