Sector specialisation

Generalist but with particular focus on Cleantech

Hazel co-founded FirstCapital in 1999, and has been advising clients on fundraising, M&A, strategic issues and investment across all sectors for close to 20 years. Recent deals that Hazel has led include i2O Water, Prosonix, Powerlase, Oxonica, OmniPerception and Viewgate Networks. In 2005 Hazel co-founded FirstVentures, which manages a portfolio of venture capital investments on behalf of a prominent European family office.  In addition Hazel holds a number of non-executive director positions. She is regularly invited to speak on venture capital and private equity at conferences and seminars in Europe and the US.

Earlier in her career Hazel worked in London and Hong Kong for W.I. Carr, a leading Asian stockbroker, where she held a variety of roles including Sales Director and Head of Equity Research for Hong Kong. In this latter role Hazel was responsible for a market-leading team of analysts, and for creating and communicating investment strategies to a global institutional client base. Hazel has an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Contact Hazel

Call +44 (0)20 8563 1563
Email hazel@firstcapital.co.uk

Favourite saying

“May you live in interesting times” is reputed to be an old Chinese curse. For me, while “interesting” may be difficult and challenging it can also be rewarding and stimulating. 

Best ever holiday destination

Sea kayaking in Abel Tasman national park in New Zealand. Wonderful scenery, remote and unspoilt.

Favourite past-time

Playing sports and being outdoors, especially together, for example skiing, cycling and hiking. 

Past achievement I am most proud of

As a sponsored student engineer with Marconi, I was part of a 4 person team that won the GEC National Young Employees Competition of the Year in 1987. The competition rules didn’t anticipate a female team member in the main competition (women had to enter as a separate category), so my 3 male colleagues and I entered as a male team and won. My trophy was a pewter beer tankard!