$1Mfor 10%
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Valued at $10M
The pitch
Mélanie Bernard and Trisha Pitura from Gatineau, QC, pitched Mini Tipi in Season 20, Episode 6, asking the Dragons for $200K for 10% of the company.
- Asked for$200K for 10%
- Valuation$2Mimplied by the ask
- OutcomeDealwith Manjit Minhas, Arlene Dickinson, Drew Scott and Michele Romanow
- Final deal$350K for 20%valued at $1.75M
Offers in the Den
| Dragon | Offer | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Wes Hall | No investment offered, said he would be a customer instead | Out |
| Brian Scudamore, Drew Scott, Arlene Dickinson, Michele Romanow | $400,000 for 20% (joint offer from four Dragons) | Declined |
| Manjit Minhas and Wes Hall | $200,000 for 15% | Withdrawn |
| Brian Scudamore, Drew Scott, Arlene Dickinson, Michele Romanow | $350,000 for 20% (final joint counter-offer) | Accepted |
Trisha Pitura and Melanie Bernard, co-founders of MINI TIPI based in Gatineau, Quebec, asked for $200,000 for 10% equity. The company makes Indigenous-designed blankets, bags, and shawls, incorporating designs created in collaboration with Indigenous artists across Canada, made from a wool blend of recycled wool, polyester, and acrylic, and retailing for $198. The business sells through its website, through 70 retail stores across Canada, and via corporate gifting, with sales of $1.4 million in 2022, $1.7 million in 2023, and $2.3 million in 2024, and is projecting $3 million this year; the founders pay themselves from the business.
Wes Hall declined to invest, saying retail was a tough space for him, but committed to becoming a customer. Brian Scudamore, Drew Scott, Arlene Dickinson, and Michele Romanow made a joint offer of $400,000 for 20%; Manjit Minhas and Wes Hall countered with $200,000 for 15% but that offer did not proceed. The founders countered the four-Dragon group at $300,000 for 20%, the Dragons countered at $350,000 for 20%, and the founders accepted that final offer.
Pitch details from CBC’s Dragons’ Den pitch page.
Mini Tipi today
- StatusIn businessLast checked September 2026
Mini Tipi is still operating and sells through its website.