Fuel Ventures is created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs
Our team is composed of passionate and driven entrepreneurs and operators who understand the challenges and rewards of building a successful business, having experienced this world firsthand ourselves. We pride ourselves on our unwavering commitment to partnering with fellow entrepreneurs, providing not only the necessary capital but also invaluable guidance, resources, and mentorship.
Our diverse backgrounds, industry expertise, and hands-on approach enable us to offer unique insights and tailored support to help propel our portfolio companies towards exceptional growth. As a team that thrives on innovation and collaboration, we are dedicated to fueling the success of the next generation of game-changing businesses.
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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.
Mark Pearson
A background in early stage technology investing, along with managing international investor relationships. He heads up the Business Development team and sources new investment opportunities, also supporting portfolio companies with growth plans including follow on investment. He also sits on the investment committee and helps make investment decisions.
Michael Burnett
An experienced investment professional with over 8yrs at a leading EIS Investment Manager, specialising in structuring investment products and FCA compliance. With expertise in compliance frameworks, regulatory systems, and controls, he also brings entrepreneurial experience from the hospitality and energy sectors.
Johnathan Graham
Jing has extensive experience working with international investors and key Asian markets. Jing manages relationships with Chinese investors and Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa clients.
Jing Jing Xu
Shiv leads investments from our Scale Up and Follow-On Funds. He works closely with our portfolio companies and sits on a number of boards. Previously, Shiv worked with a recruitment tech start-up in India before working in Wealth Management.
Shiv Patel
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.
Oliver Hammond
James has gained a wealth of experience across diverse sectors of financial services over the past 15 years; including banking, pensions & venture capital. At Fuel, James leads the IFA/Strategic Partners distribution team.
James D’Mello
Christina has +15 years' experience working in C-Level offices across Australia and Europe. She supports with new and existing companies in the portfolio, heads the Operations such as Marketing and Talent, as well as various general matters across all functions of Fuel Ventures.
Christina Levada
Having completed the EIS Diploma in 2017, Katie’s recent focus has been in Tax Efficient Investments both at Platforms and Funds. Katie’s role within the IFA distribution team involves managing relationships with IFAs, wealth managers and financial institutions.
Katie Hopkin
Henry spent four years at another established VC fund where he led the fundraising and investor relations function, successfully raising institutional capital from the likes of APG and Schroders. At Fuel, Henry raises capital for Fuel's core funds and SPVs.
Henry Martin
Having worked in alternative investments for several years, prior to joining Fuel he was Head of Direct investors for an early stage VC fund leading their investor relations and business development functions. Kit also holds an MSc in finance from Bayes business school graduating in the top 10% of his class. Kit focuses on raising capital for our core funds & SPVs.
Kit Blakiston-Houston
Will brings deep experience in the early-stage ecosystem, having founded and exited a health-tech company over the past six years and worked across venture-backed start-ups and corporate venture capital. At Fuel, he focuses on raising capital across the core funds and SPVs, supporting growth for both the portfolio and investor community.
Will Welton
James’ focus at Fuel Ventures is on fundraising and investor relations, supporting the portfolio companies with growth capital from the likes of VCs and Family Offices, and earlier-stage funding from UHNW and Angels.
James Steel
Katie holds a degree in International Politics and Italian from Georgetown University. Previously, Katie worked with startups in the venture debt space. Her focus at Fuel is on sourcing new investment opportunities and on deal execution.
Katie Mathias
Piers has worked with founders for the past 11 years. He started his career in the Angel Investment world, before leading the NatWest Accelerator across London and the South East. Piers works within our pre-seed team, leading deals and supporting our portfolio with fundraising and strategy.
Piers Lawford
Camilla comes from a legal and wealth management background, while holding degrees in law and commerce. She brings experience in investor relations from her tenure at a boutique investment firm, and the proven ability to cultivate trusted relationships with investors. At Fuel, Camilla is focused on raising capital for Fuel's core funds.
Camilla Johnson
Alice leads the management of our Pre‑Seed portfolio companies. With extensive experience managing a large and diverse portfolio of early‑stage businesses, she brings a hands‑on approach - building strong rapport with founders and guiding them through corporate governance and strategic decision‑making.
Alice O'Connor
Having worked closely with founders on commercial execution and scalable growth, underpinned by her firsthand experience founding an e-commerce platform during university. Most recently, she was an operator in the UK Fintech sector, where she delivered transformative solutions for the insurance market.
Lena-Lou Simon-Virolle
Pierce leverages his experience in venture capital, angel investing and legal roles. With a background in sourcing and executing deals from pre-seed to Series A stages, he's supported funds across multiple tech sectors. Combining a strong foundation in law and business with a proven ability to build meaningful relationships with founders and investors.
Pierce Polak
Brad earned his BSc (Hons) in Business Management from the University of Surrey and has a background in the tech sector, where he developed strong commercial and client-facing expertise. He is responsible for raising capital across our funds and supporting investors with strategic investment insights.
Brad Marshall
Tristan began his career in emergency disaster relief, working as a project manager and senior team leader on complex, high-pressure operations, coordinating with stakeholders across Australia. He now applies those skills at Fuel Ventures, where, as an associate, he focuses on building relationships and raising capital for the firm’s funds.