Which female investor joined the British series Dragon's Den in 2006?

Deborah Meaden joined the British series Dragon's Den in 2006.

Meaden entered the panel after the programme's first series and became one of its most recognisable investors. She is a businesswoman whose background includes leisure and holiday businesses, and she is known on the show for examining margins, scalability, ownership and the entrepreneur's ability to execute a plan.

Her arrival is sometimes confused with the later appearances of Kelly Hoppen or Sara Davies. Those investors joined in later periods and represent different stages in the programme's changing panel.

A dragon's on-screen offer is not automatically a completed investment. Businesses still undergo due diligence, and deals can change or collapse after filming. Meaden's role on the programme is therefore both entertainment and a public demonstration of commercial negotiation.