# Iain Williamson

> Iain Williamson is a Series A investor at Old Mutual backing Apps and Agriculture. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Old Mutual](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/old-mutual)
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-williamson-676aa4/

Iain Williamson is a Series A investor at Old Mutual focused on Apps and Agriculture. Iain was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company in July 2020, after serving as the Interim Chief Executive Officer from May 2019. He joined the Group in 1993 and following various roles across employee benefits and personal finance he relocated to London to a Corporate Development role at Old Mutual plc. In 2003, Iain returned to SouthAfrica serving in a number of roles across distribution, technology and finance before being promoted to CFO Retail Affluent and then managing director of the Retail Affluent segment. He was appointed as Old Mutual Emerging Markets’ Finance Director in 2015, as Chief Operating Officer in 2017 and has also previously been the Interim Chief Executive Officer in 2017.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SwiftVee | SwiftVEE is a livestock trading mobile app. They support live webcast livestock auctions and silent auctions. Their platform facilitates the discovery and viewing of livestock auctions.They provide webcast advertising, online auctions, and online livestock insurance services and data products for financial institutions. | $10M | Series A |  |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EXEO Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exeo-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HAVAÍC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/havaic-sa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ZIRE Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zire-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Old Mutual

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Old Mutual.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Iain Williamson | Group Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iain-williamson |

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## FAQ

### What does Iain Williamson invest in?

Iain Williamson invests primarily in Apps, Agriculture and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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