Swell VC

About Swell VC

Swell VC is a preseed and seed stage venture capital firm based in New York City, focused on helping portfolio companies build world-class teams to gain a competitive edge. They back extraordinary founders creating category-defining companies by providing an unfair recruiting advantage, combining the DNA of a talent agency with venture capital expertise. Swell invests across multiple sectors and has played a key role in the NYC tech ecosystem for over a decade.

Products & Services

Venture Capital Investment:Invests in preseed and seed stage companies to support early-stage, founder-driven businesses.

Recruiting Services:Provides portfolio companies with access to an elite talent network to build top-performing teams in sales, business development, product, and marketing.

Specialties

Preseed and Seed Stage Investments Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Building World-Class Teams NYC Tech Ecosystem Development

Funding History

Debug: View Raw Funding Data

#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Fund II T: - FT: Fund II	A: 11500000 MR: - FA: 11.5 million FAN: 11500000	D: 2024-10-15 FD: 2024-10-15	4 investors

Fund II Latest

2024-10-15

$11.5M

4 investors (Pro only)

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

View 3 more growth metrics with Pro

Unlock All Metrics

Mock Up

Team & Leadership

A

Are Traasdahl

Founder & CEO

G

Geoff Judge

Founder of 24/7 Real Media and Former Partner at iNovia Capital

L

Lewis Gersh

Founder & CEO

M

Michael Katz

Co-Founder & CEO

R

Rusty Ralston

Founder of Swell VC

J

Jay Patil

Founder at Swell VC

View 39 more team members with Pro

Unlock Full Team Directory

Recent News

Swell VC Announces New Product Launch

2 days ago

Company unveils innovative solution to transform the industry, expanding market reach and capabilities...

Leadership Team Expands with Industry Veteran

1 week ago

New executive brings 20+ years of experience to accelerate growth and strategic initiatives...

Company Recognized as Industry Leader

2 weeks ago

Receives prestigious award for innovation and customer satisfaction in competitive market...

Key Competitors

C1

Competitor Alpha

Series B · $50M raised

C2

Competitor Beta

Series C · $120M raised

C3

Competitor Gamma

Series A · $25M raised

C4

Competitor Delta

Seed · $10M raised