From dating apps to kids’ headphones: Jenna Meek joins Dragons’ Den line-up
Guest Dragon jenna meek appears in the latest episode of the business show, joining Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Steven Bartlett to hear pitches. The episode features a call-first dating app, tent and campervan awnings, plant-based ferments and modular headphones for children.
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Jenna Meek in the den
Cosmetic powerhouse jenna meek, identified in the programme as CEO and co-founder of REFY Beauty and earlier described as Refy’s co‑founder, returned as a guest Dragon in episode 5. The guest list around her also includes Gary Neville, Trinny Woodall, Tinie Tempah and Emma Grede as previously featured guests, while the regular Dragons on the panel are Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Steven Bartlett.
Call-first dating app hati
Zaahirah Adam pitched hati, a dating app launched in 2025 as an antidote to ghosting. hati bans text messaging in favour of a five-minute phone call between matched users to establish an instant spark. The app replaces static photos with voice and video profiles, and users must be verified and vouched for by three friends to reduce catfishing. Adam has spoken of a wider mission to change dating app culture inspired by her own experience with ghosting and its effect on her mental health. In this episode Steven Bartlett backed hati, a dating app with £48 revenue.
Glam camping and Glawning
James and Sarah Martin pitched Glawning, a family business founded in 2013 that sells luxury cotton bell-tent awnings for campervans. The tents are described as durable, waterproof and flame-retardant, designed for all-season use, and are said to fast-pitch in under 10 minutes; in coverage of the pitch the founders said they take only 10 minutes to pitch. Glawning offers driveaway awnings for campervans or standalone tents for garden parties and camping, and the company has expanded into car awnings, wood burners, tarps and more.
Club Cultured fermentation pitch
Three school friends—James, Harry and Connor, the latter a former Ritz Hotel and Michelin-star trained chef—presented Club Cultured, a London-based fermented food business founded in 2018. Club Cultured specialises in premium ferments and pickles aimed at enhancing wellness, offering plant-based, gut-focused foods such as tempeh, kimchi, mooli and pickles. The founders promote a “fermentation revolution”; they opened London’s first tempeh factory in Hackney in 2020 and have produced ferments for some of the UK’s leading food brands, including Wagamama.
Kibu headphones for children
Kibu, developed by London-based design consultancy Morrama in collaboration with 3D printing company Batch. Works, was presented as a sustainable, modular headphone kit for children aged 5-11. The design avoids screws and glue so headphones can be easily taken apart, repaired and recycled. Kibu is described as having a STEM angle by teaching children hands-on skills in building and assembling the kit.
Posted on February 26, 2026 by Jonathan Symcox. The episode also included a husband-and-wife team pitching a tent and campervan awning company and a presentation framed around fermented and pickled food products. The Dragons heard a mix of pitches that evening and assessed whether the entrepreneurs would secure investment or walk away without a deal.
Where to buy the products mentioned was also covered in the episode’s rundown, and the show placed these pitches alongside earlier guest appearances and familiar Dragons. Unclear in the provided context are final investment outcomes for each pitch beyond the detail that Steven Bartlett backed hati with £48 revenue.
