The pitch
What walked into the Den
Teirnan Mccorkell brought Pipe Easy to Dragons' Den in season 17, which aired in 2019.
In the pitch, Pipe Easy asked the Dragons for £41,000 for 30% of the business, valuing the business at about £136,667.
After the show
What happened next
On air, Pipe Easy agreed a deal of £41,000 for 30%, backed by Sara Davies. The terms are quoted from the aired episode as public record.
Our read
The Hub verdict
Trade tools do not always sparkle on television, but a genuinely useful one can still win a Dragon. Teirnan McCorkell pitched Pipe Easy, a pipe-fitting tool, asking £41,000 for 30 percent, an oddly precise cheque that values the business at roughly £136,700. Sara Davies backed it on the numbers as pitched. The specific ask suggests McCorkell had costed a particular next step rather than plucking a round figure from the air, which tends to play well in the Den. Thirty percent is a real share, but for a founder needing manufacturing and distribution help, a hands-on Dragon can be worth it.
