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    Swift Ventures

    Lafayette, California, United StatesFounded 2021

    Swift Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Lafayette, California, founded in 2021. The firm invests in AI and automation companies with B2B business models and is led by former founders who provide company-building expertise.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 6 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (45% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $24.8M (across 30 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    20

    Fund Size

    $35M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    Brett Wilson

    Brett Wilson

    General Partner

    John Hughes

    John Hughes

    General Partner

    Michelle Chen

    Michelle Chen

    Principal

    David Burch

    David Burch

    Marketer

    Daylan Swedlow

    Daylan Swedlow

    GTM Recruiter

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    31 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Coval logoCovalSeries A$28MJun 2026
    Bluefish Ai logoBluefish AiPre-Seed$43MApr 2026
    Bluefish Ai logoBluefish AiSeries B$43MApr 2026
    BBluefish LabsSeries B$43MJan 2026
    Bluefish Ai logoBluefish AiSeries B$43MJan 2026
    Bluefish Ai logoBluefish AiSeries A$20MAug 2025
    BBluefish LabsSeries A—Aug 2025
    Dash Bio logoDash BioSeries A$11MJul 2025
    Lancedb logoLancedbSeries A$30MJun 2025
    Arize AI, Inc. logoArize AI, Inc.Series C$70MFeb 2025
    Dash Bio logoDash BioSeed$6.5MOct 2024
    GGrayMatterSeries B$45MJun 2024
    Lancedb logoLancedbSeed$8MMay 2024
    GrayMatter Robotics logoGrayMatter RoboticsSeries B$45MJan 2024
    Metal logoMetalSeed$2.5MJun 2023
    Capsule logoCapsuleSeed$4.8MJan 2023
    Capsule logoCapsuleSeed$4.8MJan 2023
    WeTravel logoWeTravelSeries B$27MOct 2022
    Arize AI, Inc. logoArize AI, Inc.Series B$38MSep 2022
    Arize AI, Inc. logoArize AI, Inc.Series A$38MSep 2022
    GGrayMatterSeries A$20MAug 2022
    HumanSignal logoHumanSignalSeries A$25MMay 2022
    Arize AI, Inc. logoArize AI, Inc.Series B$19MJan 2022
    Arize AI, Inc. logoArize AI, Inc.Series A$19MSep 2021
    SSafelyYouSeries A$19.5MSep 2021
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026