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<h3>Product: Dog Quality<br>
Entrepreneur: Ann-Marie Fleming<br>
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.<br>
Investment Ask: $50,000 for 15 per cent<br>
Date: October 2012</h3><br>
The human world has a thriving market that serves the aging population, and Fleming wants to tap into that same demographic—but in the canine population. Her company improves the quality of life for senior dogs, which includes selling dog diapers and strollers. <br>
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David Chilton made a $50,000 investment for 25 per cent, with a ten per cent royalty until he recoups his investment, at which time he’ll drop the royalty to 5 per cent.
<h3>Product: DeliveryMate<br>
Entrepreneur: Chris Cordray<br>
Hometown: Victoria, B.C.<br>
Investment Ask: $30,000 for 25 per cent<br>
Date: April 2013 </h3><br>
Cordray has been in the pizza-franchise industry for over 14 years and used that expertise to develop a customized belt for delivery drivers that holds extra pop, napkins, dipping sauces and a credit-card machine. The belt is more professional than lugging all of those pieces around and it offers an easy upsell at the door. <br>
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Arlene Dickinson gave Chris $30,000 for 25 per cent of his company.
<h3>Product: Wealthy School Revolution<br>
Entrepreneur: Darryl Davis<br>
Hometown: West Vancouver, B.C.<br>
Investment Ask: $300,000 for 25 per cent<br>
October 2012 </h3><br>
Davis makes school fundraising more efficient and more profitable by providing software and products (no more wrapping paper and chocolates) to the parent volunteer committee. The new fundraising strategy shifts purchasing from retail stores to the schools. Rather than selling useless items, the fundraising committee sells things that parents will already be buying. <br>
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Bruce Croxon and Arlene Dickinson split a $300,000 investment for 25 per cent.
<h3>Product: Tornado Defense Spray<br>
Entrepreneur: Sven Habermann<br>
Hometown: Maple Ridge, B.C.<br>
Investment Ask: $1 million for 10 per cent<br>
Date: April 2013 </h3><br>
As the co-founder and CEO of Bigfoot Holdings Inc., Habermann developed a new system of fast-release pepper spray that includes an alarm and strobe light. At the time, he had done $900,000 in sales over the past nine months.<br>
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All five dragons invested: $200,000 for 5 per cent each, for a total investment of $1 million.
<h3>Product: Frogbox<br>
Entrepreneur: Doug Burgoyne<br>
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.<br>
Investment Ask: $200,000 for 18 per cent<br>
Date: January 2011</h3><br>
Frogbox provides rental boxes—a convenient and environmentally friendly alternative for the 9,000,000 cardboard boxes used to move every month in Canada. The boxes are sturdy, weather-resistant and as cheap to rent as buying new cardboard boxes. Already running in Vancouver, Seattle and Toronto, the three cities were generating $40,000 in combined sales each month at the time of the pitch. <br>
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Arlene Dickinson, Brett Wilson and Jim Treliving split a $200,000 investment for 25 per cent.
<h3>Product: Jet Pet Resort<br>
Entrepreneur: Marcus Dahl and Cam Dahl<br>
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.<br>
Investment Ask: $200,000 for 20 per cent<br>
Date: November 2012</h3><br>
The Dahls have a luxury pet hotel for dogs and cats located minutes away from the Vancouver International Airport. It features 90 private suites, and each one is equipped with web cams so owners can keep a watchful eye on their pets from a distance. The average stay is $45 a night, versus about $30-$35 a night for a kennel. They created the hotel three years ago to solve the problem of a convenient location leave your pets when travelling.<br>
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David Chilton invested $200,000 for 30 per cent, with a 10-per-cent royalty until he recoups his investment.
<h3>Product: Growing City<br>
Entrepreneur: Lisa von Sturmer<br>
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. <br>
Investment Ask: $100,000 for 25 per cent<br>
Date: February 2013</h3><br>
Claiming to be North America’s first and only premium office composting service, Growing City is an already-profitable company that is part of the $5.8 billion waste-management industry in Canada. The company collects, composts and recycles waste from offices and commercial spaces.<br>
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Jim Treliving invested $100,000 for 25 per cent of the company.
<h3>Product: Last Call<br>
Entrepreneur: Bradley Friesen<br>
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.<br>
Investment Ask: $5,000 for 5 per cent<br>
Date: May 2013</h3><br>
Last Call claims to be a cure for the common hang over. It’s supposed to be the last thing you ingest after a night of drinking. It contains as much electrolytes as a sports drink, plus more potassium and more magnesium. It contains a powder that is released into the liquid when the patented bottle-cap delivery system is turned, releasing a powered mixture of melatonin, dehydrated ginger and vitamins B and C. <br>
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All five dragons invested: $5,000 each for a total of $25,000 for 10 per cent.
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