SWAN Venture Fund
VC Fund
Kirkland, United States
SWAN Venture Fund is a group of operators and industry experts. Our expertise ranges from tech development work, to connections into large acquisitive companies, to connections in the supply chain, to business development, and to almost every aspect of a business as it grows. This fund invests in pre-seed rounds (rounds of $500k-$1.5MM).Characteristics of companies that we are interested in: Since we are in the Seattle area, we tend to be interested in exciting value-driven and B2B tech companies with great teams, early revenues, and a competitive advantage. We invest if we like a company, they like us, and one of our members will put time/work into the company, if necessary. Otherwise, we don't invest.Categories we might consider: B2B software, IoT and scalable hardware, capital-efficient hard-science. Market-accelerating technologies. Low-regulatory-inhibited health: like healthIT, among others.Visit our website at www.swanventurefund.com
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries SWAN Venture Fund invests in
Stages SWAN Venture Fund invests in
Countries SWAN Venture Fund invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $325k–$3.5M
- Pre-Seed
- $500k–$1.5M
- Series A
- $4M–$5.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (23%)
- Information Technology 5 (17%)
- Medical Device 4 (13%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (13%)
- Medical 3 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (30%)
- Pre-Seed 6 (20%)
- Series A 5 (17%)
- Convertible Note 3 (10%)
- Series C 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 19 (63%)
- Canada 3 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nate Doran
Business Director
|
Business Director | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
Leo Lam, PhD
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mark Mueller-Eberstein
Investor
|
Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicio provides companies and markets the ability to create, develop, and launch new Trusted Data Ecosystems, marketplaces, and business models for the exchange of high value information and data assets. Specializing in financial, healthcare, and travel markets, Indicio provides customers with technology and a decentralized network to issue, hold,and verify data contained in encrypted digital credentials. With Indicio’s privacy-preserving software, companies can confirm data authenticity repeatedly and efficiently from its source without the expense or risk of direct integrations—resulting in a boost to their bottom-line profit and information privacy reputation. | Series A / Mar 05, 2024 | ||
| Impetus Agriculture focuses on developing multiple topical or transgenic insect control products. Products that are safe, effective, and sustainable. Products that are not subject to the same insect resistance that has developed in current commercial products. | $4M / Convertible Note / Nov 01, 2023 | ||
| CurvaFix is an emerging medical device company based in the Seattle area. We are developing a novel solution for an unmet need in orthopedic trauma. | $39M / Series C / Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| CurvaFix is an emerging medical device company based in the Seattle area. We are developing a novel solution for an unmet need in orthopedic trauma. | $3M / Convertible Note / Jun 06, 2023 | ||
| Violett develops Luminair, an ultra-portable air disinfection unit that allows people to breathe easy knowing everyone in the room is safe (even if someone sneezes). Their novel technology combines cyclonic air flow with high-intensity UVC light to safely disinfect pathogens in the air, including the virus SARS-CoV-2.It was founded in 2020 and isbased in Gig Harbor, Washington. | $2.3M / Seed / Aug 01, 2022 | ||
| CurvaFix is an emerging medical device company based in the Seattle area. We are developing a novel solution for an unmet need in orthopedic trauma. | $5M / Convertible Note / Jun 03, 2022 | ||
| Indicio provides companies and markets the ability to create, develop, and launch new Trusted Data Ecosystems, marketplaces, and business models for the exchange of high value information and data assets. Specializing in financial, healthcare, and travel markets, Indicio provides customers with technology and a decentralized network to issue, hold,and verify data contained in encrypted digital credentials. With Indicio’s privacy-preserving software, companies can confirm data authenticity repeatedly and efficiently from its source without the expense or risk of direct integrations—resulting in a boost to their bottom-line profit and information privacy reputation. | $3.5M / Seed / Apr 25, 2022 | ||
| Xplore is flying commercial missions in Earth orbits with their XCRAFT™, and they invite you to join us. They take civilian, commercial and national security payloads to their desired orbit around Earth for their science or reconnaissance missions. | $7.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 24, 2022 | ||
| Biotechnology company | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Aug 31, 2021 | ||
| Algenesis is a material science and technology company on a mission to help the planet recover from the pollution caused by-products made from fossil fuels. The company is producing renewable polyurethanes from algae and non-food plant oils and partnering with companies to use these materials in surfboards and biodegradable flip flops.Algenesiswas established in 2016 and is based in San Diego, CA. | $2.4M / Apr 16, 2021 | ||
| See all 30 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does SWAN Venture Fund invest in?
SWAN Venture Fund invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 30 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 SWAN Venture Fund's check size?
SWAN Venture Fund typically joins rounds of $325k–$3.5M at Seed, $500k–$1.5M at Pre-Seed and $4M–$5.8M 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 SWAN Venture Fund participates in.
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Who are the partners at SWAN Venture Fund?
The team at SWAN Venture Fund includes Nate Doran (Business Director), Leo Lam, PhD (Partner) and Mark Mueller-Eberstein (Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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