News
4th July 2016
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
1st July 2016
“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
29th June 2016
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
23rd June 2016
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
20th June 2016
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
14th June 2016
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
2nd June 2016
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
8th April 2016
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
8th April 2016
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
23rd March 2016
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...
Press Releases
9th March 2016
We are proud to announce that our chairman, Hazel Moore, has been included in the list of 100 women in tech whose name you should know published by Silicon Republic. The list celebrates the top...
Press Releases
7th March 2016
FirstCapital is proud to announce that Hazel Moore has been featured on a list of The 24 phenomenal (female) founders crashing the tech party compiled by Irish leading technology news service SiliconRepublic. This list celebrates the pioneering...