It exists and is called Dragons' Den.

mlinsey · on Feb 25, 2011

American version is called Shark Tank, and based on the deals the investors offer, it's aptly named.

Mark Cuban has signed on to be part of the next season!

rudiger · on Feb 25, 2011

Mark Cuban had a TV show, The Benefactor[1], with a similar premise.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Benefactor

mindcrime · on Feb 25, 2011

Interesting, I totally missed that somehow. Probably because I don't really watch TV much. Oh well... you win some, you lose some.

zackattack · on Feb 25, 2011

i was offered a role on Shark Tank season 2. turned it down.

they wanted something retarded like 3% of my company or 5% of annual profits.

redthrowaway · on Feb 25, 2011

If memory serves, the deals they offer on websites are terrible. 50% stake, $250k sort of thing. Also, they don't have any worthwhile experience to offer. I don't get why tech startups would go to them.