Hey there, I'm PJ King, a technology investor involved in high risk start-ups.

My technology interests are mainly focused on fusion energy. I also invest in space technologies and blockchain projects. A few selected projects are outlined below.

You can find me on LinkedIn.

This is my only official webpage. Several bogus sites with similar names are hosted in Russia, China, and other dubious locations. If you click on them, they may attempt to download viruses to your computer.

This is also true for many other investors I know. Alongside ransomware attacks, this unfortunate trend is becoming quite common. Hopefully, authorities and major search providers will find a way to address it in time.

Why Work On Fusion?

You've heard the headlines: carbon neutral by 2030, 2040, or something like that. But where do we stand with our energy use? Here’s a video I made a few years ago that provides a high-level and, I believe, sobering perspective on global energy demand. The bottom line is that our renewable energy efforts have not decreased our fossil fuel use whatsoever.

ReResearch

ReResearch LLC was an institute dedicated to exploring alternative approaches to nuclear fusion.

Early research (2010-2016) focused on investigating and ultimately rejecting claims of an alternative low-energy nuclear pathway to nuclear fusion. Later studies concentrated on high-energy nuclear interactions in the solid state, aiming to circumvent the fundamental thermodynamic challenges of reactions that are not in thermodynamic equilibrium. This effort resulted in the establishment of a new company, currently in stealth mode, that is dedicated to this work.

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Firefly Space Systems

In 2014, PJ co-founded and invested in Firefly Space Systems, the developer of the Alpha small satellite launcher. During his involvement, the company secured contracts from NASA and other agencies totaling over $20 million, along with letters of intent for commercial launch contracts exceeding $240 million. It raised more than $30 million in investment capital.

Venture Capital Projects

My involvement in venture capital projects is primarily through carefully selected venture funds. While many believe that the key challenge for startups lies in developing the right idea or securing adequate funding, my experience underscores a different reality: the ultimate success or failure of any project hinges overwhelmingly on having the right management team. Exceptional leadership, effective decision-making, and strategic execution are the genuine differentiators that transform promising ideas into thriving businesses.

The Bobby Hotel, Nashville

In addition to high-tech investments, PJ occasionally invests in real estate using a ‘barbell’ investing strategy. He is the largest shareholder in The Bobby Hotel in Nashville, a premium independent hotel famed for its 1950s Scenicruiser bus on its roof. The Bobby has been a winner of Condé Nast Reader’s Choice Awards for seven years in a row.

CNG/Tzell Travel MBO & Trade Sale

In 2007, PJ completed a corporate turnaround and privatization of CNG Travel Group plc, a New York-based internet travel company in which he was an angel investor. PJ restructured the company turning it from making a $23 million loss to making $8 million operating profit in 2 years. PJ raised $44,500,000 in equity and debt finance and led a Management Buy-Out of CNG Travel Group plc. The operating company (Tzell Travel) was subsequently merged with TravelLeaders group in a trade sale, creating the largest independent Travel Group in the United States.