Dragons' Den (Canadian TV series) Dragons' Den (Canadian TV series) Dragons' Den is a Canadian television reality show based on the internationally franchised "Dragons' Den" format which began in Japan. The show debuted on October 3, 2006 on CBC Television, and is hosted by Dianne Buckner. Aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs pitch business and investment ideas to a panel of venture capitalists (termed "Dragons") in the hope of securing business financing and partnerships. Auditions for the 13th season began on February 10 in Toronto, Ontario and ended on April 7. As of April 5, 2018, 216 episodes of Dragons' Den have aired. Dragons' Den was added to
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