Jordan Daykin became the youngest person to receive investment on BBC's Dragon's Den.
Daykin appeared on the programme as a teenager and secured investment for GripIt Fixings, the company behind wall-fixing products designed to support heavy objects. His pitch attracted attention because he was exceptionally young compared with most entrepreneurs appearing in the Den.
The investment was made by James Caan, who was one of the Dragons on the panel at the time. Daykin’s appearance is often discussed alongside the separate record for the youngest Dragon, which belongs to investor Steven Bartlett. One record concerns a contestant receiving investment; the other concerns an investor joining the panel.
The wording also matters because appearing on the show is not the same as receiving a deal. Several young entrepreneurs have pitched, but Daykin is associated with the specific youngest-investment record.