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Bart Swanson

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Investor at Horizons Ventures · Board director at Viv Labs · Board director at Modern meadow · Board director at Impossible Foods

New York, New York

Writes $10K – $500K checks · typically $100K

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Bart Swanson is an Advisor at Horizons Ventures with experience in venture capital and private equity. His background includes work in e-commerce, entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, e-business, and early-stage companies.

Board director at Viv Labs

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Viv Labs's investors · 2

Horizons VenturesHong Kong · $1M – $110M checks · since 2015ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Viv Labs

DKDag Kittlaus
Dag KittlausPresident and Chief Executive Officer
ACAdam Cheyer
Adam CheyerDirector
CD
Christopher D. BrighamDirector

Board director at Modern meadow

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Modern meadow's investors · 12

Artis VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $25M checksAstanor VenturesLuxembourg, Grand-Duchy Of Luxembourg · since 2021Breakout LabsBreakout VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $6M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksHorizons VenturesHong Kong · $1M – $110M checks · since 2013Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksInventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checksKohala VenturesSan FranciscoRed Swan VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checksStarlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checksUlu VenturesPalo Alto · $2M checks

Co-founders at Modern meadow

GFGabor Forgacs
Gabor ForgacsFounder
FM
Francoise MargaFounder
KJ
Karoly JakabFounder

Board director at Impossible Foods

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Impossible Foods's investors · 32

1435 CapitalSkillmanAllied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checksAngelDAOLondonBlue Horizon CorporationZurichCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksContinental Grain CompanyNew YorkCPT CapitalLondonDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFall Line CapitalSan MateoFourward VenturesLos AngelesG SquaredChicagoGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2026Happiness CapitalHong KongHorizons VenturesHong Kong · $1M – $110M checks · since 2020Interlock CapitalSan Diego · $25K – $50K checksInvestXVancouverK2 GlobalSingaporeKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2020Manhattan WestLos AngelesManta Ray VenturesLondonMarketX VenturesNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyPreston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M checksSaints CapitalSan FranciscoTemasekSingapore · since 2013UBSZurich · since 2026Unanimous CapitalMenlo ParkVentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M checksViking Global InvestorsStamford · since 2017

Co-founders at Impossible Foods

PBPat Brown
Pat BrownFounder

Experience

  1. Horizons VenturesAdvisorcurrent2013 — presentLondon, San Francisco, Hong Kong
  2. PersonalAngel Investor / Advisor / Board Director / Observercurrent2011 — present
  3. Zoom Video CommunicationsBoard Member2013 — 2022
  4. Modern Times Group MTGBoard Member2015 — 2017Stockholm, Sweden
  5. SummlyChairman, President2012 — 2013London, San Francisco, etc.
  6. TwooBoard Advisor2012 — 2013Gent Area, Belgium
  7. BadooCOO2010 — 2011London, England
  8. GSI CommerceManaging Director & Vice-President International2007 — 2010London, Barcelona, etc.
  9. PharmaSwissAdvisor2007 — 2008London, Zurich, Ljubljana, Prague, etc.
  10. dropshop Ltd.CEO2003 — 2007Munich
  11. Projects - EcommerceConsulting2002 — 2003Paris, London
  12. Amazon.comGM Business Development Europe, Mkt. Director, Various1998 — 2001Seattle, London, Munich, Paris
  13. EMI MusicManaging Director - France Odeon Label, Marketing Director, etc..1993 — 1998Paris, France
  14. BertelsmannMarketing Manager1989 — 1992

Skills & more

E-commerceSoftwareMobile DevicesOnline MarketingMarketingStrategic PartnershipsMobile CommerceProduct ManagementStart-upsAffiliate MarketingEntrepreneurshipMulti-channel Marketing
+6 moreE-businessAnalyticsBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisInternetStrategy

Languages English · French

From Bart's professional profile.

Investments

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BitcasaBitstripsBrightseedCertnEat JustFidel APIHelloKeel LabsLacedLeoLabsLevelsetModern meadowNutmegOtter.aiPart3Pirate StudiosPrismRealoRydooSaildroneSeasoned.coSentient TechnologiesSonanticStudent.comThreads StylingTrintUnibuddyVivXampla - companyZoom

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Colleagues at Horizons Ventures

Chobie Chan
Investor at Horizons Ventures
Chris Liu
Investor at Horizons Ventures
Debbie Chang
Investor at Horizons Ventures
Frances Kang
Investor at Horizons Ventures
Gary Ng
Investor at Horizons Ventures
Ivan Lee
Investor at Horizons Ventures
Jacky Li
Investor at Horizons Ventures
Jason Wong
Managing Director at Horizons Ventures

Network9

Hans TungScout
Managing Partner at Notable Capital
Amelia ArmourScout
Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners
Bill LiaoScout
General Partner at SOSV
Brendan MooreScout
Co-Founding Partner, Venture at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Eric ArchambeauScout
Senior Managing Partner at Astanor Ventures
Lu ZhangScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Fusion
Robert DavoliScout
Founder & General Partner at Gutbrain Ventures
Jackie Dimonte
Associate at Hyde Park Venture Partners
Neil Cameron
Venture Partner at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bart Swanson?
Bart Swanson is an Advisor at Horizons Ventures with experience in venture capital and private equity. His background includes work in e-commerce, entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, e-business, and early-stage companies.
Where does Bart Swanson work?
Bart Swanson is at Horizons Ventures and Board director at Viv Labs and Board director at Modern meadow and Board director at Impossible Foods.
What check size does Bart Swanson write?
Bart Swanson typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.
What companies has Bart Swanson invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bitcasa, Bitstrips, Brightseed, Certn, Eat Just, Fidel API, Hello, Keel Labs, Laced, LeoLabs, Levelset, Modern meadow, and 18 more.
Where did Bart Swanson go to school?
Bart Swanson studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania (Master's Degree, Fellow); University of Southern California (BA, History and Politcal Science).

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