The latest series of Dragons’ Den saw episode 6 tonight as guest judge Susie Ma returned.
Tropic Skincare’s founder first found fame on The Apprentice but has grown turnover to $100m ahead of her appearances in the Den this series.
The beauty empire founder joins Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Steven Bartlett and Touker Suleyman as they put another set of business hopefuls to the test.
In this episode, the pitches were a ‘nose-friendly’ home composter, a GP with a medical bag redesign, a DIY drinks entrepreneur, and a husband-and-wife team with a pre-loved kitchen business.
Join us from 8pm for pitch-by-pitch coverage
Iyasu
First to pitch is Catherine Fernando, a GP who has redesigned medical bags for women working in healthcare as a luxury item.
Iyasu’s bags are made from vegan-friendly leather with linings created from recycled plastic bottles.
At £275 for the cheapest bag, they are not cheap.
Kompo
Next up is Ben McGirr, founder of Kompo.
Launched in 2025, Kompo is a countertop food composter that dries and grinds kitchen scraps into an odour-free material that can be used as plant fuel via a dual charcoal filter.
The £249 gadget, which only uses 20p of electricity per cycle, claims to reduce the volume of food waste by up to 80% in four to eight hours.
Rehome
Third to pitch is husband-and-wife team Phil and Helen Lord.
Their business Rehome offers ‘pre-loved’ kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms at discounted prices.
Founded in 2015, it enables homeowners, interior designers and retailers resell high-end interiors to buyers at a fraction of the cost.
Natural & Noble / Dog by the Hob
Last up is Gordon Leatherdale, who will be pitching two businesses.
He is behind Natural & Noble, launched in 2019, which allows people to create flavoured spirits and cocktails at home – including gin, rum, vodka and whisky infusion sets. It also sells cocktail kits such as espresso martini and pina colada.
His second business is Dog by the Hob, launched in 2023, which sells kits that help owners bake their own pet treats.