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Richard Swartwout
FounderCTO & Co-Founder at Active Surfaces · Former Analyst at Safar Partners
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedActive Surfaces
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About
Richard Swartwout is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Active Surfaces. He brings nine years of cleantech research and development experience, along with two years in venture capital where he focused on investments in energy, electronics, and AI companies. He is a START.Nano Innovation Fellow supporting early-stage spinouts and holds a PhD from MIT.
CTO & Co-Founder at Active Surfaces
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richard Swartwout?
- Richard Swartwout is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Active Surfaces. He brings nine years of cleantech research and development experience, along with two years in venture capital where he focused on investments in energy, electronics, and AI companies. He is a START.Nano Innovation Fellow supporting early-stage spinouts and holds a PhD from MIT.
- Where does Richard Swartwout work?
- Richard Swartwout is CTO & Co-Founder of Active Surfaces.
- What check size does Richard Swartwout write?
- Richard Swartwout typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Richard Swartwout found?
- Richard Swartwout founded Active Surfaces.
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,492
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute mafia102
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Kebotix mafia2
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Safar Partners mafia2
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