The Dragons of Dragons' Den Canada

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Arlene Dickinson: The Marketer Who Reads the Room
How a South African born ad-agency owner became one of the longest serving faces of Dragons' Den Canada.

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Manjit Minhas and the Beer Business Behind the Chair
The brewing entrepreneur who joined Dragons' Den in 2015 and judges founders on margins she knows firsthand.

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Michele Romanow: The Engineer Turned Capital Machine
From a campus coffee shop to a funding platform, the youngest dragon rethinks how founders raise money.

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Wes Hall: From Barefoot in Jamaica to the Den
The shareholder-services founder who joined the panel in 2021 and wrote openly about where he started.

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Brian Scudamore Turned Junk Into a System
The founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK joined the panel as an investor and brings a franchise builder's eye.

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Simu Liu: The Actor Who Took a Seat in the Den
Best known for Kim's Convenience and Marvel's Shang-Chi, he joined the Canadian panel in 2023.

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Jim Treliving: From RCMP Beat to Boston Pizza Empire
The franchise operator who anchored the panel for fifteen seasons and judged founders on operations.

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Kevin O'Leary: One Founder, Two Tanks
The original Den villain who carried the format south and became a fixture on Shark Tank.

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Robert Herjavec: The Security Founder Who Sat in Both Dens
A Croatian born Canadian who sold his first internet security firm to AT&T Canada, then moved from the Den to Shark Tank.

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Bruce Croxon: The Lavalife Co-Founder
He helped build one of North America's first big online dating businesses, then spent three seasons in the Den.

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David Chilton: The Wealthy Barber in the Den
The personal finance author whose plain-spoken book sold millions before he ever sat at the table.

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W. Brett Wilson: The Calgary Financier in the Den
The FirstEnergy Capital co-founder who brought an energy investment banker's questions to the Canadian panel.

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Michael Wekerle: The Bay Street Trader in the Den
The GMP Securities co-founder who joined the Canadian panel in 2014 and bought a piece of Toronto music history.

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Joe Mimran: The Designer Behind Club Monaco and Joe Fresh
The fashion entrepreneur who created two of Canada's best known clothing brands before joining the panel in 2013.

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Lane Merrifield: The Club Penguin Co-Founder
The children's virtual world he co-founded sold to Disney, and a decade later he took a seat on the Canadian panel.

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Vincenzo Guzzo: The Cinema Owner in the Den
The head of Quebec's largest independent movie theatre chain, on the Canadian panel since 2018.