Dragons' Den adventure for Devon businessman
Devon businessman Matthew Conridge says appearing on Dragons' Den was a "great experience" – despite failing to persuade any of the panellists to invest in his company.
The 27-year-old founder of online retailer Mamka went on the popular BBC TV show hoping to secure £200,000 of investment to help fund the next phase of its growth.
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Matthew Conridge
But after being grilled for two hours by the panel of multimillionaire venture capitalists, he left the den empty handed.
"The Dragons didn't like me – for whatever reason they didn't really fancy me and we maybe struggled to understand each other," said Matthew, adding that an early altercation with Peter Jones – edited out of the programme screened on Sunday night – set the tone for his ultimately fruitless pitch.
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But he said he had no regrets about his encounter with the Dragons.
"I don't hold a personal grudge against any of them," said Matthew. "It was a great experience, there's no doubt about it.
"The whole process was really interesting to be involved in and there's been a lot of positive reaction."
Since the programme was filmed seven months ago, Matthew – who won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year title at the 2011 Express & Echo Business Awards – said Crediton-based Mamka had enjoyed a busy summer.
He is now offering investors with more limited means than the Dragons a chance to take a stake in Mamka via Exeter-based crowdfunding website Crowdcube.
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