Touker Suleyman first appeared as an investor on the UK show Dragons' Den in 2015.
Suleyman joined the panel during the programme's thirteenth series. He is a British entrepreneur and investor whose business career has been strongly associated with fashion, clothing manufacture and retail. His experience in sourcing, production and brands gives him a perspective that differs from Dragons whose main backgrounds are in property, technology or food.
On the programme, Suleyman assesses pitches for commercial potential, margins, distribution and the practical realities of turning an idea into a scalable company. Like the other Dragons, he can negotiate the requested equity and may withdraw if he considers the valuation or business risks unsuitable.
The year is sometimes confused with the start of a related television appearance or with a later series in which he became more familiar to viewers. His first Dragons' Den appearance belongs to 2015, not the year in which he began his wider business career.