Which original Dragon's Den investor was an American entrepreneur?

Doug Richard was the American entrepreneur among the original Dragon's Den investors.

Richard is an American entrepreneur and businessperson who became one of the investors in the first British series of Dragon's Den. His background in technology and entrepreneurship brought a different perspective to pitches alongside the British investors on the original panel.

The original Dragons included Richard, Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne, Rachel Elnaugh and Simon Woodroffe. Richard's participation is sometimes overlooked because several investors became more strongly associated with the programme over many later series.

He subsequently became known for supporting entrepreneurship and education as well as for his work in technology businesses. Identifying Richard as American refers to his nationality and background, not to the name of the programme or to a separate United States edition.