Dragons' Den

Dragons' Den is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them. The program originated in 2001 in Japan, where it is known as The Tigers of Money (Japanese: マネーの虎, romanized: manē no tora), a pun on "The Tiger of Malaya" (マレーの虎, marē no tora), which was the nickname of WWII general Tomoyuki Yamashita.[1] The format was created and is owned by Nippon TV and is distributed by Sony Pictures Television.

Dragons' Den
Created byNippon TV
Original workThe Tigers of Money (マネーの虎, manē no tora) (Japan)
Years2001–present
Films and television
Television seriesDragons' Den (see franchises)
Miscellaneous
GenreReality television
First aired2001 (2001)
DistributorSony Pictures Television

Local versions of the show have been produced in over 40 countries, as well as one for the Arab world; in some countries, more than one version has been aired. The first version to air outside of Japan was the British programme Dragons' Den, which launched in 2005; in the several years afterward, most versions named themselves Dragons' Den or variations thereof, though some also used other animals in the title, such as lions. Since the launch of the U.S. version of the show, Shark Tank, in 2009, many versions have been named Shark Tank or variations thereof. In versions where the name of the show contains a creature's name, the investors are referred to by that name. The Israeli version of the show, HaKrishim ("The Sharks"), was the first to use the "shark" moniker, during its launch in 2006.

Format

The contestants are usually inventors, product designers, or service operators who have what they consider to be a viable and potentially very profitable business idea, but who lack funding and/or business acumen. They pitch their idea to five rich entrepreneurial businesspeople, who in most iterations of the show are referred to as "dragons", "tigers" (in the original Japanese show), "lions" or "sharks". Before the show, the contestants have named a specific amount of money that they wish to get along with a percentage in the business that the contestant is offering to sell to the investors. The rules stipulate that if they do not raise at least this amount from the dragons, they get nothing. In return, the contestant gives the dragons a percentage of the company's capital stock, which is the chief point of negotiation. The program does not show the entire pitch as scenes are selected and edited from the episode due to time constraints.

The dragons probe the idea further once the contestant has made the presentation. This will either reveal a sound business proposition resulting in an investment offer from one or more of the dragons in return for equity or a withdrawal from the transaction by either the contestant or all of the dragons. A rejection by the dragons is often given as "I'm out" which is usually triggered (in the investor's opinion) by the investor asking for a larger equity stake in the business than the contestant wants to give up, the contestant's valuation on the business being too high compared to its overall profits, the product not having any proprietary value, or the investor's belief that they cannot add value to the business. Sometimes the dragons identify troubling facts such as an embarrassing lack of preparation on the part of the contestant, the contestant's lack of business knowledge, their perceived margins, competitors, insufficient sales, or high manufacturing costs. Contestants often negotiate and barter with the investors. The deals agreed to on the program may or may not actually be carried through.

International table

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  An upcoming season
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  No longer airing)
International installments of Dragons' Den / Shark Tank
Country Local title Network Current Investors Seasons
Afghanistan Fikr wa Talash TOLO N/A Season 1, 2008 Season 2, 2014
Arab World Dragons' Den: Al Aareen Future TV
  • Omar El-Quqa
  • Ahmad Tantash
  • Nassif Karam
  • Roger Azar
 Season 1, 2007
Egypt Dragons' Den is El Mashroua Alnahar
  • Hala Hattab
  • Hisham Al Jamal
 Season 1, 2013
Australia Dragon's Den Seven Network Season 1, 2005
Shark Tank Network 10 Current

Former

 Season 1, 2015 Season 2, 2016 Season 3, 2017 Season 4, 2018 Season 5, 2023
Austria 2 Minuten 2 Millionen Puls 4
  • Hans Peter Haselsteiner (1–9)
  • Oliver Holle (1)
  • Leo Hillinger (2–9)
  • Michael Altrichter (1–5)
  • Martin Rohla (6–9)
  • Hansi Hansmann (1)
  • Heinrich Prokop (2–5)
  • Florian Gschwandtner (6–8)
  • Felix Ohswald (9)
  • Selma Prodanovic (1)
  • Marie Hélène Ametsreiter (2–4)
  • Katharina Schneider (5–9)
  • Daniel Mattes (1)
  • Daniel Zech (2–7)
  • Philipp Maderthaner (8–9)
  • Alexander Schuetz (8–9)
  • Stefan Piëch (8–9)
 Season 1, 2013 Season 2, 2014 Season 3, 2015 Season 4, 2016 Season 5, 2017 Season 6, 2018 Season 7, 2019 Season 8, 2020 Season 9, 2021
Belgium Leeuwenkuil VIER
  • Bart Deconinck
  • Jürgen Ingels
  • Luc Van Mol
  • Conny Vandendriessche
  • Bart Verhaeghe
 Season 1, 2018
Brazil Shark Tank Brazil[pt] Sony Brasil

Current

  • João Appolinário (1–)
  • José Carlos Semenzato (4–)
  • Carol Paiffer (5–)
  • Joel Jota (8–)
  • Monique Evelle (8–)
  • Sergio Zimerman (8–)

Former

  • Camila Farani (1–6)
  • Christiana Arcangeli (1–4)
  • Robinson Shiba (1–3)
  • Sorocaba (1)
  • Caito Maia (2–)
  • Sandra Chayo (7)
  • Felipe Titto (7)
 Season 1, 2016 Season 2, 2017 Season 3, 2018 Season 4, 2019 Season 5, 2020 Season 6, 2021 Season 7, 2022

Season 8, 2023

Canada Dragon's Den CBC

Current

Former

 Season 1, 2006 Season 2, 2007 Season 3, 2008 Season 4, 2009 Season 5, 2010 Season 6, 2011 Season 7, 2012 Season 8, 2013 Season 9, 2014 Season 10, 2015 Season 11, 2016 Season 12, 2017 Season 13, 2018 Season 14, 2019 Season 15, 2020 Season 16, 2021 Season 17, 2022
Dans l'œil du dragon(fr) Ici Télé Season 1, 2012 Season 2, 2013 Season 3, 2014 Season 4, 2015 Season 5, 2016 Season 6, 2017 Season 7, 2018 Season 8, 2019 Season 9, 2020 Season 10, 2021 Season 11, 2022
China 中国合伙人 ("Chinese Partner") Shenzhen Satellite TV
  • Bob Xu (1–2)
  • Annabelle Long Yu (1–2)
  • Li Guoqing (1–2)
  • Yao Jinbo (1–2)
  • Hugo Shong (1)
  • Zhou Hongyi (1)
  • Jerry Huang (2)
 Season 1, 2016 Season 2, 2017
Colombia Shark Tank Colombia[es] Canal Sony

Current

  • Mauricio Hoyos (1–)
  • Alexander Torrenegra (1–3, 5–)
  • Leonardo Wehe (2–)
  • Andrea Arnau (3–)
  • Hanoi Morillo (4–)
  • Miguel McAllister (5–)
  • Álvaro Rodríguez (5–)

Former

  • Ricardo Leyva (1–4)
  • Frank Kanayet (1–3)
  • Juliana Barreto (1–2)
  • Alejandra Torres (3–4)
  • Samy Bessudo (3–4)
  • Miguel Caballero (4)
 Season 1, 2018 Season 2, 2019 Season 3, 2020 Season 4, 2022 Season 5, 2023
Croatia Dragon's Nest HRT
  • Maja Pečarević
  • Hrvoje Prpić
  • Davor Štern
  • Juroslav Buljubašić
  • Branko Roglić
 Season 1, 2007 (Cancelled in production)
Czech Republic Den D (The D-Day) ČT1
  • Dana Bérová (1–3)
  • Marta Nováková (1–3)
  • Tomio Okamura (1–3)
  • Ivan Pilný (1, 3)
  • Ondřej Bartoš (1–2)
  • Michael Rostock (2–4)
  • Margareta Křížová (4)
  • Petra Rychnovská (4)
  • John Vanhara (4)
  • Michal Hanus (4)
 Season 1, 2009 Season 2, 2010 Season 3, 2011

Season 4, 2012

Denmark Løvens Hule DR1

Current

  • Jesper Buch (1–)
  • Christian Arnstedt (5–)
  • Jacob Risgaard (5–)
  • Louise Herping Ellegaard (8–)
  • Anne Stampe (8–)

Former

  • Isle Jacobson (1–3)
  • Jan Dal Lehrmann (4–7)
  • Tommy Ahlers (1–3)
  • Mia Wagner (4–7)
  • Brigit Abbay (1–3)
  • Peter Warnøe (4)
  • Christian Stadil (1–4)
 Season 1, 2015 Season 2, 2016

Season 3, 2017 Season 4, 2018 Season 5, 2019 Season 6, 2020 Season 7, 2021 Season 8, 2022

Finland Leijonan kita (Lion's Mouth) MTV3 Season 1, 2007
Leijonan luola (Lion's Den) Nelonen
  • Riku Asikainen (1–2)
  • Ari Lahti (1–2)
  • Jorma Terentjeff (1)
  • Anne Berner (1)
  • Oskari Lehtonen (1)
  • Miika Toivonen (2)
  • Saga Forss (2)
  • Kim Väisänen (2)
 Season 1, 2013

Season 2, 2018

Leijonan luola Suomi (Lion's Den Finland) Season 1, 2023
France Qui veut être mon associé? ("Who wants to be my business partner?") M6

Current

  • Delphine André (1–)
  • Éric Larchevêque (1–)
  • Marc Simoncini (1–)
  • Anthony Bourbon (2–)
  • Jean-Pierre Nadir (2–)
  • Isabele Chevalier (3–)

Former

 Season 1, 2020 Season 2, 2022 Seasom 3, 2023
Germany Die Höhle der Löwen ("The Lions' Den") VOX

Current

Former

 Season 1, 2014 Season 2, 2015 Season 3, 2016 Season 4, 2017 Season 5, 2018 Season 6, 2019 Season 7, 2020 Season 8, 2020 Season 9, 2021 Season 10, 2021 Season 11, 2022 Season 12, 2022 Season 13, 2023
Greece Dragons' Den ANT1
  • Haris Vafias
  • Paul Eumorphidis
  • Lily Perganda
  • Maria Hatzistefani
  • Leon Yohai
 Season 1, 2023
Hungary Cápák között ("Among Sharks")[hu] RTL

Current

  • Levente Balogh (1–)
  • Péter Balogh (1–)
  • András Moldován (1–)
  • Ilona Orbók (6–)
  • Dr. Eszter Varga (6–)

Former

  • Gyula Fehér (1–2)
  • Anna Apró (1)
  • Szabina Tomán (2–5)
  • István Lakatos (3–5)
 Season 1, 2019 Season 2, 2020 Season 3, 2021 Season 4, 2022 Season 5, 2023

Season 6, 2023

India Shark Tank India SET

Current

  • Anupam Mittal (1–)
  • Namita Thapar (1–)
  • Peyush Bansal (1–)
  • Vineeta Singh (1–)
  • Aman Gupta (1–)
  • Amit Jain (2–)

Former

  • Ashneer Grover (1)
  • Ghazal Alagh (1)
 Season 1, 2021 Season 2, 2023
Ireland Dragons' Den RTE One Season 1, 2009 Season 2, 2010 Season 3, 2011 Season 4, 2012 Season 5, 2013 Season 6, 2014 Season 7, 2015 Season 8, 2017
Israel Hakrishim ("The Sharks")[he] Channel 10 (1–2)

Keshet 12 (3–5)
  • Aviv Tzidon (1–2)
  • Jacky Ben-Zaken (1–2)
  • Zeev Holtzman (1)
  • Amir Eyal (2, 5)
  • Isralea Shatir (1)
  • Yossi Moladvasky (2)
  • Nir Shretzky (1)
  • Nir Barkat (2)
  • Oded Daseu (1)
  • Ronni Ross (2)
  • Dovvi Frances (3–5)
  • Zohar Levkovitz (3–5)
  • Hadar Goldman (3)
  • Eldad Tamir (4)
  • Stav Schachman (3)
  • Oren Dobronsky (4–5)
  • Enia Adivberar (3)
  • Yasmin Luchach (4–5)
 Season 1, 2006 Season 2, 2007 Season 3, 2018 Season 4, 2020 Season 5, 2022
Italy Shark Tank Italia[it] Italia 1
  • Luciano Bonetti
  • Fabio Cannavale
  • Gianpietro Vigorelli
  • Mariarita Costanza
  • Gianluca Dettori
 Season 1, 2015
Japan Manē no Tora ("Money Tigers") Nippon TV N/A Season 1, 2001 Season 2, 2002 Season 3, 2003 Season 4, 2004
Kenya Lion's Den NTV Season 1, 2016
Mexico Shark Tank Mexico[es] CurrentFormer
  • Marcus Dantus (3–)
  • Alejandra Ríos Spinola (6–)
  • Marisa Lazo (6–)
  • Alejandro Litchi (7–)
  • Amaury Vergara (7–)
  • Adriana Gallardo (8–)
  • Brian Requarth (8–)
  • Karla Berman (8–)
  • Oswaldo Trava (8–)

Former

  • Rodrigo Herrera Aspra (1–6)
  • Carlos Bremer (1–5)
  • Arturo Elías Ayub (1–2, 4–6)
  • Jorge Vergara (1–2)
  • Ana Victoria García (1)
  • Patricia Armendáriz (2–5)
  • Luis Harvey (3–4)
  • Braulio Arsuaga (7)
  • Ernesto Coppel (7)
 Season 1, 2016 Season 2, 2017 Season 3, 2018 Season 4, 2019 Season 5, 2020 Season 6, 2021 Season 7, 2022 Season 8, 2023
Nepal Shark Tank Nepal Himalaya Television HD TBA TBA
Netherlands Dragon's Den Nederland 3 (1-2)

NPO 1 (3-4)

Viaplay (5-)

Current

  • Won Yip (3–)
  • Pieter Schoen (3–)
  • Shawn Harris (3–)
  • Manon van Essen (5–)
  • Bas Witvoet (5–)

Former

  • Henk Keilman (1–2)
  • Annemarie Van Gaal (1–2)
  • Willem Sijtoff (1–2)
  • Arjen De Koning (1–2)
  • Jan Pieter Melchior (1)
  • George Banken (2)
  • Michael Perridon (3–4)
  • Nikkie Plesson (3–4)
 Season 1, 2007 Season 2, 2008 Season 3, 2020 Season 4, 2021 Season 5, 2022
New Zealand Dragon's Den New Zealand TV One Season 1, 2006
Nigeria Dragons' Den AIT Network Season 1, 2008
Pakistan Dragons' Den Neo News
  • Salim Ghauri
  • Naeem Zamindar
  • Humayun Mazhar
 Season 1, 2017
Poland Dragons' Den – jak zostać milionerem ("How to be a millionaire") TV4
  • Maciej Kaczmarski (1–3)
  • Marian Owerko (1–3)
  • Anna Hejka (3)
  • Andrzej Glowacki (3)
  • Adam Kruszewski (3)
  • Anna Garwolińska (1–2)
  • Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (1–2)
  • Krzysztof Golonka (1)
  • Marek Rusiecki (2)
 Season 1, 2011 Season 2, 2012 Season 3, 2012
Portugal Shark Tankñ[pt] SIC
  • Mário Ferreira
  • João Rafael Koehler
  • Susana Sequeira
  • Tim Vieira
  • Miguel Ribeiro Ferreira
 Season 1, 2015

Season 2, 2016

Romania Arena Leilor ("Lions' Arena") N/A
  • Marius Ghenea (1–7)
  • Dragoș Anastasiu (1–7)
  • Cristina Bâtlan (1–3)
  • Rucsandra Hurezeanu (4)
  • Cristina Bâtlan (5–6)
  • Sorin Posa (1)
  • Radu Ioan Tudorache (2–3)
  • Florin Talpes (4–7)
  • Gyorgy Baba (1–2)
  • Micrea Tudor (4–6)
  • Orlando Szasz (7)
  • Carmen Sandulescu (1)
  • Mirela Rosca (2)
  • Teodor Frolu (4)
  • Mihaela Nicola (5–6)
 Season 1, 2007 Season 2, 2008 Season 3, 2009 Season 4, 2010 Season 5, 2011 Season 6, 2012 Season 7, 2013
Imperiul Leilor ("Lions' Empire") N/A
  • Dragos Petrescu (1–3)
  • Mohammad Murad (1–2)
  • Sebastian Dobrincu (3)
  • Daniela Mariscu (1)
  • Cristina Bâtlan (2–3)
  • Cristian Onețiu (1)
  • Bogdan Micu (2)
  • Wargha Enayati (3)
  • Monica Cadogan (1)
  • Dan Sucu (2–3)
 Season 1, 2019 Season 2, 2020 Season 3, 2021
Russia Kapital TNT Season 1, 2006
Saudi Arabia Dragons' Den STV1
  • Saleh Kamel
  • Ahmed Fitihy
  • Nashwa Altahir
  • Altaiar
  • Alhalafy
 Season 1, 2011
Slovakia Jama Levova ("The Lion Pit") TV Markiza
  • Igor Rattaj
  • Milan Dubec
  • Tatiana Ondrejkova
  • Juraj Fehervari
  • Igor Kolla
 Season 1, 2023
Slovenia Dober posel Planet TV
  • Branko Drobnak
  • Borut Rismal
  • Daniela Bervar
  • Jure Mikuž
  • Matjaž Krč
 Season 1, 2012
South Africa Dragons' Den Mzansi Magic Season 1, 2014 Season 2, 2015
Shark Tank South Africa M-Net
  • Dawn Nathan-Jones
  • Vinny Lingham
  • Romeo Kumalo
  • Marnus Broodryk
  • Gil Oved
 Season 1, 2016
Spain Tu Oportunidad ("Your Opportunity") TVE
  • María Eugenia Girón
  • Javier Pérez Dolset
  • Catalina Hoffmann
  • Gonzalo de la Cierva
  • Pablo Gimeno
 Season 1, 2013
Sweden Draknästet[sv] ("The Dragons' Nest") SVT (1–2, 4-)

TV8 (3)

Current

  • Lena Apler (4–)
  • Sara Wimmercranz (4–)
  • Shervin Razani (4–)
  • Jonas Tellander (6–)
  • Fredrik Eklund (6–)
  • Ash Pournouri (6–)
  • Hannah Widell (6–)
  • Christian von Koenigsegg (6–)

Former

  • Mats Gabrielsson (1–2)
  • Ljubo Mrnjavac (1)
  • Gunilla von Platen (1)
  • Sven Hagströmer (1–2)
  • Richard Båge (1–2)
  • Douglas Roos (2)
  • Susanna Falkengren (2)
  • Dani Evanoff (3)
  • Anne Berner (3)
  • Anders Holm (3)
  • Lars Wingefors (3)
  • Olle Nordberg (3)
  • Jacob de Geer (4–5)
  • Jonas Eriksson (4–5)
 Season 1, 2009 Season 2, 2010 Season 3, 2014 Season 4, 2021 Season 5, 2022

Season 6, 2023

Switzerland Die Höhle der Löwen Schweiz ("Lion's Den Switzerland") TV24 (1–2)

3 Plus (3-)

Current

  • Tobias Reichmuth (1–)
  • Bettina Hein (1–)
  • Roland Brack (1–)
  • Anja Graf (1–)
  • Jürg Schwarzenbach (3–)
  • Lukas Speiser (3–)
  • Patrick Mollet (3–)

Former

 Season 1, 2019 Season 2, 2020 Season 3, 2021 Season 4, 2022
Thailand Shark Tank Thailand Channel 7

Current

  • Natavudh Pungcharoenpong (1–)
  • Krit Srichawla (1–)
  • Bhurit Bhirombhakdi (2–)
  • Chanapan Juangroongruan (3–)
  • Prapol Milintachinda (3–)

Former

  • Shannon Kalayanamitr (1)
  • Chalermchai Mahagitsiri (1)
  • Bodintorn Juangroongruangkit (2)
  • Nishita Shah (1)
  • Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip (2)
  • Rawit Harnausanha (1)
 Season 1, 2019 Season 2, 2020 Season 3, 2022
Trinidad and Tobago Planting Seeds CNC3
  • Joseph Rahael
  • Racquel Moses
  • Joe Pires
  • Sheldon Stephen
 Season 1, 2016 Season 2, 2017 Season 3, 2018 Season 4, 2019
Turkey Dragons' Den Türkiye Bloomberg HT Season 1, 2010
Ukraine Акули бізнесу (Akuly biznesu, "Business Sharks") ICTV N/A Season 1, N/A
United Kingdom Dragon's Den BBC Two (1–17)

BBC One (18-)

Current

Former

 Season 1, 2005 Season 2, 2005 Season 3, 2006 Season 4, 2007 Season 5, 2007 Season 6, 2008 Season 7, 2009 Season 8, 2010 Season 9, 2011 Season 10, 2012 Season 11, 2013 Season 12, 2014 Season 13, 2015 Season 14, 2016 Season 15, 2017 Season 16, 2018 Season 17, 2019 Season 18, 2021 Season 19, 2022
United States Shark Tank ABC

Current

Former

 Season 1, 2009 Season 2, 2011 Season 3, 2012 Season 4, 2012 Season 5, 2013 Season 6, 2014 Season 7, 2015 Season 8, 2016 Season 9, 2017 Season 10, 2018 Season 11, 2019 Season 12, 2020 Season 13, 2021 Season 14, 2022 Season 15, 2023
Vietnam Khởi nghiệp VTV3 N/A 2005–2006
Shark Tank Vietnam – Thương vụ bạc tỷ[vi] VTV3 N/A Season 1, 2017 Season 2, 2018 Season 3, 2019 Season 4, 2020 Season 5, 2022 Season 6, 2023

See also

References
  1. Tanaka, Yuki (1 September 2008). "Last Words of the Tiger of Malaya, General Yamashita Tomoyuki". JapanFocus. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
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