Hayden Smith
InvestorLead Private & Venture Debt Advisory at HyperNest
London, England, United Kingdom
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About
Leads private and venture debt advisory.
Experience
- Mountside VenturesHead of Debtcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- UCL Innovation & EnterpriseBusiness Mentor - Hatchery Incubatorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Fuse CapitalPartner - Head of Private Debt Advisory2021 — 2025Greater London
- 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, New Zealand
- ANZ Private EquityInvestment Manager2008 — 2010Auckland, New Zealand
- ANZCorporate Banker2007 — 2008Auckland, New Zealand
Skills & more
Senior Stakeholder Management4Project Finance4Loan Syndications3Mentoring3Venture Building4Debt Advisory4Structured Finance18Financial Modeling13Banking8Mergers & Acquisitions4Credit Risk5Structured Products3
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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
- Who is Hayden Smith?
- Leads private and venture debt advisory.
- Where does Hayden Smith work?
- Hayden Smith is Lead Private & Venture Debt Advisory at HyperNest.
- Where did Hayden Smith go to school?
- Hayden Smith studied at Victoria University of Wellington (Master of Applied Finance); Victoria University of Wellington (Bachelor of Commerce & Administration (1st class honours)); The University of Texas at Austin.
Same school
Also attended Victoria University of Wellington98
Helen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandDerek HandleyFuturist, entrepreneur, and student fascinated by what it means to live well in an increasingly chaotic worldIsabel VerheggenGlobal Head of Marketing, CV Labs at CV LabsRachel HindPrivate Client Adviser at Aura GroupCarolynChief Credit Officer at Terra Firma Capital CorporationKarin LouženskáCOO at Rockaway Ventures
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin692
Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft
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