Norman co-founded Dawn in 2007 and is a passionate technology investor.  Whilst at Dawn, Norman participated in the recent investment waves in Cloud, Data, Vertical Saas and AI, investing at early stages in Mimecast, Collibra, Gelato and Quantexa – startups that have all become unicorns.

Most recently Norman has invested in Blackwall, an AI security juggernaut, AI natives deepdots and Kraaft, and Qogita – Europe’s leading B2B marketplace.

Prior to Dawn, Norman was a GP at Reuters’ $450 corporate venture fund and subsequent owner via an MBO.

Norman is a graduate of Stanford University, with dual BSc and BA degrees in Engineering and Quantitative Economics, and began his career at Bain & Company prior to obtaining an MBA with distinction from INSEAD.

Away from work Norman in a Director in Balance in Business, a volunteer-led organisation aiming to promote gender balance at all levels in business.  He is also an enthusiastic participant in Dawn’s high school internship week, drawing future talent from across London and beyond.