5 dragons (investors) willing to invest in products/services have to decide if they want to invest in products/services offered to them by pitchers. / * Each business (pitcher) can pitch for a specified amount of funding for their idea or product. / * If the pitcher can convince one or more of the Dragons to meet that specified amount (usually in exchange for shares of their company), the pitcher walks away with the cash. / * If the pitchers find themselves short of the specified amount of funding, they lose it all.