The American version of the Dragons' Den format is called Shark Tank.
Shark Tank premiered in the United States in 2009 on ABC. Like Dragons' Den, it features entrepreneurs presenting businesses to wealthy investors and negotiating for an investment in exchange for an ownership stake.
The difference in animal names reflects the local branding of the format rather than a different basic premise. The British programme uses dragons, while the American adaptation uses sharks. Shark Tank became one of the best-known international versions of the format.
The programme is sometimes confused with The Apprentice because both involve business personalities and entrepreneurs, but their structures are different. The Apprentice centres on tasks and hiring decisions, whereas Shark Tank centres on pitches and investment negotiations.