We were rejected on Dragons' Den and now we're worth billions

The Dragons have missed out on several lucrative business opportunities Standing in front of five extremely successful and wealthy business moguls and asking them to invest their hard-earned money into a venture you've thrown everything at is a daunting task. Martin Wadsworth has now turned over £5million and even had one Dragon asking to invest a year after getting five nos Martin Wadsworth pitched his energy-efficient room heating business to five Dragons in 2008 but got rejected Martin came up with his heated skirting boards idea after building his own Georgian-style modern house in 2006, which he was selling for £3million Martin, who has now made £5million, told the Mail On Sunday at the time: 'I was gutted when they all turned me down. A year later, one of the Dragons, James Caan, went to Martin's factory at Atherton, outside Bolton, and offered £150,000 for a 45 per cent share of the business. BrewDog When the boys behind BrewDog, James Watt and Martin Dickie, applied for the show in 2009, they were seeking a £100,000 investment for 20 per cent of their business If one of the Dragons had invested the asking amount, they would have seen returns in the ballpark of about £360 million When the boys behind BrewDog, James Watt and Martin Dickie, applied for the show in 2009, they were seeking a £100,000 investment for 20 per cent of their business. Oppo ice cream Harry and Charlie Thuillier's brand is worth an estimated £85.7 million Brothers Harry and Charlie Thuillier pitched their low-calorie, 'guilt free' ice cream range to the Dragons in 2016, hoping to secure £60,000 in exchange for seven per cent of their business.