The pitch
What walked into the Den
Bryce North, Adam Tsouras and Gorde Parke built TrapTap, a windshield device that warns drivers about speed traps and road hazards, and pitched it in season 12, episode 8.
The team asked for $500,000 in exchange for 25 percent, valuing the device at $2 million.
After the show
What happened next
By the founder's own account, a deal happened. Bryce North writes that three Dragons made offers and he accepted one worth $500,000, though he does not name the Dragon or spell out the final equity, and there is no confirmation the agreement survived due diligence. We report exactly that and no more.
The product looks dormant now. The company's web address was returning an expired-certificate error at our July 2026 check, a sign of a site left unmaintained, but it is a lone signal, so we stop at unverified rather than declaring it closed.
Our read
The Hub verdict
The ask was $500,000 for 25 percent at a $2 million valuation, and by the founder's own written account he accepted a $500,000 offer after three Dragons bid. We take that at face value but note its limits: he does not name the Dragon or state the equity, and there is no confirmation the deal survived due diligence.
The present-day picture leans dormant, an expired certificate on the company's site, but that is a single signal, so we stop at unverified. A founder's recollection plus a lapsed website is enough to describe, not enough to declare the company closed.
A founder-reported half-million-dollar yes, with the terms and the aftermath both left open.
Worth knowing: The deal comes from the founder's own recollection; without independent terms or a working site, both the specifics and the present status stay open.
