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💼 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: £𝟲𝟬𝟬𝗸 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗻 (𝗚𝗚𝗦) 𝘃𝗶𝗮 HSBC 𝗨𝗞 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗽𝗹𝗰 This UK-based digital accessibility consultancy came to Swoop looking for funding, but the only offers they’d received elsewhere were above 20% interest. Thanks to the persistence of Sebastian Jowett and Ciaran Burke, we secured a £600,000 Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) loan at just 8.91% over 60 months, freeing up significant capital for the business to reinvest in growth. Use of funds: • Recruitment of senior leadership (CTO & CMO) • Transition to a SaaS model to increase recurring revenue • Scaling internal capacity to meet rising demand Why it matters: With the backing of the government’s Growth Guarantee Scheme, this business can now hire strategically and expand sustainably without being held back by high-cost lending. HSBC Commercial Banking #CommercialLoans #GrowthGuaranteeScheme

Last week, our team in Toronto had the pleasure of sponsoring and attending the Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce Toronto’s Women’s Leadership Roundtable Discussions. A truly inspiring evening of thought-provoking conversations and meaningful connections from the panel discussion to the engaging breakout sessions! A huge kudos to the ICCCTO team for organizing such an incredible event, and a heartfelt thank you to the powerhouse women on the panel: Kristine Beese, Irene Markus, Rhonda Klosler, FCPA, FCA, Hannah Seo and the most energetic host, Viraj Desai. We’re so proud to have been a part of this wonderful event!

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Swoop will be joining other leading Irish tech companies at this year's Africa Tech Festival taking place from 11-13 November at the CTICC | Cape Town, South Africa.      Now South Africa’s leading business funding platform, Swoop Funding helps entrepreneurs and SMEs access the capital they need to grow, all in one place.     Recognising the lack of flexible and affordable finance options outside the major banks, Swoop set out to give business owners more choice, better rates, and faster access to funding.     Through one simple online portal, South African businesses can compare and apply for loans, equity investment, and grants from trusted local and international providers.     In just a few years, Swoop has become the No.1 business funding platform in South Africa (based on web traffic), achieving:  • 150% quarter-on-quarter growth  • Over 30,000 registered South African businesses  • More than R350 million in funding raised    Swoop’s growth shows the demand for a better way to fund and grow a business in South Africa, and that’s exactly what it's delivering. #AfricaTechFestival #AFT2025 #EnterpriseIrelandAfrica #Swoop #Technology #AfricaCom Alastair Woods Clayton van Wyk Ivan Ndevu Eimear Costigan Jonathan Tredoux

🎟️ Register free here: https://lnkd.in/dC53GD9r Limited seats available. Only 25 spots left! Join Ciaran Burke and Sam Simpson (FounderCatalyst) for a live webinar unpacking the full funding journey for founders and business owners. We’ll cover: 💸 Debt funding: working capital, asset and property-backed lending 📈 Equity funding: SEIS, EIS, EMI schemes, and investor readiness 🎯 Grants: what’s available locally, nationally, and even across Europe Whether you’re raising, refinancing, or just exploring your options, this is your chance to engage and chat with founders who've helped thousands of businesses raise millions of pounds in growth funding.

👏 Nice feedback coming in for Daniel Buchhave Mortensen this week. Always great to see customers feeling supported through their funding journey. Thanks, Claudia, for sharing your experience 🩵

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆?  𝖦𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈'𝗏𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝗂𝗍. 𝖱𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝖻𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗋 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒 (𝖿𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽): https://lnkd.in/dC53GD9r 🗓️ 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇: 𝖳𝗎𝖾𝗌𝖽𝖺𝗒, 𝟤𝟪 𝖮𝖼𝗍𝗈𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧 ⏱️ 𝖳𝗂𝗆𝖾: 𝟣𝟤:𝟢𝟢 𝖯𝖬 (𝖡𝖲𝖳) 𝖨𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝗐𝖾'𝗋𝖾 𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺 𝖿𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖽𝗎𝗈 - Ciaran Burke & Sam Simpson (FounderCatalyst) 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗄 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅, 𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗆𝗂𝗑 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗂𝖼 𝖿𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:  • 𝖴𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝖺 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗏𝗌. 𝖣𝖾𝖻𝗍.  • 𝖪𝖾𝗒 𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖤𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗌.  • 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗂𝖼 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗍 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗌𝖾. 𝖱𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗀𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀? #𝖡𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖦𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗍𝗁 #𝖤𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗍𝗒 #𝖣𝖾𝖻𝗍𝖥𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 #𝖦𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌 #𝖶𝖾𝖻𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗋 #𝖲𝖬𝖤𝖥𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾

🇨🇦 We’re excited to partner with the Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce Toronto and RSM Canada to host the Women’s Leadership Roundtable Discussions. Join us for an evening of real conversations about growth, influence, and purpose in leadership. 🗓️ Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 5:30–8:30 PM 📍 RSM Canada, 11 King St W, Suite 700, Toronto Hear from leaders at CIBC, RSM Canada, Verto Health, and Untangle Money, then join interactive roundtable discussions and networking with inspiring women professionals. Speakers: Irene Markus, Vice-Chair, Strategic Client Office, CIBC Rhonda Klosler, FCPA, FCA, National COO, RSM Canada Hannah Seo, VP Corp Dev & Strategy at Verto Health Kristine Beese, P.Eng MBA, Founder & CEO, Untangle Money Moderator: Viraj Desai 🎟️ Seats are limited — register now: https://lnkd.in/grB8KbKp

The Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) could be your launchpad. https://lnkd.in/dhVYyCHG You could access between £1,000 and £2 million, with better odds of success. 🇬🇧 Backed by the British Business Bank and available through Swoop, it helps more businesses get approved for funding, even if you’ve struggled before. Looking to grow your business but not sure where to start with funding? You can check out your GGS options using the link above. #GGS #GrowthGuaranteeScheme #GovernmentBackedFunding #BritishBusinessBank ; British Business Bank

🎉 That’s four years in a row! We’re proud to share that Swoop has once again been listed in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards, recognising Ireland’s fastest-growing tech companies. While it’s not in our nature to brag, this milestone means a lot because it reflects the collective effort of our incredible team, our partners, and the Swoop community who continue to trust us to find funding and savings solutions that power their business growth. #DeloitteFast50 #SwoopFunding #Innovation #SMEs #Fintech #Growth