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
New Entrepreneurs Foundation the current cohort and alumni pitch their business ventures to a panel of investors. As of July 2016, NEF has developed 155 entrepreneurial ventures, of which 62 remain active, with more than £10m in investment raised and 650 jobs created. Among these businesses are Inkpact, Pollen8, Plus44 Holdings (whose primary product is Sliide App), Stand4Socks, Krzana, Wiser, Sideways6, Turn Partners and CharlieHR. New Entrepreneurs Foundation New Entrepreneurs Foundation (NEF), founded in 2010, is a London-based nonprofit organization that runs development programmes for aspiring entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010 by Oliver Pawle, Dee Stirling, Sir Nigel Rudd and The Lord Davies of