WE ARE JUICE
WE AREN’T JUST A FUNDING SOLUTION, WE ARE A NETWORK OF
FOUNDERS AND EXPERTS WHO APPRECIATE THE CHALLENGES OF
SCALING A DIGITAL BUSINESS.
WE AREN’T JUST A FUNDING SOLUTION, WE ARE A NETWORK OF FOUNDERS AND EXPERTS WHO APPRECIATE THE CHALLENGES OF SCALING A DIGITAL BUSINESS.
WHAT MAKES JUICE DIFFERENT?
24 MONTH CREDIT LINE
Long term assurance on access to liquidity at a fixed interest rate, no uncertainty around “top-ups.”
FLEXIBILITY
Draw down as little or as much is required, as regularly as the business would like, we’ll keep the facility available for the business during the “quiet” months.
SLOPING COST
Only pay for what is utilised. We understand businesses might not be able to use the full facility from day one, so why pay interest on the full amount from day one?
ENHANCED CAPITAL AVAIABILITY
Significantly higher capital availability compared to other providers (x5 – x10 MRR).
ONE STOP SHOP
One stop shop for multiple purposes under the one facility: inventory / marketing / invoice receivables; no need to shop around different lenders for different purposes
WE ARE NOT JUST FOUNDER-FRIENDLY,
WE ARE FOUNDERS
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BUILT
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND DIVERSE TEAM
Rajeev Saxena
Founder & Executive Chairman
Rajeev Saxena began his career in advertising and has worked for TBWA, Leo Burnett and HHCL. Formerly the Marketing Director of Red Bull Energy Drink, UK & Ireland, he completed an MBA at the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne. Rajeev is the Chief Executive Officer of Velocity Capital Advisors Limited, a SEIS and EIS Fund.
Thomas Lindup
Co-Founder & Acting COO
Tom focuses on operational performance of Velocity Juice and is a member of Velocity Juice's Credit Committee. Tom is also a director and COO of Velocity Capital. Prior to co-founding Velocity Juice Tom was the Managing Director of a company he took public and trained and practiced as a corporate finance lawyer. In his spare time Tom loves to travel, watch sports and cook.
Katherine Chan
CEO
Katherine has spent much of her career to date across multiple business lines in banking. She has worked across risk management and finance divisions at HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Nomura and Commerzbank. Katherine has set up the risk and reporting framework for Velocity Juice, helping SMEs access the growth capital they need whilst managing the risk appetite of the business. Outside of work, she'll likely be travelling to a far flung destination or otherwise be planning her next trip.
James Gibson
Head of Growth
James uses his years of experience to help Juice portfolio companies to both maximise the performance of their user acquisition efforts and navigate the digital marketing ecosystem. He is also a member of Velocity Juice's Credit Committee. Prior to joining Velocity Juice, James held senior digital marketing roles at an international gaming company and also a fintech scale-up. Outside of work, James is very much focussed on his family whilst also running and playing football.
Rahim Hirani
CTO
Rahim has spent his career working in enterprise software development and consulting. He has engaged in projects for numerous blue chips and government department including BP, Accenture, HMRC, Lloyds TSB Registrars, FICORA (Finnish Government), Beazley and Royal Sun Alliance. Rahim co-founded Damson Cloud over a decade ago, helping organisations such as Zoopla, Shazam and uSwitch transition their workloads to the Cloud. In his spare time, Rahim loves to immerse himself in all things Sci-Fi.
Delilah Saxena
Business Development Executive
Delilah predominantly works on the marketing for Juice itself as well as being on the search for ambitious D2C businesses that would benefit from Velocity Juice's transformative funding products. Prior to this, she was the Marketing Manager for many other digital businesses (ecommerce, property, gaming). In her spare time, she loves to DJ, and spend time with family and friends.
Andrei Stanescu
Full Stack Developer
Andrei is an experienced software developer having worked 8 years so far across various industries and companies such as Deloitte, MS Amlin. Beyond coding, he is a heavy metal enthusiast attending live gigs and enjoying solo travelling. Additionally, he tries to embrace an active lifestyle by taking part in social dodgeball league every week.
Luke Bowmar
Head of Commercial
Luke’s background in both direct sales and partnerships enables him to help drive acquisition from different channels which helps Juice support clients of all shapes and sizes. Luke has always had a passion for helping small businesses with their funding needs and uses all his experience to ensure a smooth transaction. Outside of work you will probably find Luke attempting to be a semi-professional at practically any sport or just watching football.
Mark Jones
Underwriter
Mark has 4+ years' experience in lending. He began his career in business development for a Commercial Real Estate in Dublin. Mark moved to London 2 years ago and worked as a portfolio risk manager, within a fintech lender, and has now joined Velocity Juice as an underwriter. He has a bachelor's degree in business studies at Dublin City University, and during his free time, Mark plays rugby, goes running and enjoys reading.
Johannes Bouse
Credit Risk Manager
Johannes recently joined Juice as Credit Risk Manager and has spent his career to date in Fintech SME Lending. Prior to Velocity Juice, he spent six years at Iwoca, where he joined the German side of the business as one of the first employees and was Head of Credit Analysis. After leaving Iwoca, he worked in credit risk at Playter, a B2B BNPL lender. Johannes studied Economics at Humboldt University in Berlin and in his spare time loves to DJ and is into cycling.
Swathi Katakam
QA Lead
Swathi is a Skilled Test Consultant, well versed in planning and managing testing operations, responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software or product releases. Certified Scrum Master and Project Management with 13+ years of experience demonstrating history of working in various domains like Disbursement Account Management in Shipping Industry, Taxation and Auditing in Financial and Legal Firms, E-Commerce Domains. Currently Swathi is working as a QA Lead for Velocity Juice and also responsible for project management activities. Apart from work, cooking Indian cuisine is her fun loved activity.
Fraser Duncan
NED
Fraser Duncan joined Nomura’s Principal Finance Group in 1997 as Portfolio Finance Director, managing the group’s spin-out to Terra Firma Capital Partners. After leaving Terra Firma in 2009, Fraser has since co-founded restaurant and drinks businesses and has active investments in a number of subscription-based online start-ups.
Rajeev Saxena
Founder & Executive Chairman
Rajeev Saxena began his career in advertising and has worked for TBWA, Leo Burnett and HHCL. Formerly the Marketing Director of Red Bull Energy Drink, UK & Ireland, he completed an MBA at the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne. Rajeev is the Chief Executive Officer of Velocity Capital Advisors Limited a SEIS and EIS Fund.
Thomas Lindup
Co-founder & Acting COO
Tom focusses on operational performance of Velocity Juice and is a member of Velocity Juice's Credit Committee. Tom is also a director and COO of Velocity Capital. Prior to co-founding Velocity Juice Tom was the Managing Director of a company he took public and trained and practiced as a corporate finance lawyer. In his spare time Tom loves to travel, watch sports and cook.
Katherine Chan
CEO
Katherine is a CPA accountant who was formerly Director at Commerzbank, managing a portfolio of UK and international Corporates, specialising in Structured Finance transactions. Previously, Katherine has worked across Risk and Finance functions at investment banks including Deutsche Bank, Nomura, Dresdner Kleinwort and HSBC. Katherine looks after all manner of Finance and Risk matters at Juice Ventures.
James Gibson
Head of Growth
James uses his years of experience to help Juice portfolio companies to both maximise the performance of their user acquisition efforts and navigate the digital marketing ecosystem. He is also a member of Velocity Juice's Credit Committee. Prior to joining Velocity Juice, James held senior digital marketing roles at an international gaming company and also a fintech scale-up. Outside of work, James is very much focussed on his family whilst also running and playing football when time allows.
Rahim Hirani
CTO
Rahim has spent his career working in enterprise software development and consulting. He has engaged in projects for numerous blue chips and government department including BP, Accenture, HMRC, Lloyds TSB Registrars, FICORA (Finnish Government), Beazley and Royal Sun Alliance. Rahim co-founded Damson Cloud over a decade ago, helping organisations such as Zoopla, Shazam and uSwitch transition their workloads to the Cloud. In his spare time, Rahim loves to immerse himself in all things Sci-Fi.
Delilah Saxena
Business Development Executive
Delilah predominantly works on the marketing for Juice itself as well as being on the search for ambitious D2C businesses that would benefit from Velocity Juice’s transformative funding products. Prior to this, she was the Marketing Manager for a number of other digital businesses (ecommerce, property, and gaming). In her spare time, she loves to DJ, and spend time with family and friends.
Andrei Stanescu
Full Stack Developer
Andrei is an experienced software developer having worked 8 years so far across various industries and companies such as Deloitte, MS Amlin. Beyond coding, he is a heavy metal enthusiast attending live gigs and enjoying solo travelling. Additionally, he tries to embrace an active lifestyle by taking part in social dodgeball league every week.
Luke Bowmar
Head of Commercial
Luke’s background in both direct sales and partnerships enables him to help drive acquisition from different channels which helps Juice support clients of all shapes and sizes. Luke has always had a passion for helping small businesses with their funding needs and uses all his experience to ensure a smooth transaction. Outside of work you will probably find Luke attempting to be a semi-professional at practically any sport or just watching football.
Mark Jones
Underwriter
Mark has 4+ years' experience in lending. He began his career in business development for a Commercial Real Estate in Dublin. Mark moved to London 2 years ago and worked as a portfolio risk manager, within a fintech lender, and has now joined Velocity Juice as an underwriter. He has a bachelor's degree in business studies at Dublin City University, and during his free time, Mark plays rugby, goes running and enjoys reading.
Johannes Bouse
Credit Risk Manager
Johannes recently joined Juice as Credit Risk Manager and has spent his career to date in Fintech SME Lending. Prior to Velocity Juice, he spent six years at Iwoca, where he joined the German side of the business as one of the first employees and was Head of Credit Analysis. After leaving Iwoca, he worked in credit risk at Playter, a B2B BNPL lender. Johannes studied Economics at Humboldt University in Berlin and in his spare time loves to DJ and is into cycling.
Swathi Katakam
QA Lead
Swathi is a Skilled Test Consultant, well versed in planning and managing testing operations, responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software or product releases. Certified Scrum Master and Project Management with 13+ years of experience demonstrating history of working in various domains like Disbursement Account Management in Shipping Industry, Taxation and Auditing in Financial and Legal Firms, E-Commerce Domains. Currently Swathi is working as a QA Lead for Velocity Juice and also responsible for project management activities. Apart from work, cooking Indian cuisine is her fun loved activity.
Fraser Duncan
NED
Fraser Duncan joined Nomura’s Principal Finance Group in 1997 as Portfolio Finance Director, managing the group’s spin-out to Terra Firma Capital Partners. After leaving Terra Firma in 2009, Fraser has since co-founded restaurant and drinks businesses and has active investments in a number of subscription-based online start-ups.
