The pitch
What walked into the Den
Matthew Gohl and Michael Hutchinson lead Santevia, a maker of alkaline and mineral water filters, and they stepped in during season 20, episode 8.
The two asked for a full $1,000,000 while offering up 6.25 percent, which implies a $16 million valuation for the filtration line.
After the show
What happened next
Whether a Dragon backed those numbers is something the episode kept off screen, and every primary page we pulled left the result blank, so we do too.
The product range is thriving on its own. In July 2026 the company was selling countertop, gravity, pitcher, shower and travel filters, with free shipping over $99 and a lifetime warranty message front and centre.
Our read
The Hub verdict
This is the biggest straight ask in the group, a full million dollars for 6.25 percent, which pins Santevia at $16 million. For a water-filtration brand with a deep product range, that is a valuation you would want years of sales to back, and the pitch was effectively daring the Dragons to argue the number.
The result did not air, and we leave it there rather than stretch. The storefront is thriving, filters across every category from countertop to travel, so whatever happened on the floor, the business kept moving.
Worth knowing: We stick to the pitch figures and the live storefront; any ownership or buyout talk floating online sits outside what this page will assert.
