Christchurch entrepreneur Nic Gaviria's business idea designed to address binge eating has landed a new major supporter - and a cash boost.

Gaviria was selected from 16,000 business owners around the world to be mentored by Steven Bartlett, a Dragon's Den investor and host of the Diary of a CEO podcast.

She says it's been extremely 'validating' to have the business recognized.  

"I saw this competition pop up in an ad on my social media and I thought - you know what, I could win that. I just had this gut feeling that what I'm doing in the world might be something he might get behind."

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