Rachel Elnaugh

Rachel Elnaugh (born 12 December 1964) is a British entrepreneur, who came to prominence as an investor on the BBC Two TV series Dragons' Den in which hers was the sole female perspective alongside four male Dragons.

At just 24, she became founder and Chief Executive of the UK company Red Letter Days Ltd, which provides unusual "experience" gifts such as tank driving, record production and aircraft flying.

Red Letter Days went on to generate over £100million in turnover in the 16 years that she ran it, and in doing so pioneered the UK's £250 million experiences sector. This earned her an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2002, as well as being short listed for the 2001 Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year award and the Growing Business Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2002.

Elnaugh is now working as a venture capital adviser and business speaker. She is also writing a book about "the entire business life cycle and the kind of lessons you learn along the way - through bitter experience - not just through my own experiences but through the eyes of the other entrepreneurs" which is due out early next year.