# Jesse Bardo

> Jesse Bardo is a seed investor at Silicon Valley Bank backing Retail and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silicon Valley Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-valley-bank)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jessebardo

Jesse Bardo is a seed investor at Silicon Valley Bank focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Jesse Bardo is the Director at Silicon Valley Bank.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |
| Sporting Goods | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SidelineSwap | SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab. | $1.8M | Seed | Sep 21, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fullstack Sports Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fullstack-sports-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Teamworthy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haystack-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Silicon Valley Bank

VC Fund · Santa Clara, United States

Silicon Valley Bank works with technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity, and premium wine businesses. SVB provides industry knowledge and connections, financing, treasury management, corporate investment, and international banking services to its clients worldwide through 27 U.S. offices and seven internationaloperations. Banking innovative companies and exclusive wineries, Silicon Valley Bank’s diverse financial services, knowledge, global network, and world-class service increase its clients’ probability of success. Forbes Magazine ranks SVB among America’s Best Banks, and Fortune Magazine named SVB one of the Best Companies to Work For in 2012.

5 contacts available at Silicon Valley Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dennis Grunt | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-grunt |
| Keith Cox | Head of Sponsor and Leveraged Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-cox-4 |
| Laura Scott | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-scott-b21d |
| Nicole Hawkey | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicole-hawkey |
| Alex McCracken | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-mccracken |

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## FAQ

### What does Jesse Bardo invest in?

Jesse Bardo invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Jesse Bardo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jesse Bardo closed in Sep 2016. Shizune tracks 1 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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