Dharmash Mistry is a VC, entrepreneur and experienced NED. He is currently a General Partner at Lakestar, one of the leading VC firms in Europe, investors in Spotify, Facebook, Airbnb amongst others. Early & Growth stage in Europe & USA, with over $550m capital under management. ​ Dharmash’s investments include: Revolut (fintech); FiveAI (autonomous cars); blockchain.com; Entrepreneur First, Amuse (reinventing the record label), Lovefilm, KupiVIP. ​He is founder and Chairman of beauty on demand business blow LTD, backed by Unilever Ventures. And has served on a range of blue chip boards including: BBC Executive Board; BBC Worldwide Board; Dixons Retail PLC; Hargreaves Lansdown PLC.

Prior to this he was a Partner at Balderton Capital (formerly Benchmark Europe). He spent 8 years as Group Managing Director of Emap Consumer Media, building the consumer group (magazines, radio, digital & TV) & co-leading the delisting from the FTSE (sale to H Bauer for £1.1bn in 2008). He started his career as a Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble, followed by a period at the Boston Consulting Group (London). He holds a MEng in Engineering, Economics & Management from Oxford University. ​