# Erik Swan

> Erik Swan is a Series A investor at Tempered backing Big Data, Software and Cyber Security. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tempered](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tempered-networks)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Erik Swan is a Co-Founder at Tempered Networks.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $16M–$18M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 2 | 40% |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Cyber Security | 2 | 40% |
| B2B | 1 | 20% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 20% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fletch | Fletch is democratizing cybersecurity analytics by creating ready to go apps like the Fletch Trending Threats app that literally reads the threat news for companies daily telling them the threats that matter daily. | $15.8M | Series A | Jul 21, 2021 |  |
| Dawn Aerospace | Based in New Zealand and the Netherlands, Dawn Aerospace is building same-day reusable launch vehicles and non-toxic satellite propulsion systems.Same-day Reusable Launch Vehicles that do not require specialised space-launch infrastructure, integrate with everyday aircraft in nearby airspace and launch as often and routinely as commercialaviation.Non-toxic high performance propulsion systems for satellites of all sizes. For small satellites, they simplify systems and replace the poisonous and highly-regulated fuel, hydrazine. For CubeSats, they increase capabilities by supplying 1,000x higher performance than electric-based propulsion systems.By building these technologies in tandem, Dawn is creating the end-to-end architecture required for delivering, positioning and returning spacecraft in a highly scalable and environmentally conscious way. |  |  | May 27, 2021 |  |
| Dawn Aerospace | Based in New Zealand and the Netherlands, Dawn Aerospace is building same-day reusable launch vehicles and non-toxic satellite propulsion systems.Same-day Reusable Launch Vehicles that do not require specialised space-launch infrastructure, integrate with everyday aircraft in nearby airspace and launch as often and routinely as commercialaviation.Non-toxic high performance propulsion systems for satellites of all sizes. For small satellites, they simplify systems and replace the poisonous and highly-regulated fuel, hydrazine. For CubeSats, they increase capabilities by supplying 1,000x higher performance than electric-based propulsion systems.By building these technologies in tandem, Dawn is creating the end-to-end architecture required for delivering, positioning and returning spacecraft in a highly scalable and environmentally conscious way. |  | Seed | May 27, 2021 |  |
| Insight Engines | Insight Engines empowers organizations to do deeply technical investigations of their data in minutes that today take days. Our first set of cyber security focused products are used daily by some of the largest healthcare, finance, and government organizations to go beyond their SIEM. (1) We automatically let them know the use cases that arepossible with the data in their log store, and what data they may want to remove. (2) We empower them to ask questions of their log data, via our unique natural language search technology, and get relevant answers in seconds. (3) We give them timely recommendations of what to ask. Our investors include folks like August Capital, Google Ventures, and DCVC. | $15.8M |  | Jul 20, 2017 |  |
| Algolia | Algolia is the search-as-a-service platform that enables companies of all sizes to deliver fast and relevant digital experiences that drive real results. With Algolia, consumers are able to easily find and discover what they want across the web, mobile, and voice. Algolia allows developers and business teams to build and optimize delightful Search& Discovery experiences that increase online engagement, conversion rates, and revenue. | $18.3M | Series A | May 20, 2015 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [August Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/august-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-collective) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Movac](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/movac) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Splunk](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/splunk) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Tempered

VC Fund · Seattle, United States

Tempered is a cyber risk management company that reduces cyber risks by providing point and click identity-based micro-segmentation. Its security and cloud network allow users to segment anything to achieve micro-segmentation for an IP resource without infrastructure change or disruption.Tempered Networks was founded in 2012 and is headquarteredin Seattle, Washington.

5 contacts available at Tempered.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Erik Swan | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-swan |
| Bryan Skene | VP Product Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-skene |
| Jeff Hussey | Co-Founder, President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-hussey |
| Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente | VP, Product and Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mauricio-gonzalez-de-la-fuente |
| Stu Bailey | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stu-bailey |

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## FAQ

### What does Erik Swan invest in?

Erik Swan invests primarily in Big Data, Software and Cyber Security startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Erik Swan's check size?

Erik Swan typically joins rounds of $16M–$18M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Erik Swan participates in.

### When did Erik Swan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erik Swan closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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