Vinay Solanki

Head of Channel 4 Ventures

Vinay founded and runs Channel 4 Ventures (“C4V”). C4V launched in 2015 and is now the #1 “media for equity” investor in the UK.

“Media for equity” is an investment activity that swaps media for shares in typically unlisted companies, like a venture capital investor. C4V is on track for £100m assets under management in the near term over c. 30 assets and has growth to 5 full-time investors.

Vinay is a highly entrepreneurial, thoughtful and seasoned digital media executive across many transactions, projects, sectors and geographies.
Prior to Channel 4, Vinay led Getty Images’s European digital business development activities completing deals across Europe and Israel. Prior to Getty, Vinay worked at Liberty Global in corporate development, where Vinay led all business development activities for the India region, and various M&A projects outside of Europe.

Outside of work, Vinay is a single parent to a teenager and enjoys cooking, running and music. Vinay has a degree in Law from UCL and an MBA from Imperial College London.