TRACK RECORD

Built, backed, and in some cases sold.

The companies founded and operated, the investments and board positions held, and recent client work. The capital side of Anyway Ventures still runs — small personal cheques into early UK software and consumer businesses, usually with time attached.

Companies & positions

COMPANYROLESECTORSTATUS

Operating roles

NetsellsCo-founder and CEO, 2010 to 2023Digital product consultancyMERGED
YourParkingSpaceCPO, COO, then CEO, 2016 to 2024Parking marketplaceEXITED
Flowbird GroupExecutive committee, 2023 to 2024Parking and mobilityEXITED
RailguardCo-founder and seed investorRail-techEXITED
The Good Golf CompanyLeads M&A, 2025 onwardsGolfCURRENT

Investments and boards

Wombat (now NuWealth)Investor, former interim CTOFintechEXITED
RyzonInvestor and non-executive directorBOARD
StasherInvestor and board adviserTravelBOARD
The Potions Cauldron GroupBoard adviserBOARD
hedgehog labInvestor and advisorDigital consultancyHELD
OdhealthInvestor, former interim CTOHealthHELD
Brawn PowerInvestor and fractional CPOFitness communityHELD
Truvi (formerly Superhog)InvestorShort-let propertyHELD
JigsawInvestorDating eventsHELD
Agents CapitalInvestorProperty financeHELD

Also an investor in Boltbar, Supercycle, Ad-MOTO, Clays and IMPOSSIBREW.

Recent client work

EMBEDDED · PE-BACKED SERVICES

Three agents live in six weeks at a £40m-revenue services business

Quoting, customer onboarding and month-end reconciliation automated with the ops and finance teams in the room. Built on their existing systems; handed over documented.

~900
hours returned per month
6 wks
from first call to production
DILIGENCE · BUY-SIDE

Tech, product & AI diligence on a vertical SaaS target

Platform and team review plus a costed AI value-creation plan for the IC. Two of the plan's items were delivered in the first quarter of ownership.

~1,400
hours/month returned in the first-100-day plan
9 days
scoping to IC session
CAPABILITY · OWNER-MANAGED

An owner-managed distributor made AI-native in a quarter

Internal pricing tool and document handling rebuilt with the team, then a twelve-week embed until the new workflows were the habit.

~320
hours returned per month, unattended at 6 months
2→14
staff using AI in daily workflow

Figures illustrative pending client sign-off — replace before publication.

Raising?

UK, early, software-shaped, founders who ship, and a real use for the time as well as the money. Send the deck and one paragraph on why now — I reply either way.

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The first conversation is free and takes under an hour. If there's an engagement worth having you'll leave knowing its shape and its price — and if there isn't, I'll say so.

Book 30 minutes brannan@anywayventures.com