Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel

Dhiraj Mukherjee is an experienced digital business executive and entrepreneur with a proven track record in both corporate and start-up environments.

Recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Top 50 technology entrepreneurs in 2015, he was previously Head of Banking Innovation at Virgin Money. In 2000, Dhiraj co-founded Shazam

Entertainment, the world’s first mobile phone-based music recognition service (sold to Apple for a reported $400M). Over the course of his career, he has held senior roles in media & entertainment, consulting and the charity sector. Dhiraj is also an active angel investor, and speaks regularly at conferences on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Number of Investments 3
Dhiraj Mukherjee has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - onHand on Jan 26, 2023, when onHand raised
£3.3M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 26, 2023
onHand
Seed Round - onHand
£3.3M
Jun 17, 2021
onHand
Seed Round - onHand
£1M
Jan 28, 2021
Heights
Seed Round - Heights
£1.7M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 1
Dhiraj Mukherjee is the Associate at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). Additionally, Dhiraj Mukherjee has had 1 past job as the Co-Founder and Director at Shazam Entertainment.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Shazam Entertainment
Co-Founder and DirectorMay 2000Oct 2003
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Dhiraj Mukherjee is the Non-Executive Director at MeVitae.
Dhiraj Mukherjee studied at Stanford University and Dartmouth College.
Number of Events 3
Dhiraj Mukherjee has participated in 3 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, South Summit Madrid 2019 on Oct 2, 2019.
Number of News Articles 14
Funding RoundJan 26, 2023
onHand raised £3,300,000 / Seed from 24 Haymarket and 3 other investors
NewsJun 18, 2021
Funding RoundJun 17, 2021
onHand raised £1,000,000 / Seed from Dhiraj Mukherjee and 2 other investors
Funding RoundJan 28, 2021
Heights raised £1,700,000 / Seed from Chris Smalling and 5 other investors
NewsMay 7, 2019
NewsJun 16, 2016
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