Steven Bartlett became the youngest dragon in BBC's Dragons' Den when he joined the panel in 2022.
Bartlett was born in Botswana in 1992 and became known for co-founding Social Chain, a social-media marketing company, with Dominic McGregor. The business grew from a student-era venture into an international agency.
He joined Dragons' Den for its twentieth series, which aired in 2022. His appointment added a younger technology and social-media perspective to a panel traditionally dominated by established business figures. Bartlett was 29 when he first appeared, making his age a frequently quoted detail about the appointment.
This fact concerns the British BBC version of the programme. Steven Bartlett is also associated with The Diary Of A CEO podcast, but his podcast career is separate from his role as a dragon.