Fundraising Fox

Julian Marcu

Investor

Vice President at Insight Partners · Board director at Sware

Austin, Texas

Writes $10M – $350M checks · typically $25M

Find your path to Julian

995 people in our graph share verified history with Julian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Anish AggarwalunlockedJulian: together at Insight Partners (2018)
×11Julian: together at Dartmouth College

About

Julian Marcu is a Vice President at Insight Partners with nearly a decade of experience investing in software companies across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and vertical SaaS/AI from Series A through exit. His investment approach focuses on identifying category-defining platforms that serve as operational infrastructure for their industries, particularly in large, established markets where technological shifts create opportunities to displace legacy systems. He targets mission-critical software that embeds into customer workflows and expands across adjacent functions over time.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Board director at Sware

Intro paths

→

In turn, Julian can intro founders to Sware's investors below.

Sware's investors · 5

First AnalysisChicagoInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksJumpstart CapitalNashville · $250K – $500K checksLRVHealthBoston · $500K – $1M checks · since 2024New Stack VenturesChicago · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Sware

BEBryan Ennis
Bryan EnnisCo-Founder & Chief Quality Officer

Experience

  1. Insight PartnersVice Presidentcurrent2018 — presentNew York, United States
  2. inforcerBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  3. Pactum AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Keeper Security, Inc.Investorcurrent2020 — present
  5. KplerInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  6. Canary TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  7. LinktreeInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  8. Pentera (formerly Pcysys)Investorcurrent2020 — present
  9. DNSFilterBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  10. FairmarkitBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
  11. GovlyBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  12. RevealInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  13. DevicieBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  14. KnakBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  15. DriveWealthInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  16. ChocoInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  17. EnableInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  18. RelevizeBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  19. SwareBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  20. M2P FintechInvestorcurrent2022 — present

Skills & more

Leadership26Public Speaking25Entrepreneurship22Venture Capital5Private Equity2Start-ups6Strategic Planning9Data Analysis7Research7Teamwork5Business Strategy3Networking5
+8 moreCorporate Social ResponsibilityEnergy PolicyEnvironmental AwarenessEnergy EfficiencyRenewable EnergyManagementTeam LeadershipBasketball
  • Rockefeller Global Leadership Program — Dartmouth College
  • Management and Leadership Development Program- Completed with Excellence — Dartmouth College

From Julian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Insight Partners

Aayush Setty
Analyst at Insight Partners
Abdi Adan
Investor at Insight Partners
Adam Berger
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Adam Domingoes
Senior Associate at Insight Partners
Adam Vartabedian
Investor at Insight Partners
Aidan Waldman
Investor at Insight Partners
Aiden Aceves
Vice President at Insight Partners
AJ Malhotra
Managing Director at Insight Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Julian Marcu?
Julian Marcu is a Vice President at Insight Partners with nearly a decade of experience investing in software companies across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and vertical SaaS/AI from Series A through exit. His investment approach focuses on identifying category-defining platforms that serve as operational infrastructure for their industries, particularly in large, established markets where technological shifts create opportunities to displace legacy systems. He targets mission-critical software that embeds into customer workflows and expands across adjacent functions over time.
Where does Julian Marcu work?
Julian Marcu is Vice President at Insight Partners and Board director at Sware.
What check size does Julian Marcu write?
Julian Marcu typically writes checks of $10M – $350M.
Where did Julian Marcu go to school?
Julian Marcu studied at Dartmouth College (Bachelor’s Degree, Major in Environmental Studies); Saint Ignatius College Prep.

Same school

Also attended Dartmouth College574

Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment PartnersJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 568 more

Also attended Saint Ignatius College Prep12

Rob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftMiles SchefflerData & Operations Analyst at Jump CapitalMark SilisTechnical Advisor at Forma PrimePete AmaroManaging Partner at L'ATTITUDE VenturesAJ McDevittAssociate at FrontenacPhil BonelloCIO at Plaintext Capital

+ 6 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Canary Technologies4

Kevin MaganPartner at Brighton Park CapitalJoshua B. SiegelGeneral Partner at Rubicon Venture CapitalHarman NarulaFounder at Canary TechnologiesDana LevineFounder at Instantq

Also worked at Pentera (formerly Pcysys)3

Richard SeewaldFounder and Managing Partner at Evolution Equity PartnersThomas KraneManaging Director at Insight PartnersRichard SeewaldGeneral Partner at Evolution Technology

Also worked at DNSFilter1

Thomas KraneManaging Director at Insight Partners

Also worked at Fairmarkit10

Jeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalGraham CarneyInvestments at General PartnershipJ.R. MoranChief Operating Officer at New Stack VenturesBrian DenenbergInvestor at Walnut Venture AssociatesAlexander PiresDirector at Atlantic Vantage PointWarda ShaheenGeneral Partner at Atlantic Vantage Point

+ 4 more