Grants & equity

Grant matching and warm introductions to angel, venture capital and crowdfunding investors, including EIS and SEIS

Grants and equity sit in the same Swoop profile as debt funding and savings, so when a client isn't a fit for a loan, or wants to avoid taking on debt at all, you're not starting a separate search from scratch. The same business details surface whichever route actually fits: a live grant they can apply for, an investor who might back them, or both.

On the grants side, Swoop matches against a database of 500+ live grants, filtered by date, sector and location, covering innovation, sustainability, R&D tax credits and regional programmes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The platform points your client to the provider's own application page rather than applying on their behalf, and the grants calendar refreshes quarterly, so it's worth a standing item in review meetings rather than a one-off check. Grants are generally taxable income, which is worth flagging early so it's factored into the return rather than a surprise later.

On the equity side, the same profile can be matched against 200+ venture capital funds, angel networks, family offices and angel investors, with a pitch deck builder to help a client get investor-ready. This is where your judgement matters most: equity means no repayments, but it also means giving up shares and often some control, and EIS and SEIS reliefs change the calculation for investors in a way clients will usually want to talk through with you before committing.

Because all of it lives on the same platform as debt funding and savings, you get one running view of where each client stands, non-dilutive and dilutive options side by side, rather than three separate conversations to keep track of.