With the conclusion of Dragons’ Den series 22 last Thursday night, it brought to an end a dramatic eight weeks in the Den.
Budding entrepreneurs came and went, succeeded and failed, pitched and hoped; but in the end, the cream rose to the top and a total of 20 companies were successful in winning the Dragons over to gain their pledge of investment.
Away from the Den, some deals have been confirmed to have gone through, others are still unclear and one – Choppity – did not ultimately materialise.
But which Dragon pledged to invest the most during the series?
Sara Davies MBE is the only Dragon, to BusinessCloud’s knowledge, to have had all of her series 22 deals go through. The North-East entrepreneur and investor made four investments throughout the series which totalled a sum of £190,000.
Touker Suleyman followed Davies’ tracks by also investing in four companies; however only two of those have been confirmed to have gone through. He pledged a total of £210,000 during his time on series 22.
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Tech tycoon Steven Bartlett raised the bar by investing in six companies during the series at a total of £270,000. Four of those have been signed.
Another Dragon who invested in six companies is Deborah Meaden; however, every one of those deals was split with another Dragon. She mirrored Davies by pledging to invest £190,000, and four of those deals have been signed.
It was Dragons’ Den ever-present Peter Jones, though, who topped the charts this season. He pledged to invest in seven companies with his amount totalling a whopping £350,000. However, we know he did pledge to invest £100,000 in Choppity, a deal which fell through off screen.
The three guest Dragons – Joe Wicks, Trinny Woodall and Emma Grede – all made a single investment each, with their combined total amounting to £150,000. Grede made the only solo investment by a guest Dragon when she signed a deal with Brandon and Jaydon Manders worth £90,000.
| Company | Pitcher(s) | Investment | Equity | Dragon(s) | Did it go through? | Company status | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | bodyxcore | Joseph Keegan | £105,000 | 37.5% | Peter Jones, Touker Suleyman, Joe Wicks | Signed | Active | |
| Laceeze | Emma Burke | £50,000 | 40% | Touker Suleyman | TBC | Active | Equity reduces to 30% if investment repaid within a year | |
| Episode 2 | Doughboys Pizza | Luke and Owen Buckmaster | £90,000 | 10% | Peter Jones | TBC | Active | |
| Choppity | Aaron Morris and Zara Paul | £100,000 | 15% | Peter Jones | Failed | Active | Equity reduces to 12.5% when investment repaid | |
| Mystery Jersey King | Alex Street | £50,000 | 15% | Sara Davies | Signed | Active | Equity reduces to 10% if investment returned within 18 months | |
| Episode 3 | Nenya | Yanna Smaglo | £80,000 | 20% | Steven Bartlett, Deborah Meaden | Signed | Active | |
| Dot Dot Bubble Tea | Susie Yau and Yan Ying | £50,000 | 10% | Steven Bartlett, Peter Jones | TBC | Active | ||
| Episode 4 | Seep | Laura Harnett | £50,000 | 4% | Deborah Meaden, Trinny Woodall | Signed | Active | |
| Karta Bottle | Pete Anwyll | £50,000 | 33% | Steven Bartlett | TBC | Active | Anwyll also accepted a job offer from Bartlett as part of the conditions of the investment | |
| Love Sum | Sin Teng-Tang (Sandy Tang) | £50,000 | 20% | Peter Jones | Signed | Active | Equity reduces to 10% when investment repaid | |
| Episode 5 | Omni | Shiv Sivakumar and Guy Sandelowsky | £75,000 | 2% | Steven Bartlett, Deborah Meaden | Signed | Active | |
| Little's Coffee | Will Little | £80,000 | 5% | Steven Bartlett | Signed | Active | ||
| Episode 6 | Dig | Henry Bartlam and Alexandra Hollingsworth | £75,000 | 15% | Sara Davies | Signed | Active | |
| Tiny Explorers | Hayley Hanigan | £50,000 | 20% | Sara Davies, Touker Suleyman | Signed | Active | ||
| Spudos crisps | Del Currie | £50,000 | 25% | Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden | TBC | Active | ||
| Episode 7 | Stashed Products | Elliot Tanner | £100,000 | 7% | Touker Suleyman | TBC | Active | Equity reduces to 4% when investment is repaid |
| Lumberjaxe Food Company | Brendon and Jaydon Manders | £90,000 | 20% | Emma Grede | Signed | Active | ||
| Episode 8 | Snoap HQ | Antony and Lisa Hicks | £50,000 | 7.5% | Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden | TBC | Active | |
| Kitt Medical | James Cohen and Zak Marks | £75,000 | 7.5% | Steven Bartlett, Deborah Meaden | TBC | Active | ||
| Good Wash Day | Carla Saul | £40,000 | 20% | Sara Davies | Signed | Active | Equity drops to 10% if investment is returned within 24 months |