Henry is a Partner at Dawn, with a particular focus on automation, data and security. Beyond deals, he leads Dawn’s own AI and automation agenda.

My doctorate at Oxford was in Greek language and literature – specifically the moment when writing began to displace oral tradition. The original platform shift, you might say. I was fascinated by what happens when a new technology doesn’t just improve on what came before but makes an entirely different way of doing things possible.

Before Dawn, I spent time in technology consulting in government and financial services, which taught me how large organisations function and how rarely the official version matches reality. It also sharpened what I look for in founders: I get energy from founders who’ve gone unreasonably deep – who know things that nobody asked them to find out.

Alongside investing, I lead Dawn's efforts to build AI and automation into how the firm itself operates, applying to us the same thinking I back in others.

Outside Dawn, I have a long-standing interest in how things get made – cities, systems, civilisations – and a fascination with the history of craft and physical making. I am drawn to repairable, modular objects built to last, and maintain my workhorse bicycle to a slightly excessive standard.

Henry joined Dawn in 2016 when the firm was just five people, from a background in technology consulting in government and financial services. He has a BA, MSt and DPhil in Classics from Oxford University.