$1Mfor 10%
Protein Candy
Valued at $10M
Hope Blooms
Mamadou Wade, Tiffany Calvin, Christiana Hubley, Kolade Kolawole-Bobeye, Bocar Wade, Craig Cain & Jesse Jollymore
Halifax, NS
In businessSeason 8, Episode 7
The pitch
Mamadou Wade, Tiffany Calvin, Christiana Hubley, Kolade Kolawole-Bobeye, Bocar Wade, Craig Cain & Jesse Jollymore from Halifax, NS, pitched Hope Blooms in Season 8, Episode 7, asking the Dragons for $10K for 5% of the company.
- Asked for$10K for 5%
- Valuation$200Kimplied by the ask
- OutcomeNot confirmed
Pitch details from CBC’s Dragons’ Den pitch page.
Hope Blooms today
- StatusIn businessLast checked September 2026
Hope Blooms, the Halifax community garden and salad dressing business run by at-risk youth, secured a deal with four Dragons for four times their original ask in season 8. Following the show, the group gained national media attention, and Jim Treliving traveled to Halifax to deliver the investment cheque in person. Local tradespeople later donated a new stainless steel commercial kitchen and a large greenhouse to help the group meet rising demand from restaurants and grocery chains.
After securing a deal with four Dragons for four times their original ask, the Halifax youth group Hope Blooms became a national media sensation, built a new stainless steel commercial kitchen largely through donated labour and materials, and later received a donated greenhouse from Nova Scotia tradespeople to expand herb and vegetable production for their salad dressings.