Dragon’s Den: Series Highlight Reel

We’ve been reviewing the pitches on Dragon’s Den since Series 11, and our commentary is almost as old as our acquirement of this website itself.

However, recapping successful (or disastrously terrible) pitches as an aspiring business owner is useful and timeless information – which could potentially help you find things you want to 📑write in your business plan or how you want to pitch to 🙋‍♀️venture capitalists or 🙋‍♂️angel investors.

So without further ado, and for your convenience, we have included the series highlights from all seasons of Dragons Den here!

Series 15

• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 1: With new investors and ambitious start-up pitches, find out which businesses tamed the Dragons in the 2017 series return…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 2: With the bank holiday weekend serving up the season finale of Game of Thrones, BBC Two viewers were served up a dragon fight of a different kind…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 3: From leather bags to DIY knitting kits, Startups’ examines how this week’s successful start-ups dodged the Dragons’ fire and sealed investment…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 4: How do you get high-profile investors to back your business? We delve into this week’s winning start-up pitches…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 5: After taking a break last weekend, the fifth instalment of this series saw a Welsh entrepreneur and her baking company tame the mighty Dragons
• Dragons’ Den: Business lessons from Series 15, Episodes 6, 7 and 8: Learn how to perfect your investor pitch as we take a closer look at the success stories from the latest episodes of the BBC show…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, episode 9: After a couple of months’ break, Boxing Day saw the return of the popular pitching show. But what can you learn from the episode’s successes?
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 10: Sunday night’s episode saw two entrepreneurs with disruptive inventions take home investments from multiple Dragons. Here’s how they won them over…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 11: Date smoothies, daring exercise regimes, raw pet food and health and safety inventions all faced the Dragons this week – but who got investment and why?
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 13: From a motorbiking invention to a new handwriting method, the latest episode of Dragons’ Den saw several unique ideas. But who got investment and why?
• Dragons’ Den: Series 15, Episode 14: The final episode of the series saw everything from re-usable nappies to gamified toothbrushes to historical gin. But who sealed a deal with a Dragon?

Season 14

• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 1: The series return saw mixed reactions for two family businesses, writing on the wall for a stationery start-up, and it was bottom’s up for a gin company
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 2: Success for a former singer who had “the key and the secret” to unlocking investment, while a self-assured foodie entrepreneur’s pitch got the chop…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 3: Nick Jenkins tucked in to some traditional pub grub this week while four of the five Dragons decided an upcoming fashion brand was ‘on trend’…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 4: A marking tool for DIY was the only business to secure funding this week, while Deborah Meaden suffered through her “most frustrating ever pitch”…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 5: A brand capitalising on the burgeoning coconut market had all the Dragons fighting to invest, while singing and inventions failed to impress
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 6: A lighting business failed to spark interest while a “canine Fitbit” set the Dragons’ tails’ wagging. Read all the latest business lessons from the Den…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 7: A Startups Awards nominated business that rejected the Dragons’ offers and a product to encourage children to flush provided this week’s start-up lessons in the Den…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 9: Read on to find out why one start-up business declined three offers of investment and how another secured the perfect deal…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 10: Take a look at the business lessons from this week’s pitches, featuring igloo discos, veggie hot dogs and pet scoops…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 11: Business success this week for illuminated tops and a beauty company founded by one of the “most impressive” entrepreneurs the Dragons had ever seen
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 12: Business lessons galore as a bike light indicator secured investment from Nick Jenkins while an unproven franchise model caused friction
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 13: A gourmet soup brand secured investment while two entrepreneurs made an offer Jones’ “10 year-old would decline” – Learn from the pitches…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 14:  This week, lessons about realistic company valuations and sky-high start-up costs as a baby product company won over Touker Suleyman
• Dragons’ Den: Series 14, Episode 15: Want some tips on how to pitch to investors? From fitness start-ups to app companies, learn from the Den’s investment hopefuls…
• Dragons’ Den Series 14, Episode 16: Pitch success, defeat and seaweed – The finale episode served up some important business lessons for emerging start-ups. Read on to find out what these were…

Season 13

• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, episode 1: With the Den open for business once more, we recap on a pitch that didn’t run out of steam and a business with “the most ridiculous valuation ever”
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 4: There was a mixed bag of pitches this week with two surprise offers from Touker Suleyman and Peter Jones’ “worst experience in the Den”
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 5: Sarah Willingham made her first investment while a food company left the Dragons with a sour taste – we recap on the lessons from the latest pitches…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 7: This week’s episode saw pitches from a woman on a ‘vegetable revolution’, a mad scientist, and an entrepreneurial duo having a “bad hair day”…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 8: Several pitches but no investment – this week’s episode offered key insights on what NOT to do when pitching to investors…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 9: In the part one finale of the series, we witnessed Jenkins’ “puppy love” for a business alongside a pitch from the Den’s youngest ever entrepreneurs…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 10: A disappointing week for most entrepreneurs in the Den with just one successful pitch among hair care, horror experiences and dating apps
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 11: With investment for two Startups 100-listed companies, the latest Den episode raised important business lessons for entrepreneurs to consider in 2016
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 13: There were four offers this week for one ambitious baked bean entrepreneur, while fashion photography, self-tanning and air drumming failed to impress
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 14: DIY pints failed to secure backing while slap-on watches and ‘naughty’ brownies whet investor appetites. Learn from the pitches here…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 13, Episode 15: The series finale saw just one investment for a second-hand sale franchise, while an ice cream start-up and back garden football venture failed to score.

Season 12

• Dragons’ Den: Series 12, episode 4: Another appearance from a Startups 100 entrepreneur in the Den as just one business walked away with investment…
• Dragons’ Den: Series 12, episode 6: This week saw the Dragons left speechless after an entrepreneur accepted the less favourable offer for her business
• Dragons’ Den: Series 12, episode 8: How the threat of an Apple lawsuit failed to dissuade Bannatyne and the pitch that saw Jones and Meaden accept previous business failings
• Dragons’ Den: Series 12, episode 9: How perceived low profit potential proved a bridge too far and the fashion technology venture seemingly set for big things

Season 11

• Dragons’ Den: Series 11, episode 1: The series kicked off with new Dragons Piers Linney and Kelly Hoppen marking their territory – by teaming up to secure sought after Skinny Tan
• Dragons’ Den: Series 11, episode 7: The second half of series 11 kicked off with a Startups 100 company nailing the third most valuable deal ever in the Den
• Dragons’ Den: Series 11, episode 8: The latest episode highlighted the importance of negotiation as taxi comparison entrepreneur Amer Hasan hustled his way to “tame” two of the Dragons…