Hayden Smith
InvestorLead Private & Venture Debt Advisory at HyperNest
London, England, United Kingdom
About
Leads private and venture debt advisory.
Experience
- Mountside VenturesHead of Debtcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- UCL Innovation & EnterpriseBusiness Mentor - Hatchery Incubatorcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Fuse CapitalPartner - Head of Private Debt Advisory2021 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- 1835iCommercial Director - ANZi Ventures & New Business Lab2019 — 2021Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- ANZSenior Manager (Director), Digital Advisory and Venture Risk2019Melbourne, Australia
- HSBCDirector, Middle Market Financial Sponsors - Asia Pacific2017 — 2019Singapore
- ANZAssociate Director, Project & Export Finance, Asia Pacific2014 — 2017Singapore
- ANZSenior Manager, Structured Export Finance, Asia Pacific2013 — 2014Singapore
- ANZSenior Manager, Leveraged & Acquisition Finance, International & Institutional2010 — 2013Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- ANZ Private EquityInvestment Manager2008 — 2010Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- ANZCorporate Banker2007 — 2008Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Education
- Victoria University of WellingtonMaster of Applied Finance
- Victoria University of WellingtonBachelor of Commerce & Administration (1st class honours)
- The University of Texas at Austin
- St Patricks College, Wellington
Skills & more
Senior Stakeholder Management4Project Finance4Loan Syndications3Structured Finance18Financial Modeling13Banking8Mergers & Acquisitions4Credit Risk5Structured Products3Due Diligence3Corporate Finance4Private Equity5
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Portfolio ManagementInvestmentsValuationFinancial StructuringEmerging MarketsCross-border TransactionsVenture CapitalRisk ManagementMentoringNegotiationManagementLeadershipFrom Hayden's professional profile.
Colleagues at HyperNest
Aidan Bristow
Business Development, Gauntlet at HyperNest
Alessio Zazzarini
Founder at HyperNest
Arseny Klekovkin
Managing Partner, G1 Ventures at HyperNest
Austin McKee
Chief of Staff, Hydra Ventures at HyperNest
Benoit Campagnaud
Founder & UX Expert, Braille at HyperNest
Bretton Putter
CEO, CultureGene at HyperNest
Bryn Bennett
Growth & Business Development, Hacken at HyperNest
Daniel Malinovski
Co-Founder & Director, Simplicity Group at HyperNest
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hayden Smith work?
- Hayden Smith is Lead Private & Venture Debt Advisory at HyperNest.
Same school
Also attended Victoria University of Wellington52
Helen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandDerek HandleyFounder, Insight Partner at Aera VCIsabel VerheggenGlobal Head of Marketing, CV Labs at CV LabsRachel HindPrivate Client Adviser at Aura GroupRyanInvestor at Matchstick VenturesMoritz ReckPrincipal at Engelhardt Kaupp Kiefer & Co. Management GmbH
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin350
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMichael HsuSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
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