“It’s unbelievable when there’s no fish in it,” Ralf Dümmel wondered, and he ate the vegan salads from the North German food startup Taste like with great relish. The founding duo, mother and son, are descendants of a fish snack family and have banned fish from their delicatessen creations. Everything is great, but: cold chain, the fear scenario of the lions since season 1. Who would prevail – Dümmel’s stomach or his head?
Mother and son were already getting ready for the no-deal exit. All investors – except for Carsten Maschmeyer (“I don’t like these replacement things”) – had praised Taste like’s fish salad alternative. Judith Williams even claimed that she liked the cooked and pickled aubergines better than fish. But nobody wanted to invest. Even Ralf Dümmel canceled. Too much effort with production and cooling. Dagmar Wöhrl took heart. “You are brave,” she said, “why shouldn’t I be brave too?” Eyes got wet on the stage. The son in particular, a former theology student, gave free rein to his feelings. The fish salad dynasty from Flensburg is starting a new round, only this time without fish.
Nico Rosberg is the proud owner of an eco catamaran. No wonder he was the wishing lion of Enteron’s founders. The family business – father, two sons and daughter – already makes millions in sales with its maritime bio-sewage treatment plants. “Why are you here?” Dagmar Wöhrl asked, not without reason. “It can’t be the money.” You guessed it right: The startup would like to expand to the USA. The main focus is on the large marinas on the west coast. Carsten Maschmeyer was immediately wide awake and spread his contacts in California. On the home straight, however, Rosberg was ahead by a nose – and made a leap of joy that was at least as great as when he won the world championship in 2016.
Just a small nub and the lions put together the really big package. At least three of them. Maschmeyer, Dümmel and thus also the Kofler associated with him absolutely wanted the deal with Triggid. According to the three inventors, the therapeutic button should work wonders and bring physiotherapy to your own four walls. “Clever idea”, agreed Nils Glagau and entered the competition. His argument: “Our worlds fit together perfectly.” However, the trigger trio opted for the Dreier-Löwen.
The star took a closer look at Triggid, the trigger button. You can read the detailed test report and the verdict here.
“That’s exactly what I was looking for,” said Nico Rosberg, and the facial features of the founder of Ople Props brightened briefly – “but five years ago.” When the former Formula 1 driver was still sitting in the cockpit and sweating out four liters of water in every race. The mini-aerators, which fit under any helmet, weren’t an investment case for the other lions either. Too niche, too special. The inventor will be able to get over it. He equips the costumes on “The Masked Singer” with his system. The brunch bags were also given the title “niche product” (Wöhrl”). As the founder put it, “working mums” and the “modern business women of today” are supposed to use the designer bags to transport their lunch to work. “It’s by far the fanciest Cooler bag I’ve ever seen,” said Judith Williams appreciatively, but she didn’t spare her criticism either: “Your bag needs more than one function.” The inventor has to sit in detention again.
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