Dr Harry Destecroix MBE

Member since 2024

Harry Destecroix MBE is a scientist, entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of Science Creates and the co-founder and former CEO of Ziylo, a University of Bristol deep tech spin-out which he successfully built and exited within four years of founding. He subsequently co-founded SCVC in 2020, an early-stage venture capitalist with a mission to create global impact towards improving the health of people and the planet. SCVC achieves this by partnering and investing in exceptional technical founders leveraging deep tech.

He serves as a director on the board of a number of SCVC portfolio companies, and is also the co-founder of the Science Creates Foundation - an education charity dedicated to shaping future scientists and innovators and driving public engagement in STEM and entrepreneurship. More recently, Harry is also an appointed member of the DSIT Engineering Biology Steering Group and DSIT Scale up Policy Group.

Harry is passionate about STEM entrepreneurial outreach and believes that entrepreneurship, combined with upskilling local people, offers a fantastic career path that many often overlook. By encouraging innovation and self-reliance, we can empower individuals to create opportunities for themselves and foster economic growth in our community.