Paul Adrian Barlow Beecroft (born Yorkshire, 20 May 1947) is a British venture capitalist based in London. He was for many years Chief Investment Officer of the private equity group Apax. He was until recently Chairman of Dawn Capital. Among the companies in which Beecroft has personally invested are Mimecast and Insignis. Beecroft has donated more than £500,000 to the Conservative Party since 2006.