The Japanese business-investment format adapted into the British programme Dragons' Den was titled Money Tigers.
Money Tigers was the Japanese format that supplied the concept behind Dragons' Den. Entrepreneurs present business proposals to wealthy investors and seek funding, usually by offering an ownership share in their company. The central pitch-and-negotiation structure was carried into the British adaptation.
The British title does not mean that the programme originated in the United Kingdom. Instead, it is a local version of an international television format, with British presenters, entrepreneurs, investors and business conditions. The title “Dragons' Den” also differs from the American title Shark Tank, although both programmes use a broadly similar investment-pitch premise.
The format’s Japanese origin is often overlooked because the BBC version became highly recognisable in Britain. Money Tigers is the English rendering commonly used for the original Japanese title, rather than the name of a British spin-off.