Nico Rosberg becomes “emotional again” with skin diseases

Not every entrepreneur wants to sell shares in his start-up at any price. This was also the experience of the investors in “The Lion’s Den”. The lions rarely had so many emotional states.

Even if Carsten Maschmeyer and Co. have already closed several deals in their careers, every investment is always a new challenge that needs to be tackled with a lot of passion. This became clear in the fifth episode of the current season of “The Lion’s Den”. There was a lot of discussion, arguing and Nico Rosberg became unusually emotional when it came to skin diseases.

Two enthusiastic surfers and divers wanted to save the world’s oceans and their inhabitants with vegan seafood. Julian Hallett and Robin Drummond started with the shrimp, consisting of algae extracts, soybeans and sea salt. In the future, alternatives to tuna and salmon will also be produced in this way. The two friends wanted 300,000 euros for ten percent of “Happy Ocean Food”. The tasting was a complete success, all the lions were enthusiastic: “How did you manage that?” Nils Glagau was amazed.

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Kick-off for the tough negotiations: Glagau offered to work together with Judith Williams, just like Dagmar Wöhrl together with Rosberg. But both teams of two wanted 20 percent. The boys gambled high, only wanted to give up twelve percent. Glagau and Williams were out with it. After all, Rosberg went down to 16 percent, reminding the founders: “You don’t have anything yet, no sales, zero.” But they stay with their twelve percent.

Then, however, Williams and Glagau got back on. But this time individually. “It’s never happened before,” Ralf Dümmel interjected in astonishment from the sidelines. After going back and forth and getting on and off again, pleading requests and looks from Wöhrl, Rosberg, Wöhrl and the founders finally agreed on 14 percent.

Nico Rosberg: “I’m getting emotional again”

After that it was all about the water again. This time in the shower. “Shower+” is an application for the shower that puts sea salt in the shower water and is said to provide relief for people with skin diseases. Neurodermatitis patient René Sackel came up with the idea during a rehabilitation stay, where salt applications alleviated his symptoms. Since he didn’t have a bathtub at home, he developed the device for the salt shower with Benedikt Linne and Björn Bourdin.

Rosberg in particular, who is struggling with neurodermatitis himself, was impressed. Together with Dümmel, he wanted to make an offer, but changed his mind at the last minute: “I’m going out, I’m getting emotional again, I’m just going because that’s my thing …” says Rosberg, visibly at odds.

Wöhrl and Dümmel offer the requested money, but demand 20 percent. The founders consult and surprisingly reject the offer without a counter offer. “We agreed beforehand that we would not deviate,” explains René. “As an entrepreneur, you sometimes have to say no,” said Georg Kofler with amazement.