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Stacy Swider

Investor

Vice President Investments at MassVentures

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

About

Stacy Swider is Vice President of Investments at MassVentures, Massachusetts' strategic venture capital arm, where she invests in early-stage deep technology startups with breakthrough intellectual property. She brings experience in materials science, engineering, and industry, along with startup experience, to evaluate the technical potential and commercial viability of emerging technologies.

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Experience

  1. MassVenturesVP Investmentscurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  2. SubconsciousBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Z-PolymersBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLowell, Massachusetts, United States
  4. OsmosesBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. AclarityBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentHadley, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Electrified Thermal SolutionsBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentMedford, Massachusetts, United States
  7. MachineMetricsBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentNorthampton, MA
  8. Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)Board Membercurrent2026 — presentBedford, Massachusetts, United States
  9. U.S. Small Business AdministrationInvestment Capital Advisory Committee Member2023 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  10. JETCOOL Technologies Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2024Littleton, Massachusetts, United States
  11. UMass Lowell Applied Research CorporationDirector, SBIR Programs2018 — 2021Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
  12. CapeSym, Inc.Sr. Scientist2011 — 2018Natick, MA
  13. Air Force Research LaboratoryResearch Scientist2008 — 2011Hanscom AFB
  14. GateRocketCo-Founder2003 — 2006
  15. Applied Science and TechnologyProduct Reliability and Customer Success1994 — 1997
  16. Crystallume, Inc.Materials Engineer1991 — 1994
  17. SRI InternationalResearch Scientist1989 — 1990

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Materials Science1986 — 1989

Skills & more

Business Strategy1Venture Capital1SBIRMaterials Science30Product Development7Program Management4R&D11Thin Films8Start-ups8Materials7Optics7Nanotechnology6
+11 morePhysicsEngineeringSensorsSpectroscopyProject ManagementMarket ResearchRenewable EnergyEngineering ManagementAFMCVDChemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

From Stacy's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 971 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Aclarity3

Christine E. BoylePartner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESWayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESPhD Christine E. BoyleFounder/CEO at Valor Water Analytics

Also worked at Air Force Research Laboratory5

Alex GaoEngineer at Pear VCAshwin LalendranInvestor at Moxxie VenturesAaron MitchellVenture Partner at Balerion Space Ventureszack pecenakInvestor at Empire State Development – New York VenturesRaphael KargerFounder at ZeroPath

Colleagues at MassVentures

Charlie Hipwood
President and CEO at MassVentures
Matt Snow
Manager Investments at MassVentures
Myron Kassaraba
Vice President, Investments at MassVentures
Priya Yadav
Vice President, Investments at MassVentures
Sienna Leis
Venture Development Manager at MassVentures
Vinit Nijhawan
Managing Director at MassVentures
Whitney Leslie
Vice President Portfolio Analytics & IR at MassVentures