Justin Swart
InvestorFounderPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures · Founder at Magic
Cape Town, South Africa
FoundedMagic · YC
About
Serves as the BITKRAFT lead on the Yield Guild investment.
Founder at MagicYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Justin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Justin can intro founders to Magic's investors below.
Magic's investors · 7
Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025ESSENCE VCBothell · since 2025FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2025Standard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Magic
DG
David GuoFounder
Experience
- Magic (YC S22)Co-Founder & CEO2022 — 2024New York, United States
Colleagues at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Antoine Blondeau
Managing Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Carlos Pereira
General Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Christian Edler
Venture Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Christian St. Louis
Investment Partner & Engineer at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Dani Tran
Principal at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Gabby Dizon
CEO at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Jamie Wallace
Associate at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Jasper Brand
Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Justin Swart?
- Serves as the BITKRAFT lead on the Yield Guild investment.
- Where does Justin Swart work?
- Justin Swart is Founder of Magic and Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures.
- What companies did Justin Swart found?
- Justin Swart founded Magic.
- Where did Justin Swart go to school?
- Justin Swart studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science (AI Track) & Economics); Y Combinator (S22); Yale Young Global Scholars (Applied Science and Engineering).
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