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Joe joined us from Credit Portfolio Management at Barclays, where he focused on the pricing and structuring of debt facilities across the Retail, Tech & Media, and Real Estate sectors. Joe is passionate about the mental health of young people, and a trustee of The Wolfpack Project, a charity dedicated to reducing loneliness and social isolation amongst young adults.

Sam studied Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. During this time, he began to explore his entrepreneurial interests, utilising his passion and knowledge for fashion to launch a fashion re-marketing business. Sam has spent time in the Corporate, Start-up and Scale-up space and joins us from the Commercial team at JustPark, where he helped establish the fastest-growing EV charging network in the U.K alongside his participation on the NEF+ program.

Tara has worked in both corporate and start-up environments across a range of Financial and Fintech spaces, including a private markets investment platform, an insurance house and most recently, revenue-based financing.

Tara is passionate about working with innovative SMEs with a particular love for burger start-ups.

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Nat has previously worked in start ups, scale ups and larger corporates in a People/Talent and Employment capacity. Nat has previous VC experience working for Kindred Capital VC and been a founder herself in HR Tech. Nat is passionate about nailing the basics for companies when it comes to their People and is on a continual train to move away from traditional HR and move into impactful people projects with a heavy slant on psychology within the workplace and beyond, allowing people to be their best self always.

Dilbara started her career at a commercial bank in Central Asia. As a Head of Underwriting, she managed the SME and corporate loan portfolio. To pivot into the fintech industry, she joined MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School. Dilbara is passionate about digital lending and start-ups.

Nick graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in Industrial Economics. After graduating, he started his entrepreneur journey in the design space which evolved into various businesses including a clothing brand and brand agency.

Alongside design, Nick has a background in Data Analytics, E-commerce & SME Lending. Nick is passionate about start-ups and businesses with a keen interest in developing innovative finance products and creating businesses to solve lucrative problems.

Euan is one of our resident antipodeans, having joined us from New Zealand. Outside of work, Euan loves outdoor sports and recently completed his first half-marathon in Copenhagen.

Prior to joining Forward Advances, Dave was at McKinsey & Co for 5 years and spent time working in Toronto before coming back to the UK. Since then, he's been working with start-ups to help them grow, scale and mature. A proud pawrent to his two dogs Winnie and Dolly, Dave is currently also restoring a Chevy Pickup.

Prior to Advances, Satnaam was one of the first hires at Funding Options, leading its sales & commercial team to become one of the largest SME credit brokers in the UK. He deeply admires (and envies) business owners and founders. In his own words, they're truly a special breed in how they risk so much of their time and energy to building great companies. Outside of work, you'll find him swimming, cycling and running, and never in that order.

Thomas has worked in financial services for over 8 years, with the last three being in or working with start ups. He enjoys the start-up journey and admires all founders and business owners as he have seen what it takes to become the best. Away from work, Thomas is a football fanatic and you will always catch him travelling to new countries and places as often as possible!

Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Advances and Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward Partners in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for Gemini Consulting and at London based startup Operis Group plc.

Outside of Forward he’s a proud husband and father of two teenage kids and a long-time season ticket holder at Chelsea Football Club. He’s developed a keen interest in mindfulness and philosophy that’s proved to be a great asset at home, at work and as a supporter of the aforementioned club.

Sophia brings a decade of experience from the finance sector, having worked previously for start ups and large corporates.

Beginning her career in Zurich, Sophia provided financial consultancy during the week while hitting the ski slopes on weekends. She later joined RBS Asset Based Lending providing mid-corporates with working capital solutions. Sophia transitioned to an IT consultancy as a Business Development Manager which introduced her to the world of tech. She has now found herself combining her curiosity of the digital space with financial solutions.

Sophia is passionate about making a difference by helping businesses flourish, realise their goals and positively impact and change lives.

Having worked in business finance for most of Chris' career with a focus on start-ups, Revenue Based Finance is something that really excites Chris and he believes is the future of business finance. Chris is excited to be part of a team on the forefront of the innovation and movement, helping founders and SMEs.