Tej Lalvani joined the Dragon's Den panel in 2017.
Tej Lalvani became a Dragon in the programme's fifteenth series, which aired in 2017. He brought experience from the consumer-health and nutrition sector, particularly through Vitabiotics, the family company associated with his business career.
His appointment added a younger investor with a background in branded health products and international commercial growth. The panel changed repeatedly across the programme's history, so identifying a Dragon's joining year requires separating the broadcast series from the year in which the person's wider company was founded.
Lalvani remained associated with the programme for several series before leaving the regular panel. He is sometimes confused with later additions or with Dragons who joined in the mid-2010s, including Touker Suleyman. The specific year for Lalvani's arrival is 2017, not 2015, 2016 or 2018.