Ian Powell

SVP @ Precisely | Investor | Advisor

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2022
Angel investor🌍 United Kingdom
5
Total investments
1
Early stage
1
Mid stage
1
Late stage
7y
Years active

Portfolio

4 investments · sorted by recency
All investments
Early stage
Mid stage
Late stage
Investor
Mar 2022
Our Mission Make the World Brighter. Our goal is to build a globally-known, customer focused-brand, trusted for creating benefit-led, high quality, and built to last products. As well as entertaining our community along the way, through our sense of adventure and not taking life too seriously. All while making a positive difference through reducing our footprint as we grow and benefitting the wider global community. Let’s get those plastic bottles out of the ocean and into some nice stripy towels that last forever. Much better. Core Values BE TRAILBLAZERS We’re ambitious with what we can achieve, as a brand and as people. Nothing is impossible. BE PLAYFUL Approach everything with a light-hearted, excitable attitude, while not taking ourselves too seriously (because life is too short for that). BE TRUSTWORTHY Trust us to do the right thing. We’ll always be transparent about what we’re doing and why, while providing top class service and quality products along the way. BE WELCOMING Embrace difference and encourage individuality, no matter what or who - everyone is welcome. BE GOOD TO OUR PLANET We care for our world and will always strive to do better for it through education and action.
late stageManufacturing
Investor
Mar 2020
Clays is a premier indoor interactive clay shooting experience and cocktail bar, bringing all the fun of a British clay target shooting weekend to the city. Find us in both London and Birmingham! We offer the only digitised clay target shooting experience in London alongside a premium food and drink offering, striking interiors and the highest levels of customer service. We are the perfect place to spend time with friends or colleagues for an adrenaline-fuelled, fun-filled experience day or night. Bringing a completely unique proposition to the competitive socialising arena, our gamified version of Olympic clay target shooting makes clay shooting safe, fun and accessible for all. We are a tech enabled business in the hospitality space, with global IP secured and significant brand growth ambitions.
early stageHospitality
Investor
Jan 2020
Recognise Bank was founded in 2017 by experienced business owners who recognised the disconnect between traditional business banking and the needs of modern SMEs. We were frustrated with the lack of understanding, certainty and flexibility offered within the industry. In short, we believed that we could build a better bank. And so, we did. We received our banking licence in 2021 and quickly grew our community of loyal business and personal customers, with the help of our dedicated, diverse, and expert team. Recognising our customers is at the heart of what we do. Today, our hard work and customer centricity is demonstrated by our excellent rating on Trustpilot. We offer a range of award-winning, secure FSCS protected savings accounts with competitive interest rates for individuals and businesses alike. Recognise Bank is authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA). Our eligible saving products are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £85,000 for individuals and businesses and £170,000 for joint accounts. We also offer a range of specialist lending products, and we aim to be as flexible as possible with all of our offerings and services, no matter what your business needs. It’s why our customers, brokers and partners love working with us. 🌟 Rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot 🌟 Rated 4.88/5 on Smart Money People 🌟 Rated 4.6/5 on Google 🏆‘Commended’ for the Best Business Variable Rate Deposit Account Provider at the 2024 Business Moneyfacts Awards 🥇Winner of the Best Monthly Interest Savings Provider at the 2024 Moneynet Personal Finance Awards
mid stageBanking
Head of Sales, UK&I Board Member at SAP
Oct 2019
SAP is the leading enterprise application and business AI company. We stand at the intersection of business and technology, where our innovations are designed to directly address real business challenges and produce real-world impacts. Our solutions are the backbone for the world’s most complex and demanding processes. SAP’s integrated portfolio unites the elements of modern organizations — from workforce and financials to customers and supply chains — into a unified ecosystem that drives progress. SAP privacy statement for followers: www.sap.com/sps Our Community Guidelines At SAP, were committed to fostering meaningful conversations that respect everyone in our community. To maintain a positive environment, we moderate comments that: • Target individuals personally, including our employees, customers, or partners • Contain discriminatory, harassing, or threatening language/content • Share personal information without consent • Promote misinformation or spam or 3rd-party links We believe in open dialogue and constructive feedback, but we will remove content that violates these guidelines without notice. We appreciate your understanding and contribution to a respectful community. For questions about our moderation practices, please DM or contact us at brandsocial@sap.com.
Experience · 5 entries
All (5)
Investments (5)
Board (2)
2022
Investor
Mar 2022
Our Mission Make the World Brighter. Our goal is to build a globally-known, customer focused-brand, trusted for creating benefit-led, high quality, and built to last products. As well as entertaining our community along the way, through our sense of adventure and not taking life too seriously. All while making a positive difference through reducing our footprint as we grow and benefitting the wider global community. Let’s get those plastic bottles out of the ocean and into some nice stripy towels that last forever. Much better. Core Values BE TRAILBLAZERS We’re ambitious with what we can achieve, as a brand and as people. Nothing is impossible. BE PLAYFUL Approach everything with a light-hearted, excitable attitude, while not taking ourselves too seriously (because life is too short for that). BE TRUSTWORTHY Trust us to do the right thing. We’ll always be transparent about what we’re doing and why, while providing top class service and quality products along the way. BE WELCOMING Embrace difference and encourage individuality, no matter what or who - everyone is welcome. BE GOOD TO OUR PLANET We care for our world and will always strive to do better for it through education and action.
late stageManufacturing
2021
Head of Sales UK&I, Middle East & Africa - UKI Board Member
Nov 2021
Adobe is the global leader in digital media and digital marketing solutions. Our creative, marketing and document solutions empower everyone – from emerging artists to global brands – to bring digital creations to life and deliver immersive, compelling experiences to the right person at the right moment for the best results. In short, Adobe is everywhere, and we’re changing the world through digital experiences.
2020
Investor
Mar 2020
Clays is a premier indoor interactive clay shooting experience and cocktail bar, bringing all the fun of a British clay target shooting weekend to the city. Find us in both London and Birmingham! We offer the only digitised clay target shooting experience in London alongside a premium food and drink offering, striking interiors and the highest levels of customer service. We are the perfect place to spend time with friends or colleagues for an adrenaline-fuelled, fun-filled experience day or night. Bringing a completely unique proposition to the competitive socialising arena, our gamified version of Olympic clay target shooting makes clay shooting safe, fun and accessible for all. We are a tech enabled business in the hospitality space, with global IP secured and significant brand growth ambitions.
early stageHospitality
Investor
Jan 2020
Recognise Bank was founded in 2017 by experienced business owners who recognised the disconnect between traditional business banking and the needs of modern SMEs. We were frustrated with the lack of understanding, certainty and flexibility offered within the industry. In short, we believed that we could build a better bank. And so, we did. We received our banking licence in 2021 and quickly grew our community of loyal business and personal customers, with the help of our dedicated, diverse, and expert team. Recognising our customers is at the heart of what we do. Today, our hard work and customer centricity is demonstrated by our excellent rating on Trustpilot. We offer a range of award-winning, secure FSCS protected savings accounts with competitive interest rates for individuals and businesses alike. Recognise Bank is authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA). Our eligible saving products are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £85,000 for individuals and businesses and £170,000 for joint accounts. We also offer a range of specialist lending products, and we aim to be as flexible as possible with all of our offerings and services, no matter what your business needs. It’s why our customers, brokers and partners love working with us. 🌟 Rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot 🌟 Rated 4.88/5 on Smart Money People 🌟 Rated 4.6/5 on Google 🏆‘Commended’ for the Best Business Variable Rate Deposit Account Provider at the 2024 Business Moneyfacts Awards 🥇Winner of the Best Monthly Interest Savings Provider at the 2024 Moneynet Personal Finance Awards
mid stageBanking
2019
Head of Sales, UK&I Board Member at SAP
Oct 2019
SAP is the leading enterprise application and business AI company. We stand at the intersection of business and technology, where our innovations are designed to directly address real business challenges and produce real-world impacts. Our solutions are the backbone for the world’s most complex and demanding processes. SAP’s integrated portfolio unites the elements of modern organizations — from workforce and financials to customers and supply chains — into a unified ecosystem that drives progress. SAP privacy statement for followers: www.sap.com/sps Our Community Guidelines At SAP, were committed to fostering meaningful conversations that respect everyone in our community. To maintain a positive environment, we moderate comments that: • Target individuals personally, including our employees, customers, or partners • Contain discriminatory, harassing, or threatening language/content • Share personal information without consent • Promote misinformation or spam or 3rd-party links We believe in open dialogue and constructive feedback, but we will remove content that violates these guidelines without notice. We appreciate your understanding and contribution to a respectful community. For questions about our moderation practices, please DM or contact us at brandsocial@sap.com.
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