Flexport

Business Development

Forward Advances

Built and scaled a venture backed B2B FinTech lender. Delivered 150% QoQ growth for over two years. Raised £15M in debt & equity. Reported to the board of a listed entity.

Venture CEO

Forward Partners

Sat on the leadership team of an early stage investor.

Managing Director

Earnt.It

Bootstrapped and launched a consumer FinTech enabling early wage access.

Founder

PayPal

Led a $10b card product and launched new lending businesses through strategic partnerships.

Product, Business Development and GTM

Scaled Buy Now Pay Later and Revenue-Based Financing products to a £2b originations run rate.

Head of Operations

HSBC

Program Manager

Bank of America

Head of Projects

British Army

IT and Telecommunications Engineer

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I've built and scaled fast-growing FinTech products as a founder and operator.

- Scaled PayPal’s Buy Now Pay Later and Merchant Lending business in the UK to a £2B annual originations run rate.
- Bootstrapped a consumer FinTech, enabling customers to access wages early.
- Founded and scaled a venture-backed FinTech, providing revenue-based financing to digital businesses.

I’ve developed expertise in early product validation, go-to-market strategy, growth, and operations.

Along the way, I've just been following my interests and solving problems for customers.

Oh, and I love riding motorbikes and climbing mountains.

Hasam Silva

Full Stack Marketer & Product Marketer | UX & Content Strategist | Neurodiversity & Mental Health Advocate | Digital Nomad & Remote Work Champion

I am a hands-on, full-stack marketer and product marketer with 10+ years of international marketing experience - including 7 years in cybersecurity and developer-focused products and a few years in other B2B solutions including fintech, gaming, and health tech. Influenced by my training in the arts and tech, I have a passion for improving the customer journey and finding new ways to tell founder, product, and customer stories. 

I’ve been told I bring the X factor due to my creativity and ability to write any piece of content. But that’s just part of the story. I am a holistic thinker and investigator who likes to “take a peek under the hood” and improve foundational touchpoints before diving into large campaigns - including messaging frameworks, website UX, product listings, and sales assets. You’d be surprised how much a little clean up will improve your conversions and churn rates!

Competencies include: B2C/B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, dev tools, product marketing, content marketing, thought leadership, sales enablement, demand generation, copywriting, email marketing, public relations (PR), search engine optimization (SEO), conversion rate optimization (CRO), user experience (UX), branding and brand management, design guidance (including accessibility), website management, marketing automation, web analytics, project management, creative direction, video production, and, of course, marketing strategy and planning.

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