The pitch
What walked into the Den
De-Fence is a physical deterrent system, a durable spike and barrier product built to keep pigeons and other pests off fences, walls and railings.
Andrew MacBain pitched it in season 11 from Vancouver, asking $50,000 for half the business at an implied $100,000 valuation.
After the show
What happened next
CBC lists only the ask, and a specific deal figure that circulates online could not be tied to any source we could reach, so we do not present it and the outcome stays unrecorded.
The product is still sold, as part of a larger business. It sits under MacBain's Pigeon Patrol brand, whose site was live in July 2026 featuring De-Fence with a buy call-to-action and a working shop, so the official home is the parent company's storefront.
Our read
The Hub verdict
De-Fence asked $50,000 for half the business, a $100,000 valuation, and the key research finding is structural rather than financial: it is a product line under Andrew MacBain's Pigeon Patrol brand, not a standalone company, so its official home is the parent storefront. A deal figure floats around online with no confirmable source behind it, which we set aside. The product is still sold in 2026 through that parent site, which is the status we can actually verify. Knowing the official home is a parent brand matters for anyone trying to actually buy the product after watching the pitch.
Product line under a parent brand; unverified deal figure set aside
Worth knowing: De-Fence is a product line rather than a standalone brand, so we point to the parent company's site as its official home and set aside the unverified deal figure.
