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
- MassVenturesVP Investmentscurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- SubconsciousBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Z-PolymersBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLowell, Massachusetts, United States
- OsmosesBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- AclarityBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentHadley, Massachusetts, United States
- Electrified Thermal SolutionsBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentMedford, Massachusetts, United States
- MachineMetricsBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentNorthampton, MA
- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)Board Membercurrent2026 — presentBedford, Massachusetts, United States
- U.S. Small Business AdministrationInvestment Capital Advisory Committee Member2023 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- JETCOOL Technologies Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2024Littleton, Massachusetts, United States
- UMass Lowell Applied Research CorporationDirector, SBIR Programs2018 — 2021Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
- CapeSym, Inc.Sr. Scientist2011 — 2018Natick, MA
- Air Force Research LaboratoryResearch Scientist2008 — 2011Hanscom AFB
- GateRocketCo-Founder2003 — 2006
- Applied Science and TechnologyProduct Reliability and Customer Success1994 — 1997
- Crystallume, Inc.Materials Engineer1991 — 1994
- SRI InternationalResearch Scientist1989 — 1990
Skills & more
Business Strategy1Venture Capital1SBIRMaterials Science30Product Development7Program Management4R&D11Thin Films8Start-ups8Materials7Optics7Nanotechnology6
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PhysicsEngineeringSensorsSpectroscopyProject ManagementMarket ResearchRenewable EnergyEngineering ManagementAFMCVDChemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)From Stacy's professional profile.
Colleagues at MassVentures
Charlie Hipwood
President and CEO at MassVentures
Eric Paley
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Matt Snow
Manager Investments at MassVentures
Myron Kassaraba
Vice President, Investments at MassVentures
Priya Yadav
Vice President, Investments at MassVentures
Russ Wilcox
CEO, Trellis Air & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Sienna Leis
Venture Development Manager at MassVentures
Vinit Nijhawan
Managing Director at MassVentures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stacy Swider?
- 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.
- Where does Stacy Swider work?
- Stacy Swider is Vice President Investments at MassVentures.
- Where did Stacy Swider go to school?
- Stacy Swider studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Materials Science).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,521
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aclarity3
Also worked at JETCOOL Technologies Inc.2
Also worked at Air Force Research Laboratory11
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