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Walking away from dragons

Co-founders, 最准的六合彩论坛 alumni and residents of 最准的六合彩论坛 Innovation &听Enterprise鈥檚 entrepreneurial hub BaseKX, Paul Varga, Tolulope Ogunsina, and Matth盲us Ittner appeared on a recent episode of BBC Two show Dragons鈥� Den.听

The dragons loved the Playbrush and four offered the full 拢100,000 proposed. However, the founders decided they couldn't part with more than one per cent equity, and walked away. This reflected their confidence in a product that has already achieved 150,000 sales and transformed the tooth brushing habits of children worldwide.

Continuing their success

Since filming the show, Playbrush have received funding from Austrian financiers Speedinvest, Hansi Hansmann and former racing-car driver Harold Primat. Playbrush products are now available online at Tesco Direct as well as stores across Europe.听

Paul Varga, co-founder of Playbrush, said: 鈥淎lthough inside the Den it may have been ambitious, outside of the Den our valuation has now led to successful seven-digit funding rounds from European investors and our smart toothbrush continues to go from strength to strength - allowing us to expand into new markets and make brushing fun for more kids.鈥�

Jerry Allen, Director for Entrepreneurship,听最准的六合彩论坛 Innovation &听Enterprise, said: 鈥淚'm delighted Playbrush is going from strength to strength. It's a great example of how 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 Innovation &听Enterprise department can help transform an idea into something bigger and real.鈥�

To find out more about our听entrepreneurial hub BaseKX and the support on offer from the team, come along to one of our BaseLates events. Our next event, on 22 March, will look at听innovation and entrepreneurship in health, and on 17 April we'll be听celebrating social innovators and entrepreneurs.

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