# Robert Swann

> Robert Swann is a seed investor at AudioTelligence backing Music, Internet and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AudioTelligence](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audiotelligence)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/robertswann

Robert Swann is a seed investor at AudioTelligence focused on Music and Internet. Robert is an entrepreneur specialising in early stage technology companies.He is the Chairman of Audio Analytic Ltd, and a board member of Undo Software Ltd,Knowledge Transmission Ltd, Myrtle Software and Movidius Ltd. Robert is also a board member of the Cambridge Angels and the Greater Cambridgeshire and Greater Peterborough LocalEnterprise Partnership (GCGP LEP).Robert was one of the two co-founders of innovative Cambridge semiconductor company Alphamosaic (acquired by Broadcom) and Executive Chairman of Green Parrot Pictures Ltd (acquired by Google in 2011).Robert graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in Electrical and Information Sciences and gained a PhD in video processing at Cambridge University Engineering Department. He has also published more than 15 patents. He lives in Cambridge.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Communities | 1 | 50% |
| Electronics | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Myrtle Software | Myrtle is a technology company based in Cambridge. We realize deep learning networks as efficient silicon designs. |  | Seed | Mar 30, 2017 |  |
| Encore Musicians | Encore is the UK's fastest-growing marketplace for hiring outstanding musicians. Trusted by thousands of customers ever year, who have written reviews for our musicians with an average score of 4.96 out of 5. | $191K | Angel | Aug 01, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cambridge Angels group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-angels-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Delin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delin-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iq-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Origin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/origin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AudioTelligence

VC Fund · Cambridge, United Kingdom

Audiotelligence leads the world in blind audio signal separation from multi-microphone captured audio. Our AudioTelligence nD technologies greatly out-perform existing 'state-of-the art' commercially available technologies such as beam forming, spectral masking, deep neural nets, non-negative matrix factorisation and ICA.

3 contacts available at AudioTelligence.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ken Roberts | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-roberts-bac1 |
| Robert Swann | Co-founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-swann |
| Sue Handley Jones | Chief Of Staff | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sue-handley-jones |

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## FAQ

### What does Robert Swann invest in?

Robert Swann invests primarily in Music, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Robert Swann last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robert Swann closed in Mar 2017. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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