# Tim Dyson

> Tim Dyson is a startup investor at Next Fifteen Communications Group (San Francisco Bay Area). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Next Fifteen Communications Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-fifteen-communications-group)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-dyson-44073a/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/timdyson

Tim Dyson is a startup investor at Next Fifteen Communications Group in San Francisco Bay Area. Tim joined the Group in 1984 straight from Loughborough University and became its global CEO in 1992. As one of the early pioneers of tech PR, he has worked on major corporate and product campaigns with such companies as Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Sun and Intel. Tim oversaw the flotation of the Company on the London Stock Exchange and has managed astring of successful acquisitions by the Group including Elvis, Velocity, Publitek, The OutCast Agency, M Booth and The Blueshirt Group in the US as well as, Morar in the UK. Tim moved from London to set up the Group’s first US business in 1995 in Seattle and is now based in Palo Alto.Outside Next 15, Tim has served on advisory boards of a number of emerging technology companies. Tim has been named an Emerging Power Player by PR Week US. In 2013, Tim was recognised on the Holmes Report’s In2’s Innovator 25, which recognises individuals who have contributed ideas that set the bar for the industry. He was also recently named in PR Week’s Power Book.

## About Next Fifteen Communications Group

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Next Fifteen Communications Group is the digital communications group that owns five independent subsidiary PR brands: Text 100, Bite, OutCast, Lexis and M Booth. These brands operate as autonomous businesses, which allows the Group to service competing clients. All, however, are leaders in digital public relations. The Group also owns two researchbusinesses, Context Analytics and Redshift Research, and a policy communications business, 463 Communications.Next 15 aims to become the world’s largest and most respected specialist communications group. To do this, the Group continues to build a portfolio of businesses that cater to the subtly different needs of the various market sectors and geographies in which it operates. At the same time, the Group seeks to attract the best talent in the industry by creating excellent career paths that enable people to take part in international business and, where appropriate, help with the formation of new Group businesses, new service divisions, or new international locations.Next 15 remains ambitious and is committed to expanding the international presence of its existing brands, with the possibility of further acquisitions if the strategic fit and value is compelling.

5 contacts available at Next Fifteen Communications Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Harris | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-harris-08c6 |
| Tim Dyson | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-dyson |
| Genevieve Shore | Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genevieve-shore-2d92 |
| Nick Lee Morrison | General Counsel & Company Secretary | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-lee-morrison |
| Richard Eyre | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-eyre-9e11 |

## FAQ

### 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co