Mashsport Aim to Bring the Community Together
14 December 2009
SWAIN (South West Angel and Investor Network) are pleased to announce that the green shoots of recovery or should we say the grass roots are appearing with another SWAIN company, mashsport, having successfully raised equity finance of over £300k from SWAIN business investors, otherwise known as angels. Mashsport are based in North Devon and though their product is targeted nationwide, they consider their origins as the South West....more
SWAIN Investment rebukes the recession
15 April 2009
The ongoing doom and gloom in the financial world has led to many consumers being forced to change their spending habits, which has led to changes in the way investors spend their money. No longer are mainstays such as banking giving the security in investment of years gone by, leading to an increase in entrepreneurs looking for alternative investment routes. ...more
SWAIN Company Phasor Solutions Ltd receives £900,000 from Octopus Ventures Ltd
07 April 2009
SWAIN is delighted to hear that Octopus Ventures Ltd ("Octopus"), specialist investors in early-stage and expanding companies, have made an investment of circa £900,000 in Phasor Solutions Ltd ("Phasor" or "the Company"). Phasor has the potential to transform the "communication on the move" market by offering flat panel phased array antennae ("phased arrays") at a fraction of the cost associated with traditional phased array technology. At least one SWAIN investor has also taken advantage of investing in this high potential company....more
Angels open the door for fiNETra
20 February 2009
Finding finance to grow is one of the hardest challenges any small or medium size business will face and the current financial situation isn’t making that process any easier. However, one company has bucked this depressing trend and achieved just that. fiNETra, based in Wellington, has been successful in raising £125,000 from SWAIN investors....more
Winter Freeze – SWAIN looks to the Thaw
09 February 2009
Despite freezing weather, an unstable economy and conditions to try the bravest heart, a mixture of angels, and key members of the financial services in the west country descended on Bristol Golf Club to hear respected futurologist, Richard Worsley, speak on future trends and current attitudes....more
New Year Honours for Chief Dragon
08 January 2009
The 2009 New Year Honours list included an OBE awarded to John Caines of SWAIN for “services to entrepreneurship and business in the South West”. John is author of ‘The Effective Entrepreneur’ and a Non Executive Director of SWAIN (South West Angel and Investor Network) having been its first Chairman from 2004 until March 2008. ...more
SWAIN sponsors RAC which scoops both prizes at Enterprise Awards
11 December 2008
SWAIN (South West Angel and Investor Network) has recently agreed to sponsor The Royal Agricultural College, Grand Idea main price, which encourages young entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into reality. SWAIN were delighted that the RAC won both the categories; “Best Alumni Business Plan” and “Best Student Business Plan”, at the Knowledge West Enterprise Awards in Bristol on Thursday. The awards recognise and reward the best business ideas and new enterprise proposed by students and alumni from the six universities in the West of England. ...more