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FUEL VENTURES IS CREATED BY ENTREPRENEURS FOR ENTREPRENEURS.

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Mark Pearson

Managing Partner

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Mark Pearson

Managing Partner

Mark is an award winning digital entrepreneur having achieved multiple successful exits over the last decade. Mark takes an active role in mentoring the Fund's portfolio of companies.

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Jing Jing Xu

Partner

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Jing Jing Xu

Partner

Jing has extensive experience working with international investors and key Asian markets. Jing manages relationships with Chinese investors and Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa clients.

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Michael Burnett

Principal

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Michael Burnett

Principal

Michael has previously worked at one of Europe’s most prestigious Private Equity/ Venture Capital Events. Michael helps with fundraising and supports the portfolio companies with follow-on investment.

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Stan Williams

Principal

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Stan Williams

Principal

Stan has a number of years experience working with angel investors and family offices. He helps to find new investment opportunities for the fund and manages relationships with investors.

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Bhavya Jain

Principal

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Bhavya Jain

Principal

Bhavya graduated with a Law degree from University of Bristol. He previously managed investor relations for a multi-family office and advised on a successful management buy out within the manufacturing sector. Bhavya helps with fundraising and supports the portfolio companies with follow-on investment.

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Shiv Patel

Investment Manager

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Shiv Patel

Investment Manager

Shiv has previously worked a number of years within the wealth management industry, working with early stage investment companies. His focus is sourcing new investment opportunities and deal execution for the fund.

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Oliver Hammond

Investment Manager

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Oliver Hammond

Investment Manager

Oli has spent several years working for startup companies and as an Analyst with an early stage venture fund and Angel investors. His focus is on sourcing new opportunities for Fuel and working with the existing portfolio.

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James Du Boulay

Business Development

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James Du Boulay

Business Development

James has been raising capital for over 20 years and specifically for early tech for the last 7 years, his client base has focussed on larger Institutional Investors including VC's and Family Offices from Series A onwards. James will be focusing on helping our portfolio companies with follow-on investments from VC's and strategic investors.

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Alex Breeden

Investment Analyst

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Alex Breeden

Investment Analyst

Alex studied Chinese and Economics at SOAS, and then went onto study Business Chinese in Beijing followed by an MSc at LSE. He has experience working in Global Markets at Nomura and at Social Entertainment Ventures and Puttshack. His focus is sourcing new investment opportunities, deal execution for the fund and the Chinese market.

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Alice Azzarelli

Investment Analyst

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Alice Azzarelli

Investment Analyst

Alice studied Economics at both Sciences Po Paris and UC Berkeley. She has experience sourcing investments at early-stage funds. Her focus is looking for new investment opportunities for our fund.

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Gianluca Forino

Associate

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Gianluca Forino

Associate

Gianluca previously worked for 4 years at a boutique venture capital firm based in London, where he focused on working with early stage tech companies planning and structuring capital raises. Gianluca focuses on fundraising and supporting the portfolio companies secure additional capital. Gianluca holds a BSc in Economics and Geography from the University of Reading.

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Kate Levchuk

Associate

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Kate Levchuk

Associate

Previously to joining Fuel, Kate has been managing multi-million client accounts at Infosys, Canonical and Netcracker. She speaks five languages and holds an MBA from IE and a Masters in Politics from Central European University. Kate has a great passion for technology and is best known as a Futuristic writer and keynote speaker at KateGoesTech.com & Transpire.me. At Fuel Kate is focusing exclusively on investor relations.

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Bradley Monk

Associate

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Bradley Monk

Associate

Brad gained his BSc in Biology from Durham University and subsequently worked with a host of Venture Capital and Private Equity firms to upskill their Finance and Data Analytics divisions. His focus now revolves around investor relations, fundraising and portfolio support.

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Kesli Agolli

Associate

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Kesli Agolli

Associate

Kesli studied International Business at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has had experience in brand consulting and business development. Kesli is focusing on fundraising for new investment opportunities for the fund.

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Sophie Derham

Associate

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Sophie Derham

Associate

Sophie studied Criminology and Sociology at Cardiff University. Her focus will be on fundraising for new investment opportunities for the fund.

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Tom Hibbard

Investment Associate

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Tom Hibbard

Investment Associate

Tom worked for 4 years in B2B SaaS/fintech at both Finbourne and his own business ClaritEx. Prior to that, he spent 3 years in derivatives solutions banking. At Fuel, Tom’s focus is on deal execution, mentoring early-stage portfolio companies and fundraising. Tom holds a degree in Economics from the University of Exeter and is a CFA charterholder.