Case Studies
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...
Case Studies
“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...
News
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...
Case Studies
“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`’...
Thought Leadership
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,...
News
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...
Thought Leadership
By David Smith I meet a lot of European companies who have moved their CEOs out here to access markets or funding. If you are seriously looking for investment from the funds in the Valley...
Thought Leadership
By David Smith I’m always struck by the amount of reinvention that is going on in Silicon Valley. Nothing stands still and even established companies are constantly looking at their performance, market trends and the...
Thought Leadership
Maximising the value of your company in a sale is a complex and subtle process that starts years before a transaction actually takes place. From the outset, every major strategic decision taken by you and...
Thought Leadership
There is often much debate around the boardroom table about the optimal time to exit. Do you decide, or does the market decide? For technology businesses, particularly those with innovative solutions in a new and...
Thought Leadership
Selling your business is often the ultimate goal of a successful entrepreneur. But in order to get the optimal outcome, it helps to think of the sale as a process, not a fixed moment in...
Thought Leadership
FirstCapital has recently published a report entitled “Fintech – prepare for a wave of M&A”. This looks at how the financial services ecosystem is experiencing dramatic change, driven on the one hand by disruptive fintech...