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Guy
Ward Thomas

Guy is a Partner at DN focused on fintech, AI and enterprise software, and led the firm’s investment in Cognigy through its 2025 sale to NiCE.

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FintechSoftwareEnterprise AI
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Guy Ward Thomas

Biography

Guy is a Partner in DN’s European investment team focussing on fintech, AI and enterprise software. He enjoys working with companies solving complex enterprise challenges with software and AI, and is passionate about working with founders with a deep product vision. Guy led DN Capital's investment in Cognigy, which sold to NiCE systems for one billion dollars in 2025.

He was also involved in DN's investments in Incode and Yassir, and is involved at board level with Hawk, ThanksBen, Unique, Fimple, Plumery, Napo, Hometree, Chattermill and Interloom.

Guy joined DN in 2015, having previously worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants and Rocket Internet. He graduated from Cambridge University with a first class degree in Social and Political Sciences and subsequently spent a year studying Economics and Management at the Judge Business School.

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CognigyEnterprise-grade AI agents for the contact centre, making every customer conversation intelligent.$ billion+ acquisition (NiCE)Conversational AIHawk:AICloud-native AML and anti-fraud platform leveraging machine learning to provide transaction monitoring, payment, and sanctions screening.SoftwareFintechUniqueVerticalised AI platform for Financial Services.SoftwareIncodeTrust layer for the AI era: verifies that people, content, and agents are who they claim to be.$ billion+ valuationIdentity verificationInterloomAccelerate back-office workflows with AI that learns how your business actually runs.Enterprise AIYassirSuper-app for North and West Africa: ride-hailing, food delivery, grocery quick-commerce, and payments in one platform.$ billion+ valuationSuper app

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PerspectivesGuy’s thoughts in National Technology NewsCompany NewsCognigy Acquired by NiCE for $955 million – Europe’s Largest Ever AI ExitCompany NewsHawk raised $56M in Series C fundingCompany NewsNew Agentic AI Investment