Peter Jones first appeared as an investor on the UK series Dragons' Den in 2005.
Jones was part of the original investor panel when the British adaptation premiered. He is an entrepreneur and businessman whose interests have included mobile communications, technology, media and consumer businesses. His continued association with the programme made him one of the public faces of the UK format.
The year also matches the first British broadcast of Dragons' Den, because Jones was present from the programme's launch rather than joining in a later reshuffle. This distinguishes him from investors who arrived in subsequent series.
The fact is about Jones's first appearance on the UK programme, not the year he began investing privately or the year he founded a particular company. It is also separate from the year he invested in individual businesses pitched in the Den.