Shark Tank is an American business reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on ABC.[1] The show is the American franchise of the international format Dragons’ Den, which originated in Japan as Money Tigers in 2001.[2] It shows entrepreneurs making business presentations to a panel of five investors or “sharks”, who decide whether to invest in their companies.
Aspiring entrepreneurs from around the world pitch their business models to a panel of investors and persuade them to invest money in their idea.
