About Us

Tyger River Capital, LLC is a family-managed private investment fund seeking to invest in revolutionary technologies, ideas, business plans, and founder teams. Our focus is on early-stage companies that may need a little seed money and support to get started.

Dr. John R. Olds, P.E.

Dr. John R. Olds, P.E.

Managing Principal

Dr. Olds is the Managing Principal at Tyger River Capital, LLC. He previously served as Founder of CEO of SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc, and was a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech and NC State University before moving into private investing. His passions lie in high speed flight, space exploration, energy, nuclear power including thorium and other safe fuels, data analytics, and AI.

Melinda Olds

Melinda Olds

Investor and Member

Melinda supports authors, writers, screenwriters, and playwrights. She encourages writers to get their stories published.