Paddy Dear

Active Investor

Tetragon Co-Founder at Tetragon

London, England

Paddy Dear, Tetragon Co-Founder at Tetragon is an active investor based in London, England. This profile covers what Paddy Dear backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Paddy Dear is a Co-Founder and serves as a Board Member & Investment & Risk Committee Member Tetragon Financial Group. And founded Tetragon in 2005 and Polygon in 2002. He is a member of Tetragon's Board of Directors and a member of the investment manager's Investment Committee and Risk Committee, in addition to other roles. Mr. Dear was previously a Managing Director and the Global Head of Hedge Fund Coverage for UBS Warburg Equities. Before that, he was co-head of European sales trading, execution, arbitrage sales and flow derivatives. He had been with UBS since 1988, including six years in New York. Mr. Dear was in equity sales at Prudential Bache before joining UBS and started his career as a petroleum engineer with Marathon Oil Co. Mr. Dear holds a BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College in London. He is based in London.

Investor type: AngelVCPEHedge Fund
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeed
Invests in: SaaS & EnterprisePropTech & Real EstateGaming & EntertainmentMedia & ContentLegalTech
Location: London, England
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 3

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