# Alain Garner

> Alain Garner is a equity crowdfunding investor at Comtech backing E-Commerce. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Comtech
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaingarner
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/alaingarner
- Website: http://www.alaingarner.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alaingarner

Alain Garner is a equity crowdfunding investor at Comtech focused on E-Commerce and Wine And Spirits. Alain Garner is the Product Director New Innovation at Comtech.Alain Garner attended University of Kent.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Equity Crowdfunding | $282k–$13M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 22% |
| Wine And Spirits | 2 | 22% |
| GPS | 1 | 11% |
| Travel | 1 | 11% |
| Brewing | 1 | 11% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 6 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| what3words | what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It has divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique address made from 3 words. Now people can refer to any precise location – a delivery entrance, a picnic spot or a drone landing point – using three simple words. what3words is helping improve businesses around theworld, and paving the way for social and economic progress in developing nations. It can be used via the free mobile app or online map. what3words can also be built into any other app, platform or website, with just a few lines of code. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| Den | Switches have been around since the 1800's, since then technology has improved at a rapid rate, they now have smart phones, smart thermostats, and even smart watches, however their light switches and plug sockets haven't taken advantage of modern day technology; they are extremely dated.At Den they are building the next generation oflight switches and plug sockets, to be used in all countries worldwide. Their products allow you to continue flicking switches on and off manually, just like you would an ordinary switch - However they also allow you to wirelessly control your switches, via a remote or smartphone app, in super awesome ways. | $1.4M | Equity Crowdfunding | Mar 24, 2018 |  |
| BrewDog | BrewDog is a craft beer brewery based in Scotland that produces bottled and canned beers in a variety of styles.Back in 2007, James and Martin said sayonara to industrially brewed lagers and stuffy ales and – after brewing their first batch of beer in James' garage – set about making hardcore beers full time.Both only 24 at the time, Jamesand Martin leased a building, got some scary bank loans and spent all their money on stainless steel.Luckily the gamble paid off and after just three years, BrewDog has managed to kick-start the UK craft beer revolution and with wave upon wave of cool, contemporary and progressive beers continues to challenge perceptions of beer and brewing the world over. | $13.1M | Equity Crowdfunding | Dec 26, 2016 |  |
| Rothbridge Investments | Actively seeking investment, acquisition and partnership opportunities globally. | $587K | Equity Crowdfunding | Jul 13, 2016 |  |
| Hiyacar | Car fiend Graeme worked long hours in the City and knew his car cost him money just to sit on his drive, doing nothing. Not so much an asset, more of a liability.With the help of e-commerce expert Rob, the pair realised that a car-sharing app (an ‘AirBnB for cars’) might offer a smarter, more environmentally friendly way for people in Britain tohire the 10 million cars rented here every year.The pair began work in August 2014, and it soon became clear that the obstacle to unlocking the value in people’s cars was simple: the keys, and the time it took to hand them over.The team worked on an app-controlled box which allowed users to unlock cars direct from the app. The QuickStart® box was born.Rob and Graeme hired their first employee in 2016, and have watched hiyacar evolve into a friendly, living community, and a company of 16 people. hiyacar still puts people first - and unlike others they were born and bred in Britain.Each hiyacar shared could take the equivalent of 11 vehicles off the road. People are getting to know their neighbours, too. Hiya Owners add personal touches, such as putting ribbons on a car for a wedding. It’s a new way to drive, and something they are very proud of. | $282K | Equity Crowdfunding | Jun 30, 2016 |  |
| SimplyCook | SimplyCook offers home recipe kits with easy step-by-step guides to cook restaurant-quality food in less than 20 minutes.SimplyCook boxes contain 4 easy to follow recipes and 4 ingredient kits. Each kit is designed to provide perfect taste-containing ingredient blends devised by professional chefs. | $940K | Equity Crowdfunding | Apr 07, 2016 |  |
| Primo Toys | Primo Toys is a global educational toy brand for parents and educators who want to encourage young girls and boys to explore the digital world they live in. A playful programming language you can touch for children age 3 and up. Montessori approved, and LOGO Turtle inspired. Learn programming away from the screen. | $360K | Equity Crowdfunding | Jan 30, 2016 |  |
| Shaken | They're a small team of cocktail lovers that want to bring you the best of the cocktail world. They all help look after their members, but have their own unique skils too. | $155K | Seed | Mar 02, 2015 |  |
| Rentify | Rentify is a software platform for landlords, helping landlords to market, manage, and make money from their properties.Founded in 2011 by George Spencer, Rentify's board of Directors is, in addition to Spencer, Greg Jackson (Zopa), Simon Guild (WAYN, XING, Spreadshirt, Bigpoint), Tim Bunting (Balderton Capital) and Simon Bullivant(Ashcombe Advisers). | $4.8M | Series B | Oct 23, 2014 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Seedrs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedrs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AIV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aiv-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brand Capital International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-capital-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Castor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Comtech

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Comtech.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alain Garner | Product Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alain-garner |

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## FAQ

### What does Alain Garner invest in?

Alain Garner invests primarily in E-Commerce, Wine And Spirits and GPS startups, most often at Equity Crowdfunding and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alain Garner's check size?

Alain Garner typically joins rounds of $282k–$13M at Equity Crowdfunding. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alain Garner participates in.

### How do I contact Alain Garner?

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### When did Alain Garner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alain Garner closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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