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Dave Haynes is a Founding Partner of FOV Ventures, based in London. He previously served as HTC's first Director of Vive X Europe, was part of Seedcamp's investment team, and held a business-development role at SoundCloud.

Dave Haynes is a Founding Partner at FOV Ventures, a Helsinki-based European early-stage VC firm investing in spatial computing, XR, AI, 3D, and robotics. He was previously HTC Vive X's first Director for Europe, a London-based role he took in 2018 as part of HTC's global VR/AR accelerator program. Before that, he was part of Seedcamp's investment team, backing early VR companies including TheWaveVR and SplashVR, and held a business-development role at TheWaveVR. Earlier he worked in business development at SoundCloud (2008-2014); some marketing materials describe him as part of SoundCloud's founding team, though his tenure began about a year after the company's 2007 founding. FOV Ventures also credits him with early investments in LIV, Maze Theory, and Bodyswaps, and angel investments in Ready Player Me and The Dematerialised.

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Founding Partner, FOV Ventures
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Dave Haynes is a Founding Partner at FOV Ventures, a Helsinki-based European early-stage VC firm investing in spatial computing, XR, AI, 3D, and robotics. He was previously HTC Vive X's first Director for Europe, a London-based role he took in 2018 as part of HTC's global VR/AR accelerator program. Before that, he was part of Seedcamp's investment team, backing early VR companies including TheWaveVR and SplashVR, and held a business-development role at TheWaveVR. Earlier he worked in business development at SoundCloud (2008-2014); some marketing materials describe him as part of SoundCloud's founding team, though his tenure began about a year after the company's 2007 founding. FOV Ventures also credits him with early investments in LIV, Maze Theory, and Bodyswaps, and angel investments in Ready Player Me and The Dematerialised.
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dave-haynes is Founding Partner, FOV Ventures, based in London, UK.

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    HTC appointed Dave Haynes as the first Director of Vive X Europe, a newly created role based in London, as part of HTC's 100 million dollar global VR/AR accelerator program's expansion into Europe

    MCV/DEVELOP: HTC announces Dave Haynes as Vive X director in Europe
    Verified2018-03-29
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    Dave Haynes was part of Seedcamp's investment team, credited with backing VR companies including TheWaveVR and SplashVR, and previously held a business-development role at TheWaveVR

    The AR Show: Dave Haynes (FOV Ventures) on the Early Days of Digital Music and the Importance of Market Timing in Emerging Tech
    Reported2026-08-12
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    Dave Haynes held a business-development role at SoundCloud (reported as VP of Business Development, August 2008 to February 2014); some sources describe him as part of SoundCloud's founding team

    Music Ally: Former SoundCloud exec launches metaverse-focused VC fund
    Reported2022-03-11
  4. 4

    Dave Haynes is a Founding Partner of FOV Ventures

    Road to VR: FOV Ventures Launches New Metaverse Investment Fund
    Verified2022-03-10
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    FOV Ventures' own bio copy credits Dave Haynes with Vive X-era investments in LIV, Maze Theory, and Bodyswaps, and personal angel investments in Ready Player Me and The Dematerialised

    UK Tech News: FOV Ventures launches EUR25m fund to back metaverse startups
    Reported2022-03-10