{"id":37592,"date":"2023-11-21T15:23:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/?page_id=37592"},"modified":"2024-01-10T18:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T18:13:00","slug":"alastair-woods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/about-swoop\/team\/alastair-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Alastair Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37592\" class=\"elementor elementor-37592\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de1c38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6de1c38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecbc53 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cecbc53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ab494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56ab494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/elementor\/thumbs\/Alastair-Woods-qvnru8d0qtf65uitu0z5x4wcdghfya3ttfm2woa6f6.png\" title=\"Alastair Woods\" alt=\"Alastair Woods\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d0cd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68d0cd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298d0b8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"298d0b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/11\/Alastair-Woods-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-37594\" alt=\"Alastair Woods\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1e094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d1e094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alastair Woods<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94ad6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d94ad6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South Africa Lead<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07d945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d07d945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alastair is South African and has a depth of experience in small business financing and strategy. He has led the launch and development of several successful ventures related to fintech, biotech and agriculture. Alastair studied economics and finance at the University of Cape Town, and then went on to complete his Masters at the University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2f8dd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e2f8dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alastair-woods-64635315\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"33\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/01\/linkedin-1-1-1-1-1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38524\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/no-image-blog.png\"\n alt=\"No image\"\n class=\"img-fluid no-image\">\n \n <span>20 min read<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"post-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/invoice-finance\/\">\n <p>Invoice finance<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"post-blog\">\n <div class=\"img-post\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/asset-finance\/\">\n \n <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \n src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/no-image-blog.png\"\n alt=\"No image\"\n class=\"img-fluid no-image\">\n \n <span>21 min read<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"post-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/asset-finance\/\">\n <p>Asset finance<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"post-blog\">\n <div class=\"img-post\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/merchant-cash-advance\/\">\n \n <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \n src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/no-image-blog.png\"\n alt=\"No image\"\n class=\"img-fluid no-image\">\n \n <span>18 min read<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"post-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/merchant-cash-advance\/\">\n <p>Merchant cash advance<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"post-blog\">\n <div class=\"img-post\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/revolving-credit-facility\/\">\n \n <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \n src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/no-image-blog.png\"\n alt=\"No image\"\n class=\"img-fluid no-image\">\n \n <span>22 min read<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"post-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/revolving-credit-facility\/\">\n <p>Revolving credit facility<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"post-blog\">\n <div class=\"img-post\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/secured-business-loans\/\">\n \n <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \n src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/no-image-blog.png\"\n alt=\"No image\"\n class=\"img-fluid no-image\">\n \n <span>23 min read<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"post-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/secured-business-loans\/\">\n <p>Secured business loans<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"post-blog\">\n <div class=\"img-post\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/unsecured-business-loans\/\">\n \n <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \n 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