[4] In 1992, Gore raised seed money for Discovery from Laurie Dippenaar, and other funders who founded Rand Merchant Bank.

Prior to Discovery limited, Adrian Gore worked at Liberty Life, an insurance and investment firm.

In 2008 he received the Investec award for considerable contribution in a career or profession, and in 2010, was named as the Sunday Times business leader of the year.

[6] In August 2017, Adrian won the Frost & Sullivan Visionary Innovation Leadership Award for Africa.

[7] Gore chairs the South African chapter of Endeavor – a global non-profit organisation that identifies and assists high-growth entrepreneurs.