There’s been plenty of love for the beauty moguls in this series of Dragons’ Den. After Refy Beauty’s Jenna Meek returned to the den last week, fellow beauty founder Susie Ma is back as this week’s episode’s guest dragon.
Taking a seat alongside Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Steven Bartlett and Touker Suleyman, The Apprentice alumnus and founder of Tropic Skincare will help appraise the latest batch of hopeful founders pitching for investment.
The businesses stepping through the lift doors this evening include a stench-removing home composter; a GP pitching a redesigned medical bag for female health professionals; a DIY drinks and dog treats entrepreneur; and a husband-and-wife duo with a pre-loved online kitchen marketplace. Keep scrolling for everything you need to know.
Iyasu
First in the den this week is GP Catherine Fernando, who is behind a redesigned medical bag for women that she hopes offers a more stylish alternative to the traditional Gladstone bag doctor’s have been toting for years.
Launched in 2023, Iyasu sells a range of luxury medical bags designed specifically for women working in healthcare. Made from eco-friendly PU vegan-friendly leather with linings created from recycled plastic bottles, the bags are both sustainable and practical, with Iyasu saying they’re less bulky than traditional medical bags.
The collection comes in a range of styles inspired by influential women in medicine. The cheapest medical bag is the Elizabeth tote, which starts from £275 and includes multiple pockets for medical equipment, a removable padded laptop sleeve and metal feet to keep it clean. Meanwhile, the most popular option is the Catherine bag. Costing £310, it features multiple internal compartments and a quilted laptop pocket that fits a 13in laptop.
Kompo
Second in the den is Ben McGirr, the founder of Kompo, a countertop food composting gadget designed to make disposing of food waste easier. But will the dragons think it’s all a pile of rubbish?
Launched in 2025, Kompo is a countertop device that dries and grinds kitchen scraps into an odour-free material that can be used as plant fuel. The company says it can reduce the volume of food waste by up to 80 per cent in as little as four to eight hours. Designed to replace the traditional food bin, it costs £249.
The company claims its drying and grinding process helps prevent smells, leaks and fruit flies by stabilising food waste, avoiding the methane emissions produced when food waste breaks down in landfill. Kompo says the appliance runs quietly and only uses 20p of electricity per cycle. It includes one dual charcoal filter, which lasts roughly six months to a year and costs £14.99 to replace, which is something you’ll only need to do when you smell the stench coming back.
Rehome kitchen outlet
Third in the den is husband-and-wife duo Phil and Helen Lord, the founders of Rehome, an outlet offering pre-loved kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms at discounted prices.
Founded in 2015, Rehome sells ex-display and second-hand kitchens, interiors and furniture. The BCorp-certified brand is an online marketplace that lets homeowners, interior designers and retailers sell high-end interiors to buyers at a fraction of the cost.
Rehome helps sellers list unwanted kitchens, fitted furniture and appliances by managing photography, measurements and marketing. If an item sells, it can help arrange dismantling and delivery, with the aim of keeping interiors in circulation rather than sending them to the skip.
Natural & Noble and Dog by the Hob
Last but not least, the final founder in the den this week is Gordon Leatherdale, who isn’t pitching just one business this week, but two. As well as pitching a range of alcohol and cocktail-making kits, he’s also pitching a second business that sells dog treat baking kits.
Launched in 2019, Natural & Noble offers drink-making kits that let people create flavoured spirits and cocktails at home, including gin, rum, vodka and whisky infusion sets, as well as cocktail kits such as espresso martini and pina colada. Most of the kits are designed as gifts and include botanicals, spices or ingredients that can be added to shop-bought alcohol to create custom drinks.
Meanwhile, Dog by the Hob was launched in 2023 and sells kits that help owners bake their own pet treats. The mixes come in flavours such as blueberry and oat or banana and pumpkin seed and include pre-measured ingredients and a bone-shaped cutter, letting you make your own dog treats from home.
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