ID Scan Biometrics

No Deal

Identity document scanning and storage

Season 3 · Ep 5 OtherAired 31 August 2006

ID Scan Biometrics is a identity document scanning and storage that got its big break on Dragons’ Den in Season 3, where it won fans even without landing a deal.

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From the show

The Dragons’ Den pitch

£250K
Asked for: 50%
Offered equity: £500K
Sought valuation

Founder Tamlyn Thompson stepped onto the carpet in Season 3, Episode 5 in the episode that aired 31 August 2006. ID Scan Biometrics, the identity document scanning and storage, pitched in the Other category, one of 902 other businesses to brave the Den across all 21 seasons.

The ask was £250,000 for 50% of the company, an implied valuation of £500K.

No deal. Every dragon declined, and ID Scan Biometrics walked. But a Dragons’ Den appearance reaches millions of viewers whether or not a check gets written, and plenty of no-deal companies have turned that airtime into lasting businesses.

Season 3 saw 73 pitches, and 8 of them closed a deal on air. In the Other category overall, roughly 11% of pitches have landed a dragon across the show's history.

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Where can I buy ID Scan Biometrics?

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Did ID Scan Biometrics get a deal on Dragons’ Den?

No. ID Scan Biometrics pitched the dragons but left Season 3 without a deal.

What season of Dragons’ Den was ID Scan Biometrics on?

ID Scan Biometrics appeared in Season 3, Episode 5, which aired 31 August 2006.

How much was ID Scan Biometrics asking for on Dragons’ Den?

The founders asked for £250,000 for 50% of the company, a £500K valuation.

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