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Dragons’ Den Businesses That Succeeded Without a Deal

Walking out of the Den empty-handed is not the end of the story. Plenty of entrepreneurs were turned down by the Dragons — sometimes after a brutal grilling — and went on to build businesses that are still going strong today.

These are the 323 companies in our database that left the Den without a deal yet remain active on Companies House, listed longest-established first. (Inclusion reflects current registration status from Companies House, not a judgement on a company’s size or profitability.)

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