# Dan Rookwood

> Dan Rookwood is a Series A investor at VGC Partners (London) backing Audio and Podcast. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VGC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vgc-partners)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danrookwood/?originalSubdomain=uk

Dan Rookwood is an Investor | Brand Strategist | Advisor | Mentor I Writer.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Audio | 1 | 100% |
| Podcast | 1 | 100% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Novel | Novel is a podcast firm that performs comedy, narrative, interview, documentary, mystery, and dramatic shows and provides editorials. | $6M | Series A | Jan 03, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About VGC Partners

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

VGC Partners is a growth capital firm based in London, United Kingdom .VGC Partners is backed by a number of institutions and a select group of high net worth individuals who have experience in building consumer, media and technology companies. The firm takes significant minority stakes in private firms. It invests in companies operating in theconsumer and media sectors.

2 contacts available at VGC Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Rookwood | Operating Partner, Head of Brand | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-rookwood-fb6d |
| Parminder Basran | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parminder-basran |

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## FAQ

### What does Dan Rookwood invest in?

Dan Rookwood invests primarily in Audio, Podcast and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dan Rookwood last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dan Rookwood closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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