Peter Jones founded Phones International Group, a technology and mobile-phone business, before becoming an investor on the UK television show Dragons' Den.
Phones International Group was established by Jones in 1998 and became an important part of his early entrepreneurial career. His businesses and investments have covered consumer technology, telecommunications, property, media and leisure, giving him a broad commercial background.
Jones is one of the longest-serving Dragons on the UK programme and is widely associated with technology-focused pitches. That association reflects his work outside television, although appearing on the show does not mean every business he discusses is connected to Phones International Group.
The company name can be confused with later mobile-phone retailers or networks because the word Phones is used widely in the industry. Phones International Group refers specifically to the business founded by Jones in 1998, not to a mobile network operator.