Swell Partners
Venture capitalBrooklyn · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Swell invests at pre-seed and seed in founders with insider industry insight and an outsider mindset who move ahead of consensus. It focuses on high-stakes systems powering the economy, national defense, and human quality of life: autonomous software that executes core job functions for large enterprises, software-defined defense and space, programmable and data-rich biology, and energy, robotics, and embodied intelligence. The partners have worked together for over 15 years and operate as a single decision-making unit. Beyond capital, Swell emphasizes building teams, having made 75+ VP-level placements across the portfolio, and productized its hiring judgment into a tool called Archetype offered free to founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 19 of 28 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×6Deep Tech ×5SaaS ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Defense Tech ×3Developer Tools ×3
HQs:United States×13
Investments · 28 tracked
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Array Labs develops radar technology for aerospace and other leading industries.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Andrew Peterson(Founder)inJose Isaac Robledo(Founder)in
Credal provides a platform for managing AI agents with administrative visibility and team access controls.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkNew York City, US
Ravin Thambapillai(Founder)inJack Fischer(Founder)inJessica(COO)
Crisp is a vertical AI retail data platform that integrates, cleans, and standardizes CPG and retail data from sources like retailer portals, syndicated data, ERPs, and EDI, and deploys AI agents to generate insights and automate actions across merchandising, demand forecasting, category management, and supply chain operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail Tech
Deepnight develops AI-powered night vision cameras that use edge AI processing to enable high-performance imaging in extremely low-light conditions, targeting defense, consumer electronics, drones, and autonomous vehicles.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Lucas Young(Founder)inThomas Li(Founder)in
New York, US
Carl Perez(Executive Officer, Director)Yasuhiro Yamakawa(Director)William Hilarides(Director)
Fiveable provides AI-powered exam preparation for AP classes, offering practice questions with automated scoring and personalized study tools for high school students.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMilwaukee, US
Amanda DoAmaral(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Craig Schedler(Director)
Godela develops AI models that learn the laws of physics from simulation data to predict system behavior with solver-level accuracy in seconds.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US
Cinnamon Sipper(Founder)inAbhijit Pranav Pamarty(Founder)in
IronGrid provides foundation model-based software for industrial teams to assess risk and quality, with a focus on battery and energy storage systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Fern Morrison(Founder)inGabriele Pozzato(Founder)in
Modern Intelligence develops artificial intelligence products for defense applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechSan Jose, US
Joseph Cieslik(Executive Officer, Director)Tristan Tager(Director)John Dulin(CEO)
mParticle provides a customer data platform that consolidates first-party data across channels to help businesses scale operations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US
Andrew Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inDave Myers(Executive Officer)Michael Katz(Executive Officer, Director)in
Financial services and risk analysis platform
Parametric builds software for physical businesses to operate autonomously.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Cody Swain(Co-Founder & CEO)inJohn Newsom(Co-Founder & CTO)in
PebblePost provides performance marketing technology that combines online and offline data to reach households through connected TV and direct mail campaigns.
AdTechDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechNew York, US
Brittany Wolf(Chief Executive Officer)Lewis Gersh(Executive Officer, Director)John Frankel(Director)
BoardJohn Elton(Director)
RyboDyn develops immunotherapies by using its RyboCypher platform, which combines RNA sequencing with AI models trained on proprietary transcriptomic and proteomic databases to identify proteins encoded by supposedly non-coding regions of the genome (the "dark proteome").
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
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Stacks is a blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to leverage Bitcoin as a secure base layer through a Layer 2 solution, offering developer tools and a programming language called Clarity.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Tapad operates a global cross-device digital identity graph that links a consumer or household across multiple devices.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Are Traasdahl(Executive Officer, Director)Dave Fall(Executive Officer)Reuben Regensberger(Executive Officer)Richard Heitzmann(Director)Jeff Driskill(Executive Officer)
Treasure is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor that manages cash investments for clients using low-risk vehicles such as money market funds and government securities.
FintechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDeel · tradeflock.com · Jul 14, 2026
Northstar · newsfilecorp.com · Jul 14, 2026
Parametric · artemis.bm · Jul 7, 2026
mParticle · investorshangout.com · Jun 25, 2026
Stacks Open-source network · trysignalbase.com · Feb 27, 2026
Array Labs · finsmes.com · Jan 6, 2026
Godela · forbes.com · Sep 25, 2025
Credal.ai · ycombinator.com · Mar 18, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Swell Partners invest at?
- Swell Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Swell Partners's typical check size?
- Swell Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $600K.
- What sectors does Swell Partners focus on?
- Swell Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
- Where is Swell Partners located?
- Swell Partners is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.
- Does Swell Partners lead rounds?
- Swell Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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