# Fred Schaufeld

> Fred Schaufeld is a Series B investor at SWaN & Legend Venture Partners backing Software. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SWaN & Legend Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swan-legend-venture-partners)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 15%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/fred-schaufeld/10/873/4b4
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fred.schaufeld.5

Fred Schaufeld is a Series B investor at SWaN & Legend Venture Partners in Washington focused on Software and EdTech. Fred Schaufeld is the Founder and Managing Director at SWaN & Legend Venture Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 23% |
| EdTech | 2 | 15% |
| Internet | 2 | 15% |
| Education | 2 | 15% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 15% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 23% |
| Angel | 2 | 15% |
| Series A | 2 | 15% |
| Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mindshow | Visionary VR is a technology and content development studio, and the home of Visionary focus the revolutionary tool for virtual reality content creators that employs our proprietary system for storytelling, attention management and information delivery in VR. | $10M |  | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| Mindshow | Mindshow's virtual production platform transforms animation creation by streamlining complex pipeline steps into a real-time process. Our enterprise software solution enables entertainment brands to create studio-quality animation with unprecedented speed, cutting production time while maintaining creative control.Our unified platformintegrates advanced voice technology, virtual studio cameras, motion capture, and asset management tools that have proven transformative for major entertainment brands including Mattel, ESPN, Netflix, and Pepsi. Led by a team of 40+ experts that span technology, gaming, VFX, animation, and media, Mindshow partners with leading entertainment companies to deliver premium animated content that scales with creative ambition.Based in Los Angeles, we're committed to empowering entertainment brands through technology that brings stories to life with unmatched efficiency. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| Class Technologies | Class provides Class for Zoom, which integrates the Class software on the Zoom Meetings platform to help teachers take attendance, hand out assignments, give a quiz or test, grade work, proctor exams, or talk one-on-one with a student. | $30.8M | Series A | Feb 04, 2021 |  |
| Class Technologies | Class provides Class for Zoom, which integrates the Class software on the Zoom Meetings platform to help teachers take attendance, hand out assignments, give a quiz or test, grade work, proctor exams, or talk one-on-one with a student. | $30.8M | Series A | Feb 04, 2021 |  |
| Class Technologies | Class provides Class for Zoom, which integrates the Class software on the Zoom Meetings platform to help teachers take attendance, hand out assignments, give a quiz or test, grade work, proctor exams, or talk one-on-one with a student. | $16M | Seed | Sep 23, 2020 |  |
| Framebridge | Framebridge is a custom framing startup that provides an online custom framing service. The company has tackled the painful, inconvenient and costly process of custom framing an item, replacing it with an experience that places the customer first. Through a tech-forward experience and an obsessive focus on quality and materials, they haveintroduced a new generation of customers to the tradition of custom manufacturing.Framebridge customers can choose from a curated selection of on-trend frame styles, then upload their photos to the Framebridge website, or ship their items directly to Framebridge in prepaid packaging. The expert team at Framebridge will receive their items and handcraft beautiful custom frames to each customer's exact specifications. The finished pieces ship directly to consumers, arriving in days, ready to hang. Framebridge's transparent pricing, which is determined by the size of each item, begins at $39 and includes free shipping.Framebridge launched in 2014 as a solution to founder Susan Tynan’s ongoing frustration over getting her travel art custom framed. Framebridge investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Revolution Ventures, and SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, as well as seasoned retail and technology executives with industry experience at Crate & Barrel, Rent the Runway, and LivingSocial.The company is headquartered in Washington, DC and operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond, KY, and Lanham, MD. | $30M | Series C | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| Framebridge | Framebridge is a custom framing startup that provides an online custom framing service. The company has tackled the painful, inconvenient and costly process of custom framing an item, replacing it with an experience that places the customer first. Through a tech-forward experience and an obsessive focus on quality and materials, they haveintroduced a new generation of customers to the tradition of custom manufacturing.Framebridge customers can choose from a curated selection of on-trend frame styles, then upload their photos to the Framebridge website, or ship their items directly to Framebridge in prepaid packaging. The expert team at Framebridge will receive their items and handcraft beautiful custom frames to each customer's exact specifications. The finished pieces ship directly to consumers, arriving in days, ready to hang. Framebridge's transparent pricing, which is determined by the size of each item, begins at $39 and includes free shipping.Framebridge launched in 2014 as a solution to founder Susan Tynan’s ongoing frustration over getting her travel art custom framed. Framebridge investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Revolution Ventures, and SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, as well as seasoned retail and technology executives with industry experience at Crate & Barrel, Rent the Runway, and LivingSocial.The company is headquartered in Washington, DC and operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond, KY, and Lanham, MD. | $16.7M | Series B | Jul 13, 2017 |  |
| Framebridge | Framebridge is a custom framing startup that provides an online custom framing service. The company has tackled the painful, inconvenient and costly process of custom framing an item, replacing it with an experience that places the customer first. Through a tech-forward experience and an obsessive focus on quality and materials, they haveintroduced a new generation of customers to the tradition of custom manufacturing.Framebridge customers can choose from a curated selection of on-trend frame styles, then upload their photos to the Framebridge website, or ship their items directly to Framebridge in prepaid packaging. The expert team at Framebridge will receive their items and handcraft beautiful custom frames to each customer's exact specifications. The finished pieces ship directly to consumers, arriving in days, ready to hang. Framebridge's transparent pricing, which is determined by the size of each item, begins at $39 and includes free shipping.Framebridge launched in 2014 as a solution to founder Susan Tynan’s ongoing frustration over getting her travel art custom framed. Framebridge investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Revolution Ventures, and SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, as well as seasoned retail and technology executives with industry experience at Crate & Barrel, Rent the Runway, and LivingSocial.The company is headquartered in Washington, DC and operates manufacturing facilities in Richmond, KY, and Lanham, MD. | $9M | Series A | Apr 21, 2016 |  |
| Quad Learning | Quad Learning, Inc. was founded in 2012 with the goal of creating more affordable pathways for students to earn their bachelor’s degree. Quad Learning is a venture-backed startup that collaborates with leading community colleges to jointly develop and deliver American Honors, a competitive 2-year honors program designed for high ability studentswho plan to complete the remainder of their bachelor’s degree at a top-tier college or university. | $4.8M | Debt Financing | Aug 07, 2015 |  |
| Real Time Cases | The goal of Real Time Cases is to change the landscape of higher education for professors and students through experiential learning. The company believes that contemporary education neglects to adequately prepare students for the professional work environment. Education should reward creativity while being fun, relevant, practical, interactive,and up-to-date. They foster these values by equipping students with the tools they need to approach and resolve issues for real and established companies. Real Time Cases allows students to gain experience through helping real companies assess opportunities and resolve issues in the marketplace. For the first time ever, students and professors have exclusive access to information directly from the CEOs of startup, high-growth, and mature companies from around the globe. Bridging the gap between the intellectual classroom and the dynamic professional work environment, we allow students to incorporate their own personal experiences, critical thinking skills, unique creative potential, and research capabilities into assignments from top-level management. | $600K | Angel | Aug 01, 2015 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Maven Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maven-ventures-vc) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Revolution](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revolution) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Revolution Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revolution-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Diligent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diligent-board-member-services) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ECMC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecmc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About SWaN & Legend Venture Partners

VC Fund · Leesburg, United States

SWaN & Legend Venture Partners is a consumer-focused venture capital firm that invests in customer service-based companies.

5 contacts available at SWaN & Legend Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Pollock | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-pollock |
| Anthony Nader | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-nader |
| David Strasser | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-strasser |
| Fred Schaufeld | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-schaufeld |
| Mark Mason | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-mason-5 |

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## FAQ

### What does Fred Schaufeld invest in?

Fred Schaufeld invests primarily in Software, EdTech and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Angel stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Fred Schaufeld last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fred Schaufeld closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 13 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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