Phil McKenzie

Phil McKenzie is an award-winning producer, investor and prolific founder within the entertainment & media sectors. His mission is to build the creative ecosystems of the future - leveraging technology, finance, and networks to empower creators around the world to tell their stories and have them reach a global audience.

A Co-Founder of leading UK indie production and finance company Goldfinch, that has raised and deployed more than $250m into 300 projects in 10 years. His strength lies in negotiating and constructing partnerships at a corporate level and deals at a production level being personally credited on 60+ titles.

Also, a Co-Founder of Watch&Earn web3 streaming platform myco, in 3 years Phil has helped to oversee the growth of the business to 20m+ users primarily across the S Asia & MENA region and expanded the content slate to include 100+ originals, 1000+ licensed titles and 200+ live sporting events including the EPL, ICC Cricket World Cup and PSL.

Phil is also a Co-Founder of First Flights the OSCAR & BAFTA winning Short Film Fund, Dream Town Entertainment a genre IP production company that completed 8 feature films in 2024/25 and Selectors a long form IP incubator working with best-in-class production companies.

Selected as a mentor to the acclaimed Outlier Ventures Base Camp programme in Riyadh and a winning finalist on Meet The Drapers, Phil is a passionate and active supporter of other Founders and startups.

Prior to his involvement in the entertainment sector Phil worked across marketing, strategy and operations in a variety of sectors including F&B and professional services and received an MA in Politics from Edinburgh University.