Pete Daffern

Pete Daffern is an experienced executive with a background in technology and finance, currently serving as Operating Partner at PeakSpan Capital since April 2019. Daffern holds multiple leadership positions, including Board Member at NSPCC since October 2022, and Chairman roles at Xceptor, Amplience, Cognism, Lead Forensics, and Jiminny. Daffern has contributed to significant fundraising efforts, including Amplience's $100 million from FarView Capital and Cognism's $87.5 million from Viking Investors, as well as supporting Stylitics in raising $80 million from PSG Capital. Daffern's expertise extends to non-executive director roles at Stylitics and GroupBy, in addition to Unily, where a majority buy-out from CVC Capital was facilitated. Daffern holds a BSc in Mathematics and Statistics from Sheffield University, completed in 1988.