Our People

Russell Lermen
CEO and co-founder

Russell Lermen
Russell sets the direction and vision of the company and makes sure everyone is happy. He loves working at Fuse Capital because "it's amazing" (his words).
Russell likes working with great people, working with great companies and growing a great company.
He's not all business though, his favourite tune is Koffee by Toast.

Ifti Akbar
COO and co-founder

Ifti Akbar
Ifti oversees the development of the origination function and commercial strategies of a company.
He has a big love for all genres of music from House to Reggae to name a track that regularly tops his Spotify most played would definitely be “Everybody loves the sunshine ”by Roy Ayers remixed by Dj Cam Quarter.

Kieran Reilly

Kieran Reilly
Kieran helps to originate meetings with fast-growing technology companies, specifically in the UK and Ireland. Kieran was unsure of what he wanted to do after college. He decided an apprenticeship would be a good way to learn while earning on the side, and 4 years later his role and industry knowledge have improved significantly. He's not all business though and loves to listen to Devil in a new dress - Kanye West when he's not at the office. What Kieran loves most about Fuse Capital is how fast it's growing and how they reward loyalty.

Hayden Smith

Hayden Smith

Luke Maguire

Luke Maguire

Pratishtha Narain

Pratishtha Narain

Dom Walter

Dom Walter

Dylan Chauhan

Dylan Chauhan

Sai Kumar Dasa

Sai Kumar Dasa

Goonjit Pahwa

Goonjit Pahwa
Goonjit supports the deal team with building financial models, IMs for the clients to generate interest and secure funding for them from lenders. He works with the clients to get through financial due diligence process with the lenders post signing of the term sheet. "Mea Culpa" by Enigma is his favourite tune. Goonjit says it feels great to be part of winning team at Fuse with opportunities to learn and grow professionally!

Benjamin Tresham
