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Swift Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Swift Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in SaaS, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
AUM
$63M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Developer Tools
HQ
San Francisco, CA

Last verified: 2026-05-09

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

AUM

$63M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage fund specialized in B2B SaaS and developer platforms empowering startups and founders.

How Swift Ventures invests

Swift Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Developer Tools. It does not invest in B2C, Media.

Swift Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $63M in assets under management.

Swift Ventures has backed 3 companies in our records, including Carta, Ramp, Swift Ivy I, LLC (CIK 0002011646).

Partners & Team

MC

Michelle Chen

Chief Operating Officer

JH

John Hughes

General Partner

BW

Brett Wilson

General Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

B2C
Media

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

CA

Carta

Equity Management
RA

Ramp

Finance Automation
SW

Swift Ivy I, LLC (CIK 0002011646)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Swift Ventures

How to pitch Swift Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michelle Chen, Chief Operating Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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