What is the name of the Japanese television format adapted into the British series Dragon's Den?

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Money Tigers is the Japanese television format adapted into the British series Dragon's Den.

The original Japanese programme presented entrepreneurs seeking finance to a panel of wealthy businesspeople. The British adaptation retained the central structure: founders make a business pitch, investors question the proposal, and the parties negotiate possible investment and ownership.

Shark Tank is a related but separate American adaptation of the same broad international format, so it is a common mix-up rather than the source title for the British version. The British programme is also part of a wider Dragons' Den franchise that has been adapted in multiple countries, each with its own panel and production history.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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