Dragons' Den 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 Japan, where it is known as "The Tigers of Money" (マネーの虎 manē no tora), a pun on "The Tiger of Malaya" (マレーの虎 marē no tora), the nickname of WWII general Tomoyuki Yamashita). The format was created and is owned by Nippon TV and is distributed by Sony Pictures Television. Local versions of the show have been produced in nearly 30 countries, as well as
The Pitch (podcast) a panel of investors who will be making investment decisions on the spot. In June 2017, it was announced that "The Pitch" had joined Gimlet Media for "The Pitch"'s second season. The Pitch (podcast) The Pitch is an American podcast from Gimlet Media hosted by Josh Muccio. The show features entrepreneurs in need of venture funding as they pitch to a live panel of investors, similar to ABC's hit TV series "Shark Tank". Billed as, "A show where real entrepreneurs pitch to real investors—for real money", the podcast aims to capture the essence of what happens when entrepreneurs pitch investors.