Ciaran is the technology and operations force behind Swoop. He began his career at KPMG and went on to start the professional creative network Hiive, now home to over 150,000 members and 4,000 businesses.

In 2018, following many months of planning, securing funding, and platform development he co-founded Swoop with Andrea Reynolds. Swoop is a platform which helps businesses secure finance across debt, equity, and grants, and helps them make savings on everyday business costs. Swoop has helped over 75,000 SMEs secure over £400m in financing across its businesses in the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia. Swoop also powers up accountants and brokers with its technology to help service their customers with funding needs. Ciarán is hugely excited about the opportunities the team is creating for small businesses owners around the world and believes there is great potential to do more.

Their pitch will be led by Ciaran Burke, COO & Co-Founder.