The latest series of Dragons’ Den reached its halfway point tonight before taking a break.

Cosmetic powerhouse Jenna Meek – who made her fiery debut earlier in the series – returned as a guest judge in her third episode.

The CEO and co-founder of REFY Beauty joined regular Dragons Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Steven Bartlett and Touker Suleyman as they put another set of business hopefuls to the test.

This episode featured an oat-powered snack range, a father and son’s DIY gadget, real-world hide-and-seek adventures and a sun-shielding lip care range.

Relive the pitch-by-pitch coverage here

Oatco Superfuel

First to pitch is Laura Murphy, founder of Oatco Superfuel.

Launched in 2024, it sells ‘super bites’ – energy balls made from oats and dates – which come in caramel crisp, pistachio crisp, peanut butter crisp and rainbow cookie flavours.

Each pouch contains two balls, and a £22 box contains seven pouches. 

It also sells oat pouches to which you must add milk then wait for two hours or more. These come in banana biscuit, choco boost and berry boost flavours.

Screw Caddy

Following Laura are father-and-son team John and Jamie O’Donnell, founders of Screw Caddy.

This neat little holder keeps screws straight and secure when drilling. 

It comes in three colours – black, yellow and red – and costs £3.99.

Chicken Rush

Now for the tech product – although it’s essentially a game of hide and seek.

Fred Parry founded the GPS-powered game, which sees teams compete across an entire city, in 2022.

One or two of the players are named the chicken and hide in a pub or bar while the other teams try to track them down.

Their phones contain a live map which gradually narrows down to the chicken’s location. Sort of like the storm shrinking in Fortnite. Teams can also complete challenges for extra points – with victory going to the team that finds the chicken first or the one with the most points when the timer runs out.

The company behind Chicken Rush offers corporate events priced at £10 per person.

Albus & Flora

Last to pitch is physiologist Rachel Williams, founder of a skincare brand which seeks to protect lips and the skin around the mouth from sun damage.

Launched in 2022, Albus & Flora’s £18 lip shield is an SPF 30 lip balm that includes peptides, nourishing oils and botanical extracts to keep lips soft and hydrated. It comes in a natural colour and three others.

Its other product is a treatment mask which exfoliates and plumps lips and costs £30.