# Dhiraj Mukherjee

> Dhiraj Mukherjee is a seed investor at Creative Destruction Lab backing Wellness and Social. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Creative Destruction Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-destruction-lab)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhirajmukherjee
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/dhirajm

Dhiraj Mukherjee is an experienced digital business executive and entrepreneur with a proven track record in both corporate and start-up environments.Recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Top 50 technology entrepreneurs in 2015, he was previously Head of Banking Innovation at Virgin Money. In 2000, Dhiraj co-founded ShazamEntertainment, the world’s first mobile phone-based music recognition service (sold to Apple for a reported $400M). Over the course of his career, he has held senior roles in media & entertainment, consulting and the charity sector. Dhiraj is also an active angel investor, and speaks regularly at conferences on innovation and entrepreneurship.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$4.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wellness | 2 | 67% |
| Social | 1 | 33% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| onHand | onHand is an on-demand volunteering app that makes volunteering as easy as ordering a takeaway. The scroll says, accept a mission like the sound of it. They made doing eco and social good on-demand as easy as using Deliveroo (with feel-good vibes built in). | $4.1M | Seed | Jan 26, 2023 |  |
| onHand | onHand is an on-demand volunteering app that makes volunteering as easy as ordering a takeaway. The scroll says, accept a mission like the sound of it. They made doing eco and social good on-demand as easy as using Deliveroo (with feel-good vibes built in). | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 17, 2021 |  |
| Heights | Heights provide the daily nutrients, knowledge, and network you need to elevate your cognitive potential and brain health. | $2.3M | Seed | Jan 28, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [UK Research and Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uk-research-and-innovation) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Northstar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northstar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [24 Haymarket](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/24-haymarket) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forward Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forward-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Creative Destruction Lab

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a no-fee/no-equity organization that delivers an objectives-based mentoring program for massively scalable, pre-seed stage, science- and technology-based companies. Its nine-month program allows founders to learn from experienced entrepreneurs, increasing their likelihood of success. Founded in 2012 byProfessor Ajay Agrawal at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded to thirteen sites across seven countries: Seattle, Oxford, Paris, Atlanta, Estonia, Wisconsin, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Berlin, Melbourne and Halifax.

5 contacts available at Creative Destruction Lab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Mulet Lind | Associate Director, Quantum Machine Learning | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-mulet-lind |
| Dennis Kavelman | Founding Partner and Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-kavelman |
| Frederic Bastien | Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederic-bastien |
| Mark Dobbin | Founding Partner and Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-dobbin |
| Nils Herrmann | Stream Lead AgriFood | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nils-arne-herrmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Dhiraj Mukherjee invest in?

Dhiraj Mukherjee invests primarily in Wellness, Social and Nutrition startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Dhiraj Mukherjee's check size?

Dhiraj Mukherjee typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$4.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dhiraj Mukherjee participates in.

### When did Dhiraj Mukherjee last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dhiraj Mukherjee closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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