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Dragons' Den Canada Season 20 · Episode 11

Aidify

an AI detection tool for schoolwork

Still sellingTech and Software

Aidify came to the season 20 Den as a free student browser tool with an unusually small ask, and all five Dragons came in together.

The ask$10,000for 50% of the business
Implied valuation$20Kask / equity
On-air resultDeal agreed
Still sellingFounders: Edlyn To, Nico To

The pitch

What walked into the Den

Aidify appeared in season 20, episode 11, presented by the To siblings as a free browser tool built to help students work through learning tasks. The ask stood out for how small it was, a fraction of what most pitches carry into that room.

Put up a request for $10,000 for a stake of 50 percent, setting the value near $20,000.

After the show

What happened next

All five Dragons came in together, offering $50,000 for the 50 percent stake, five times the money the siblings had asked for, and the pair accepted on the spot.

The tool itself is live. In July 2026 the site loaded with a working Chrome Web Store install link, user testimonials and media mentions, and it is a free extension rather than anything sold.

Our read

The Hub verdict

The number that defines this pitch is how little was asked. Trading half the company for a five-figure sum implies a valuation around twenty thousand, a rounding error against most numbers that reach that room, and it usually reads as founders valuing a mentor and a platform far above cash.

All five Dragons came in together, offering $50,000 for that same half of the business, five times the money the siblings asked for, and the pair accepted on the spot. A panel raising the cheque instead of the equity is the clearest signal it can send that a founder has undersold. The tool is live as a free Chrome extension with a working install link, which means the business still sits ahead of it.

Five Dragons paid five times the ask for the stake offered