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Tancream productDeal made in the Den

Season 17 · Episode 1

Tancream

a combined sunblock and moisturiser

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A season 17 Dragons' Den pitch, Tancream is behind a combined sunblock and moisturiser. We dig into what came after the episode.

The ask£75,000for 25% of the business
Implied valuation£300Kask / equity
On-air resultDeal agreed
Availability unverifiedFounders: Katy Foxcroft, Gillian Robson

The pitch

What walked into the Den

Katy Foxcroft and Gillian Robson brought Tancream to Dragons' Den in season 17, which aired in 2019.

In the pitch, Tancream asked the Dragons for £75,000 for 25% of the business, valuing the business at about £300,000.

After the show

What happened next

On air, Tancream agreed a deal of £75,000 for 25%, backed by Touker Suleyman and Sara Davies. The terms are quoted from the aired episode as public record.

As for today, we have not yet confirmed a way to buy from Tancream. When we verify a live listing we will update this page and date the check; until then availability stays unverified.

Our read

The Hub verdict

Katy Foxcroft and Gillian Robson asked two Dragons to accept £75,000 for 25% of Tancream, and both agreed at those exact terms. That fixes the sunblock-and-moisturiser brand's valuation at £300,000 and leaves the founders holding three-quarters of the business between them.

Touker Suleyman and Sara Davies co-investing is a pairing that leans commercial: his retail and manufacturing background alongside her consumer-brand experience is the sort of combination that suits a product fighting for space in a crowded beauty aisle. No extra equity had to be surrendered to close, which is a founder-friendly result. Whether Tancream is still being sold is something we have earmarked for a proper check rather than an assertion.

Two Dragons, the asking price, and three-quarters retained.

Worth knowing: The deal above is public record from the episode. We never treat an on-air handshake as proof a product is still for sale today.