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Katie Hartle (in red) presents her website friendmatch.ca to the dragons of the Dragons’ Den. The episode aired on March 7. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

A young Marquette woman might have been burned by the dragons, but she harbours no ill will towards them.

Katie Hartle, 26, appeared on the March 7 episode of the CBC TV program Dragons’ Den to pitch her friendmatch.ca website.

Although the Dragons — Canadian entrepreneurs Jim Trevliving, Kevin O’Leary, Arlene Dickinson, Robert Herjavex and Bruce Croxon — were not interested in providing Hartle with $100,000 for a 40% stake in her company, she said the promotion she received was well worth the experience.

"Not only was it a super fun experience, but the exposure you get through Dragons’ Den is alone worth it," she said.

"I believe that the show is one of the top-rated shows on CBC and when you think about it that way, the exposure I got was probably worth more than the money I asked for. I am calling it a win."

Hartle said visits to her website have been up significantly since the episode aired. It now receives about 300 unique visitors each day.

prescott.james@canstarnews.com