Apprentice Vs Dragons Den 2022/23 finalists announced!

Article summary: The 5 teams that have been shortlisted for the Apprentice Vs Dragons Den 2022/23 final have been announced.

The 5 teams that have been shortlisted for the Apprentice Vs Dragons Den 2022/23 final have been announced.

The final, taking place on Thursday 9th February, will see the final 5 teams presenting their ideas to the panel of Dragons, who will test the teams’ knowledge of their projects by asking questions after each presentation.

Find out more about each team below:

Team “EP” – Mayfield School
https://youtu.be/D3IEkf3Z-cw

Team “Bobble Savings” – Horndean Technology College
https://youtu.be/bcGK1pJgPG0

Team “3 Musketeers Plus 2” – The Portsmouth Academy
https://youtu.be/8t102N96lCw

Team “TPA Avengers” – The Portsmouth Academy
https://youtu.be/HA0SqPF_Ees

Team “Urban Peninsula” – The Academy Selsey
https://youtu.be/B9PuojM2srw

The 6 Dragons on the panel will be:

  • Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP – Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council and MP for Portsmouth North
  • Huw Chapman – Joint Chair of Wessex CIPD and former CEO of PETA Ltd
  • Ian McCrindle – UK Engineering & Operations Training Manager at DP World Southampton
  • Kelly Sunderland – European HR Employment Law and Training Director at PEI Genesis
  • James Sessions – Chief Financial Officer at Prysmian Group
  • Tony Mason – Vice President CFO EMEA at PALL Corporation

The evening will consist of each team giving their presentation for a maximum of 15 minutes, followed by answering the questions from the panel. After all the teams have presented they can sit back and relax, whilst the Dragons are tasked with deciding who will be awarded each of the 5 awards.


The awards up for grabs are:

• Overall Apprentice Vs Dragons’ Den Winner - £500 gift voucher for the winning group
• Best Business Plan - £100 gift voucher for the winning group
• Most Original Concept - £100 gift voucher for the winning group
• Best Presentation - £100 gift voucher for the winning group
• Best Design - £100 gift voucher for the winning group

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