Harry Hurst is a serial founder-turned-investor at Protagonist who co-founded Pipe (which reached a multi-billion valuation) and Skurt (acquired by Fair), bringing hands-on operator experience to his investing approach. Having personally built non-dilutive capital solutions as a founder, he now helps other founders explore alternative financing structures beyond traditional equity, while maintaining an unusually high level of personal engagement relative to his check sizes. Harry Hurst is a serial founder-turned-investor at Protagonist who co-founded Pipe (which reached a multi-billion valuation) and Skurt (acquired by Fair), bringing hands-on operator experience to his investing approach. Having personally built non-dilutive capital solutions as a founder, he now helps other founders explore alternative financing structures beyond traditional equity, while maintaining an unusually high level of personal engagement relative to his check sizes.