$1Mfor 10%
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Valued at $10M
The pitch
Elize Shirdel from Toronto, ON, pitched Datenight in Season 12, Episode 18, asking the Dragons for $100K for 16% of the company.
- Asked for$100K for 16%
- Valuation$625Kimplied by the ask
- OutcomeDealwith Manjit Minhas
- Final deal$100K for 25%valued at $400K
Offers in the Den
| Dragon | Offer | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Wekerle | Concerned about safety vetting, went out | Out |
| Joe Mimran | Trust issues with the business model and high valuation, went out | Out |
| Jim Treliving | Nothing to contribute, went out | Out |
| Arlene Dickinson | Too early stage, went out | Out |
| Manjit Minhas | $100,000 for 33%, later negotiated to 25% | Accepted |
| Michele Romanow | Too many marketplace challenges in the space, went out | Out |
Elize Shirdel, from Toronto, Ontario, pitched Date Night, a mobile and web app connecting parents with local babysitters at weneeddatenight.com, asking for $100,000 for 16% of her company. Parents pay a $35 annual membership plus a $5 booking fee per date, and babysitters are charged 15% on their earnings; the app had booked 12,000 hours of babysitting across about 3,000 dates between Toronto and Ottawa in under two years, with $100,000 in gross bookings and $30,000 in revenue last year, and Elize Shirdel had invested about $30,000 of her own money.
Michael Wekerle, Joe Mimran and Jim Treliving went out citing trust and safety concerns and lack of ability to contribute, Michele Romanow went out citing marketplace challenges she was familiar with, and Arlene Dickinson went out saying the business was too early stage. Manjit Minhas offered $100,000 for 33%, Elize Shirdel countered at 20%, and they settled on $100,000 for 25%, which Elize Shirdel accepted.
Pitch details from CBC’s Dragons’ Den pitch page.
Datenight today
- StatusOut of businessLast checked September 2026
Datenight appears to have closed. Its products may no longer be available.