SWELL is a venture capital firm. Based in Irvine, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Crisp, Loft Orbital, Northstar, Fiveable, ScienceIO and Spring in Africa, 8 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- Commerce
Contacts
Who to pitch at SWELL
SWELL portfolio companies (8)
- Crisp
- Loft Orbital
- Northstar
- Fiveable
- ScienceIO
- Spring in Africa
- Rybodyn
- Atomic Returns
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About SWELL
The firm's listing covers sector Commerce; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.
The contacts to approach at SWELL are Rusty Ralston (General Partner), Jeffrey Rogers (Owner) and Jay Patil (Investor).
SWELL shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Highbury Group, Shizuoka Bank and Ridgeback Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is SWELL?
SWELL is a venture capital firm based in Irvine, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does SWELL invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does SWELL invest at?
The known deals of SWELL include Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at SWELL?
All 3 people on file at SWELL are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact SWELL?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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