$1Mfor 10%
Protein Candy
Valued at $10M
The pitch
Nicole Duff from Kamloops, BC, pitched SlyPod in Season 17, Episode 7, asking the Dragons for $50K for 15% of the company.
- Asked for$50K for 15%
- Valuation$333Kimplied by the ask
- OutcomeDealwith Wes Hall
- Final deal$50K for 49%valued at $102K
Offers in the Den
| Dragon | Offer | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Romanow | Concerns about Amazon search discoverability and product not viable long term; went out | Out |
| Manjit Minhas | Doesn't know the pet business well enough; went out | Out |
| Vincenzo Guzzo | No shame using the product but not for him; went out | Out |
| Arlene Dickinson | Liked the idea but went out | Out |
| Wes Hall | $50,000 for 49% of the company, conditional on Nicole Duff working on it full time | Accepted |
Nicole Duff, a nursing instructor from Kamloops, BC, sought $50,000 for 15% of SlyPod, a company she founded nine months earlier. The product is an expandable caddy that lets dog owners discreetly store a used waste bag until it can be properly disposed of, retailing for $24.99 with a production cost of $4. Sales to date were 23,000 units sold online, on Amazon, and through wholesale, with a projected $150,000 in revenue over the next 12 months. Nicole Duff also has a second product in development with waste bags built into the caddy lid, and she currently works another full-time job alongside running the business.
Michele Romanow, Manjit Minhas, Vincenzo Guzzo, and Arlene Dickinson all declined, citing concerns about the product's viability, thin margins for online sales, and difficulty with search discoverability on Amazon. Wes Hall offered $50,000 for 49%, more equity than requested, on the condition that Nicole Duff commit to the business full time, which she accepted.
Pitch details from CBC’s Dragons’ Den pitch page.
SlyPod today
- StatusStatus unknownLast checked September 2026
We haven’t confirmed whether SlyPod is still operating.