Phil McKenzie

Co-Founder & CEO at myco.io

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.

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myco.io

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myco is a web3 video streaming, funding, production, and distribution platform where viewers earn from watching content and creators earn from creating content. myco empowers viewers and creators in a fully decentralised video eco-system with live monetisation, crowdfunding, gating NFTs and fractional ownership of content. myco also pioneers an elevated content experience through the creation of the Cineverse (cinema in the metaverse).In the past year, myco has seeded, funded, and curated more than 50 film & TV productions through its self-sustaining eco-system. The myco platform has almost 10 million registered users from across the globe, 2000+ leading content creator channels, and more than 1Mn user generated videos, as well as a collection of original film productions (MyOriginals), and premium exclusive content.


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