An angel investment network founded in Austin has announced its entrance into the Houston market.
SWAN Impact Network, which focuses on funding early-stage, impact-driven startups, announced that Houston will be its next market expansion. Founded in 2016, the organization expanded to Dallas two years ago. Now, SWAN is hitting the Bayou City and is actively looking for potential angel investors to join its network.
“Houston is the logical place for us to go because a lot of our deep expertise we developed is grounded around life science, health and wellness, and environmental,” Bob Bridge, executive director of SWAN, tells InnovationMap. “There’s a lot of people in Houston in the spaces where we’ve spent most of our time and money.”
SWAN, originally founded as the Southwest Angel Network, has grown from several investors to over 80 across Texas. The investors, who meet virtually, range…