• How Smarter Connections Lead to Smarter Deals

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    How Smarter Connections Lead to Smarter Deals

    In this day and age, where it is easy to build networks using online tools based on just a mouse click, FirstCapital believes that a digital connection to an individual is not a substitute for...

  • View from the Valley: Fireside chat with Marc Andreessen

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    View from the Valley: Fireside chat with Marc Andreessen

    By David Smith I was at a great fireside chat recently with Marc Andreessen, the founder of Andreessen Horowitz, at the StrictlyVC INSIDER Series in Palo Alto. He was in conversation with StrictlyVC founder, Connie...

  • Hazel Moore’s interview on Newsnight

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    Hazel Moore’s interview on Newsnight

    Hazel Moore was interviewed on BBC Newsnight on 19th October, discussing the future of banking, peer-to-peer lending and the opportunities for fintech companies in the UK.

  • Microsoft + Multimap | Case Study

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    Microsoft + Multimap | Case Study

    “FirstCapital was extremely perceptive in their view of the market and where it was going, which was all the more impressive considering that there was a lot of change in the industry at the time...

  • Glasses Direct + Highland Capital | Case Study

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    Glasses Direct + Highland Capital | Case Study

    Keeping all the company’s stakeholders happy was going to be critical and FirstCapital had the trust and respect of all parties as a result of our successful first round of fundraising. Our existing shareholders in...

  • Glasses Direct + Acton, Index, Highland | Case Study

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    Glasses Direct + Acton, Index, Highland | Case Study

    “Keeping all the company’s stakeholders happy was going to be critical and FirstCapital had the trust and respect of all parties as a result of our successful first round of fundraising. Our existing shareholders in...

  • Hazel Moore’s interview with Silicon Republic

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    Hazel Moore’s interview with Silicon Republic

    FirstCapital’s Hazel Moore: ‘Female tech founders don’t fit VC expectations’ Fantastic women running potentially great start-ups are struggling to get air time with investors because they don’t fit the model of what the predominantly male...

  • Kingston Communications + Smart 241 | Case Study

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    Kingston Communications + Smart 241 | Case Study

    “FirstCapital were confident that they could achieve the price range they had indicated and I admired the fact that they were prepared to share the risk and be rewarded only if they achieved my objectives`’...

  • View from the Valley: European sellers, US buyers

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    View from the Valley: European sellers, US buyers

    By David Smith I know it may go without saying, but there really is a big cultural difference between the US and Europe. When you speak to people here and ask them how business is,...

  • Hazel Moore wins First Woman in Finance Award

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    Hazel Moore wins First Woman in Finance Award

    Our chairman, Hazel Moore, won the award for First Woman in Finance last night at the First Women Awards held by Real Business and sponsored by the CBI. The award ceremony took place at the...