Jenna Meek joins Dragons’ Den tonight — From dating apps to kids’ headphones, every business on the lineup
Guest Dragon jenna meek appears in the hot seat as the long-running business show returns tonight, bringing a clutch of pitches that range from a phone-call-first dating app to modular children’s headphones. The mix of founders includes a family tent and awning business, a plant-based ferment brand and a design-driven tech product aimed at repairability.
Jenna Meek joins the dragons for episode 5
Jenna Meek, the cosmetics CEO and co-founder of REFY Beauty, returns as a guest Dragon for this instalment. She joins regular Dragons Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Steven Bartlett, with the panel poised to offer either hard truths or hard cash to entrepreneurs. jenna meek previously made a fiery debut earlier in the series and is back to assess a fresh wave of hopefuls.
The dating app pitch: hati and founder Zaahirah Adam
Zaahirah Adam presents hati, a dating app launched in 2025 positioned as an antidote to ghosting. The app bans text messaging and requires matches to make a five-minute phone call to test chemistry. Profiles rely on voice and video rather than static photos, and every user must be verified and vouched for by three friends to reduce catfishing. Adam has framed her mission as a response to her own experience of being ghosted and its effect on her mental health. In the Den, the app’s early traction was noted alongside a stated revenue figure of £48, and one Dragon signalled support for the business.
Glawning: a husband-and-wife family business for campers
James and Sarah Martin pitch Glawning, their family firm founded in 2013 that sells luxury cotton bell-tent awnings for campervans. The tents are promoted as durable, waterproof, flame-retardant and designed for all-season use; they are marketed as fast to pitch in under 10 minutes and can function as driveaway awnings or standalone tents for garden parties and camping. The company has expanded its range to include car awnings, wood burners, tarps and other outdoor products.
Club Cultured and the fermentation revolution
Three schoolfriends — James, Harry and Connor, the latter trained at a five-star hotel and in Michelin-star kitchens — pitch Club Cultured, a London-based fermented and pickled food company founded in 2018. The firm focuses on plant-based, gut-focused items such as tempeh, kimchi, mooli and pickles and positions its products as premium ferments that enhance wellness. The founders opened London’s first tempeh factory in Hackney in 2020 and have produced ferments for notable UK food brands, including Wagamama, while promoting what they call a “fermentation revolution. ”
Kibu headphones: modular design for ages 5–11
Kibu is presented as a collaboration between design consultancy Morrama and 3D printing company Batch. Works. The product targets children aged 5–11 with sustainable, modular headphones designed without screws or glue so they can be taken apart, repaired and eventually recycled. The kit also has a STEM angle, teaching kids hands-on skills in building and assembling electronics as an alternative to throw-away tech culture.
Tonight’s agenda and viewing notes
The episode’s lineup also includes an explicit fermented-and-pickled food business pitch and the tent, campervan awning and woodburner company pitched by a husband-and-wife team. The show’s episode provides information on where to buy the products pitched and presents a mix of consumer tech, food and outdoor-living businesses. Notifications for updates about the coverage can be managed in browser preferences. Viewers are prompted to refresh the page or navigate elsewhere on the site to be automatically logged in; a separate instruction advises users to refresh their browser to be logged in. There is also an email signup prompt offering offers, events and updates, with a referenced privacy notice.
Tonight’s episode continues the broad sweep of founders chasing investment on the programme: from a dating app that bans texting to a kids’ headphone kit pitched as a hands-on, repair-first alternative to disposable electronics. The panel, with guest input from Jenna Meek, will decide whether any pitch is Den-worthy.
