The pitch
What walked into the Den
Maya Sinclair carried Aqua Blanket, a water-filled relaxation blanket, into season 1 of the show, a very early episode in the Canadian run.
She wanted $100,000 and was only willing to part with 5 percent to get it. That confidence implied a $2 million price tag on a young company.
After the show
What happened next
Being one of the first seasons, no clean record of the Dragons' verdict survives that we can cite, so we hold back rather than invent one.
The brand kept going regardless. Its store was live in July 2026, listing the New Aquablanket at $44.99, the Original at $24.99, and a Terra Cloth Pillow, all with a working checkout.
Our read
The Hub verdict
Only offering 5 percent for $100,000 is the aggressive move here, and it is worth sitting with: that implies a $2 million valuation on a first-season product, which is the kind of confidence Dragons tend to poke at hard.
We hold back on the result because this is one of the earliest episodes and no clean record survives. Note the small wrinkle in the data too, a second season 1 listing for the same founder that looks like a rerun rather than a genuine return to the Den, so read it as one appearance, not two.
Worth knowing: A single early-season appearance is on record here; a second listing tied to the same founder looks like a rerun rather than a return trip to the Den.
