About
We’ve done the hard work before so that you don’t have to
Why
We founded Washington & Hyde to democratise the Venture Capital landscape and bring knowledge and experience to those who were most in need of support. Today we work with clients across sectors and stages around the world on a range of projects.
We want to proliferate virtuous innovation cycles.
By helping early stage startups raise capital, working with micro VCs to help them invest and coaching large corporations on how to innovate, we can create a perpetual flywheel.
Who
Gijs Dutry van Haeften
Managing Partner / Founder
Gijs brings 10+ years’ experience across the startup, innovation and financial ecosystem working internationally across companies of all sizes. He brings a well rounded mix of investing, operating, consulting and financing.
Most recently Gijs founded his own startup in London in the consumer space and is currently an advisor and mentor to various early stage businesses around the world. He was an early stage investor in both San Francisco and Berlin focussed on insurtech, fintech and enterprise technology. He has also consulted multinational corporations on their innovation challenges, how best to work with startups and connected them with relevant businesses based on tech interests.
Previously Gijs helped to set up a fintech accelerator in Zurich which focussed on securing pilots with multinational corporations. He started his career in investment banking in London, initially Mergers & Acquisitions and more recently Leveraged Finance where he supported Private Equity buyouts valued over several $bn.