SWS Venture Capital
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
SWS Venture Capital is primarily an early-stage venture investor that has backed numerous companies across a diversified range of sectors rather than concentrating on a single vertical. It also participates in later-stage private companies, typically through special purpose vehicles established by partner firms. Founded in 2018 by Green Dot Corporation founder Steve Streit, the firm combines direct early-stage investing with selective later-stage exposure.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 14 of 14 portfolio companiesFintech ×7Crypto & Web3 ×4Enterprise Software ×4Consumer ×3Developer Tools ×3SaaS ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×9
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×23 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Princeton University ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 14 tracked
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The Avalanche Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovation and growth in the Avalanche ecosystem through grants, programs, and strategic support for developers, entrepreneurs, and communities building on the Avalanche blockchain platform.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Emin Gun Sirer(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+25 more
Finix provides embedded payments infrastructure and PayFac-as-a-Service for software platforms, letting them add payment acceptance, merchant onboarding, underwriting, reporting, and dispute management into their own products.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richie Serna(Founder)inSean Donovan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalHomebrewInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersTribeca Venture PartnersCap Table Coalition+5 more
Gatsby is an event management platform that sends invitations from partners' actual email accounts and provides customizable registration pages with guest profiles and adaptive forms.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investors8VCIndex Ventures
FintechNew York City, US
Co-investorsRosecliff VenturesTechstarsBeta Bridge CapitalIndex VenturesIrishAngels
Greenlight offers debit cards for kids with parental controls, including spending limits, real-time notifications, chore and allowance automation, investing, and savings features.
ConsumerFintech
Johnson Cook(Founder)in
Co-investorsDrive CapitalEvolution VC PartnersAndreessen HorowitzTTV Capital
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+48 more
Landing offers fully furnished, flexible-lease apartments in major US cities and Mexico through a mobile app, allowing renters to relocate without traditional long-term lease commitments.
B2B MarketplacesPropTech
Bill Smith(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBlitzscaling VenturesFoundryGreycroftMaveronUpVentures Capital+3 more
NEAR is an open blockchain infrastructure powering the agent economy, providing cross-chain execution, confidential settlement, and private inference capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Miami, US
Illia Polosukhin(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAccompliceAdvanced BlockchainAmbush CapitalAmplify Partners+36 more
Paloma Health offers thyroid care products including Daily Thyroid Care, an iodine-free thyroid-support multivitamin blending vitamins, minerals, and botanicals for people managing thyroid conditions such as hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Guillaume ("G") Skalli(Founder)in
Co-investorsAera VCCrosscut VenturesRed & Blue VenturesTheVentureCityHeal CapitalHuman Ventures+2 more
Scratch Pay offers point-of-payment patient financing that lets clients of veterinary practices apply for loans and receive instant decisions, with practices paid up front via ACH.
ConsumerFintechHealthtechLos Angeles, US
Caleb(Founder/President)John Keatley(Founder)
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesCompanion FundDigitalis VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersStruck CapitalTTV Capital
Shipt operates a same-day delivery platform that connects consumers with personal shoppers who fulfill orders from retailers including Target, Lowe's, CVS, and regional grocers.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesRetail TechBirmingham, US
BILL I. SMITH(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardROBERT L. CRUTCHFIELD(Director)STEVEN STREIT(Director)inWILLIAM E. SAUNDERS(Director)JEFFREY L. SMITH(Director)
Co-investorsFUSEGray VenturesGreycroftHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCGreycroft Partners+1 more
Fisher Investments is a global money management and financial advisory firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.
ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSaaSNew York City, US
Michael Carvin(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersEvolution VC PartnersFitz Gate VenturesGray VenturesIA Capital GroupJavelin Venture Partners+6 more
Solana is a blockchain network designed for high-performance internet capital markets, payments, and cryptocurrency applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US
Anatoly Yakovenko(Solana Founder & Solana Labs CEO)inAlan Yu
Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 Globala16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAegis Ventues+36 more
ethereum.org is a public, open-source educational resource and community portal for the Ethereum blockchain network, maintained by a core team and thousands of global contributors.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEdTech
Aya Miyaguchiin
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainBaseTwoBloccelerate VCBollinger Investment GroupCollab+Currency+20 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGreenlight · pulse2.com · Aug 19, 2026
Paloma Health · job-boards.greenhouse.io · Aug 11, 2026
Shipt · prnewswire.com · Jul 28, 2026
Landing · avweb.com · Jul 15, 2026
SmartAsset · job-boards.greenhouse.io · Jul 15, 2026
Avalanche · cryptonews.net · Jul 13, 2026
Solana · cryptobriefing.com · Jul 2, 2026
Gusto · gusto.com · Jun 2, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SWS Venture Capital made?
- SWS Venture Capital has 15 tracked investments.
- What stage does SWS Venture Capital invest at?
- SWS Venture Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does SWS Venture Capital focus on?
- SWS Venture Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is SWS Venture Capital located?
- SWS Venture Capital is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Who does SWS Venture Capital co-invest with?
- SWS Venture Capital most often shares deals with a16z crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Big Brain Holdings, among 178 tracked co-investors.
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