Dragons' Den has unveiled the first look at its brand new lineup of Dragons.
The 13th series of the show, which kicks off next month on BBC Two, sees three brand new entrepreneurs joining the panel alongside returning stars Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones.
The BBC has also released images of the new Dragons, who will be responsible for deciding whether or not a business venture is worth their investment. Read on to find out more about them:
Nick Jenkins
In a sentence: Founder of greeting card website Moonpig.com
What you need to know: After five years of losses and four rounds of fundraising, Moonpig ended up making a profit and Nick sold the company for £120m in 2011. Since 2008, he's invested in other start-ups, particularly in technology and internet retail. He's also a trustee for educational charity Ark and a patron of Shivia, a charity helping families in West Bengal.
The 13th series of the show, which kicks off next month on BBC Two, sees three brand new entrepreneurs joining the panel alongside returning stars Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones.
The BBC has also released images of the new Dragons, who will be responsible for deciding whether or not a business venture is worth their investment. Read on to find out more about them:
Nick Jenkins
In a sentence: Founder of greeting card website Moonpig.com
What you need to know: After five years of losses and four rounds of fundraising, Moonpig ended up making a profit and Nick sold the company for £120m in 2011. Since 2008, he's invested in other start-ups, particularly in technology and internet retail. He's also a trustee for educational charity Ark and a patron of Shivia, a charity helping families in West Bengal.
- 6/26/2015
- Digital Spy
Three new entrepreneurs are joining 'Dragons' Den'. Nick Jenkins, Sarah Willingham and Touker Suleyman will join existing Dragons Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones on the upcoming 13th series of the BBC show, which sees budding entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in a bid to receive investments. Nick is the founder of the online greeting card website Moonpig.com which he sold to the company to Photobox.com for £120 million in 2011. He said: ''I am very excited about joining Dragons' Den and using my experience to back some great new businesses and help them through the turbulent first years.'' Touker - who owns fashion...
- 3/18/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
BBC Two has revealed the three new Dragons who will join Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden on Dragons' Den.
Duncan Bannatyne, Kelly Hoppen and Piers Linney quit their roles at the end of the 12th series, which concluded on Sunday (March 15) night.
Moonpig.com creator Nick Jenkins, global clothing manufacturer and serial retail entrepreneur Touker Suleyman, and global restaurant entrepreneur Sarah Willingham will begin filming on the 13th series next week.
"I have always preferred the start-up stage to running a larger mature business. It is a more exhilarating journey and requires instinctive, fast decision-making," Jenkins said. "There is often not much information to analyse and the risk of failure is ever present.
"Today's technology means that it is possible for a business to succeed or fail much faster than ever before. I am very excited about joining Dragons' Den and using my experience to back some great new businesses...
Duncan Bannatyne, Kelly Hoppen and Piers Linney quit their roles at the end of the 12th series, which concluded on Sunday (March 15) night.
Moonpig.com creator Nick Jenkins, global clothing manufacturer and serial retail entrepreneur Touker Suleyman, and global restaurant entrepreneur Sarah Willingham will begin filming on the 13th series next week.
"I have always preferred the start-up stage to running a larger mature business. It is a more exhilarating journey and requires instinctive, fast decision-making," Jenkins said. "There is often not much information to analyse and the risk of failure is ever present.
"Today's technology means that it is possible for a business to succeed or fail much faster than ever before. I am very excited about joining Dragons' Den and using my experience to back some great new businesses...
- 3/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Three new entrepreneurs are joining 'Dragons' Den'. Nick Jenkins, Sarah Willingham and Touker Suleyman will join existing Dragons Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones on the upcoming 13th series of the BBC show, which sees budding entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in a bid to receive investments. Nick is the founder of the online greeting card website Moonpig.com which he sold to the company to Photobox.com for £120 million in 2011. He said: ''I am very excited about joining Dragons' Den and using my experience to back some great new businesses and help them through the turbulent first years.'' Touker - who owns fashion...
- 3/16/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
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