House of Dogstar
Founding Investment Non Executive Director
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Founding Investment Non-Executive Director
House of Dogstar | UK-based | Manchester / UK | Part-time | Board-level
Help shape the future of investment in the creative economy.
House of Dogstar has recently launched as a new platform at the intersection of creative industries, capital and technology.
The UK creative economy is one of the country's most significant growth sectors, spanning film, television, gaming, music, theatre and other IP-led businesses. It is growing four times faster than the wider UK economy, yet significant barriers remain between creative businesses and the capital, expertise and networks they need to scale.
House of Dogstar is building to help bridge that gap.
Following the successful launch of Mythos Manchester in June 2026, which brought together producers, financiers, investors, creatives, brands and other leaders from across the sector, we are now building the next stage of House of Dogstar.
We are looking for an experienced UK-based investment professional to join us at board level as a Founding Investment Non-Executive Director.
The opportunity
This is an opportunity for someone with genuine investment experience to play a meaningful role in shaping a recently launched business and its investment proposition from an early stage.
We are looking for someone who can bring:
- Significant experience in venture capital, private equity, family offices, angel investment, growth capital or another relevant investment environment
- A strong understanding of how investors assess businesses, opportunities and risk
- Experience of deploying capital, rather than solely advising those who do
- An understanding of intellectual property, creative businesses or the wider creative economy
- A substantial network across UK investors, family offices, HNWIs, funds, corporates or other sources of capital
- The ability to help us develop a robust and credible approach to investment readiness, capital formation and investor relationships
- Sound judgement, strategic thinking and the ability to challenge constructively at board level
Experience across film, television, gaming, music, theatre, technology or other IP-led businesses would be particularly valuable, although it is not essential.
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The successful candidate must be UK-based. A connection to Manchester and/or the wider Northern creative and investment ecosystem would be highly advantageous.
What you would do
Working closely with the founder and wider team, you would help:
- Shape the investment proposition
- Help define how House of Dogstar can create genuine value for both creative businesses and the capital providers seeking exposure to the sector.
- Build investor relationships
- Help develop relationships with appropriate investors, family offices, funds, institutions and strategic partners across the UK.
- Strengthen investment readiness
- Bring an investor's perspective to how creative businesses present opportunities, understand risk and become better prepared for external capital.
- Advise on strategy and governance
- Provide independent, experienced board-level advice as House of Dogstar develops.
- Open doors
- Use your network and credibility to help introduce the business to the right people and organisations.
Who we're looking for
We are not looking for a conventional non-executive who simply wants another board position.
We are looking for someone who is entrepreneurial, commercially minded and genuinely excited by the opportunity to help build something new.
You may be a current or former:
- VC / PE investment director or partner
- Family office investment professional
- Angel investor
- Growth capital investor
- Investment banker with substantial principal-investment experience
- Corporate investor
- Entrepreneurial investor with a significant track record of backing businesses
Most importantly, you will understand that the opportunity sits at the intersection of capital, creativity and technology.
Remuneration and potential equity participation
This is an unpaid, part-time founding board role.
We are particularly interested in candidates who want to contribute at this early stage because they see the long-term potential of House of Dogstar and want to play a meaningful role in building it.
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There may also be an opportunity for the successful candidate to receive equity in House of Dogstar and/or participate financially in the business, subject to the appropriate structure, due diligence, formal documentation and all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Any such arrangements would be discussed privately with suitable candidates.
About House of Dogstar
House of Dogstar is building a new platform for the creative economy, connecting creative talent, businesses, capital and opportunity.
Our focus is on creating better connections between the creative industries and capital, while providing the intelligence, relationships and infrastructure needed to help ambitious creative businesses grow.
We have already established a growing network across the creative and investment communities and are now building the platform and partnerships to take that further.
Why now?
The creative economy is changing rapidly.
New technologies, new distribution models and new forms of intellectual property are creating opportunities across film, television, gaming, music and beyond.
The sector is growing at four times the rate of the wider UK economy, creating a significant opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs and businesses that understand its potential.
At the same time, the gap between the scale of the creative economy and the capital available to creative businesses remains significant.
We are building the bridge between these worlds.
This is an opportunity to help build it.
If you are UK-based, have substantial investment experience, a strong network and a genuine interest in the future of creative businesses, we'd like to hear from you.
Please send a short note outlining your background, relevant investment experience and why the opportunity interests you.
Please note: This is a board-level recruitment opportunity. Any potential equity or financial participation would be discussed separately with suitable candidates and would be subject to appropriate legal and regulatory requirements.
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