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Clash Meets Lorrain De Silva & Best Nights VC
Clash Music interviewed Lorrain de Silva, Managing Director of Best Nights VC (BNVC), the corporate venture capital arm of Mast-Jägermeister SE, about building a fund dedicated to backing companies powering live music, nightlife and experiential culture. The interview highlights how BNVC has grown since 2019 into a significant player bridging the finance and music worlds, reflecting a broader trend of investors taking nightlife and IRL culture seriously as a business sector rather than treating it as an afterthought.
Founded in 2019, BNVC has made over twenty investments across four continents, backing companies such as portable speaker brand Soundboks, live music booking platform GigPig, and winter sports-music crossover The Snow League, often co-investing alongside firms like Y Combinator, a16z, General Catalyst and Lightspeed. De Silva, who draws on a background spanning nightlife, entrepreneurship and venture investing including a prior startup exit, was named to Billboard's inaugural Finance 50 and recognised as a GCV Emerging Leader for 2026, and has spoken at events including SXSW, Amsterdam Dance Event and the International Music Summit.
In short
- Clash interviews Lorrain de Silva, MD of Jägermeister's venture arm Best Nights VC
- BNVC has made 20+ investments across four continents since 2019
- De Silva named to Billboard's Finance 50 and GCV Emerging Leader 2026
Explained simply
Best Nights VC is the investment arm of German drinks company Mast-Jägermeister SE. Founded in 2019, it backs businesses connected to live music, nightlife and in-person experiences, areas that bring together entertainment, technology and hospitality.
The fund has invested in more than 20 companies across four continents, including speaker maker Soundboks, booking platform GigPig and The Snow League, which combines winter sports and music. It sometimes invests alongside large venture capital firms, which provide funding to young businesses in return for a share in their future growth.
Lorrain de Silva leads Best Nights VC, bringing experience in nightlife, business and investment. The fund reflects growing investor interest in live, in-person culture as a commercial sector, and its work illustrates how companies in that space seek to attract finance and scale.
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