Andrew Dixon (investor)

Andrew James Dixon (born November 1968) is a British investor, entrepreneur, and founder of ARC InterCapital.
He is also founder of the Liberal Democrat Business & Entrepreneurs Network, which advises the Liberal Democrats on business policy.
Early life and education
Dixon graduated from Aberystwyth University in 1991 with a degree in international politics. He holds an Executive MBA from London Business School.
He was an English teacher at a high school in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, before working in corporate relations for the Institute for Development of Economic Analysis in London and Tokyo.
In 2001, Dixon founded ARC InterCapital, a London-based investment firm, which invests in early-stage technology businesses. As of 2021, the business has invested in more than 40 start-ups.
In the early 2000s, Dixon was a founding investor in Gamesys, the online software development and gaming business.
Dixon has also invested in businesses across a range of other sectors, including media, biotechnology, health, education, utilities, leisure, publishing, software, and entertainment.
In 2015, Dixon co-founded Sonoma Partners, a UK asset manager.
Philanthropy
In 2008, Dixon founded The Woodhaven Trust, which supports prisoner rehabilitation and land tax reform. He has also been an Enterprise Fellow at The Prince's Trust since 2010. He is also founder of Prosper 4 Group, which runs a job portal for ex-offenders.
In 2020, Dixon founded Fairer Share, a campaign to abolish Council Tax and Stamp Duty. In 2014, Dixon founded the Liberal Democrat Business & Entrepreneurs Network, a network of senior businesspeople and entrepreneurs that advise the party on their business and economic policies.
Between 2011 and 2013, Dixon served on MP Crispin Blunt’s Ministerial Working Prison Advisory Group.
Dixon has supported policy reform to support start-up businesses and criticised monopolistic practices.

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