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Isn\u2019t it great to have Dragons\u2019 Den back on our screens again? After three of the entrepreneurs walked away with a deal last week, another batch of founders are entering the den in the hopes of doing the same. <\/p>\n
This week, footballer-turned-businessman Gary Neville is back on the panel, as well as Touker Suleyman, who was inexplicably missing from last week\u2019s episode. Suleyman announced earlier this year that he\u2019ll be leaving the den after this series ends, concluding his long 10-year stint on the show.<\/p>\n
But before we say goodbye to Suleyman, the panel still has plenty of pitches to get through. Heading into the den this evening is a nut-and-seed snack brand, a gadget designed to tackle water waste, a street art hire business and a cricket brand making gear specifically for women and girls.<\/p>\n
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First into the den this week is London-based health snack brand founder Chester Robinson, who\u2019s hoping his nutty business will have the dragons hungry enough to invest. <\/p>\n
Founded in 2023, Raise is a snack brand that makes a range of nutritious nut and seed clusters. Made with ingredients such as almonds, cashews, pecans, pumpkin and sunflower seeds and chicory root fibre, the snacks were inspired by Chester\u2019s mum\u2019s homemade granola recipe.<\/p>\n
There are six flavours to choose from, including caramel cocoa and sea salt, maple and roasted pecan, dark chocolate and sea salt, dark chocolate and orange, toasted coconut and almond and raspberry and roasted almond. A pack of 12 35g pouches costs \u00a319.19 at Amazon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Next into the den are Yorkshire-based husband-and-wife duo Belle and Jason Richardson, the founders of a nifty water-saving invention. They\u2019re hoping the dragons won\u2019t be pouring any cold water over their pitch.<\/p>\n
Created in 2024, SealStop is an automatic water shut-off device that prevents overflowing and water waste. It attaches to a hosepipe and clips onto the container you\u2019re filling, working on watering cans, buckets, troughs and ponds, automatically shutting off the flow once it\u2019s full.<\/p>\n
The gardening device doesn\u2019t require any batteries and is made in Yorkshire. The company also won Newcomer of the Year at the 2026 Made in Yorkshire Awards. It costs \u00a339.99 at Amazon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Third into the den is Peterborough-based street artist Nathan Murdoch, who\u2019s hoping to paint a pretty picture with lots of pound signs for the dragons in his mural installation business.<\/p>\n
Launched in 2015, Street Arts Hire specialises in large-scale murals, public art installations and community-led art projects. What started as a side gig, Murdoch went full-time with the business in 2018.<\/p>\n
Looking to move his art installations beyond Peterborough, Murdoch\u2019s murals have gone viral internationally and picked up a number of awards.<\/p>\n
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And last into the den are Chichester-based sisters Honor and Cat Black, 17 and 16-year-old founders of a cricket brand for women and girls. Entering the den with business lead Nicole, will their pitch bowl the dragons over?<\/p>\n
Launched in 2024, Maiden Cricket makes clothing and equipment specifically for women and girls. The brand was developed after the sisters\u2019 own frustrations with playing cricket in clothing and kits designed for boys and men.<\/p>\n
The range includes everything from trousers with a female-specific cut, adjustable hems and built-in shorts to batting pads designed around the shape of the female leg. The brand\u2019s gloves are designed around smaller hands and slimmer fingers too. The women\u2019s range includes shorts for \u00a325, trousers for \u00a344, batting gloves for \u00a365 and batting pads for \u00a385.<\/p>\n