Jonathan Swanson Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 35

  • Portfolio
  • 25

  • Exits
  • 8

Exits

Jonathan Swanson General Information

Description

Mr. Jonathan Swanson is a Co-Founder and serves as Principal and Chairman at Athena. He also Angel Investor. He serves as an Advisor at Northstar. He is a Co-Founder of Powerset. He serves as an Advisor at Republic. He is a Co-Founder and serves as President and Executive Chairman at Thumbtack. He earned BA in Politics and Economics from Yale University in 2006.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • United States

Jonathan Swanson Investments (35)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Superorder 03-Nov-2024 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Keeper (Social/Platform Software) 01-Oct-2024 Social/Platform Software Generating Revenue
Borderless 01-Sep-2024 Financial Software Startup
Openlayer 27-Apr-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
e6data 01-Jul-2022 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Otto (Electronics) 01-Jun-2022 Electronics (B2C) Out of Business
Mentava 11-Mar-2022 Educational Software Generating Revenue
Upside (Financial Software) 30-Dec-2021 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Pareto (Business/Productivity Software) 21-Oct-2021 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Rocketlane 23-Jun-2021 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue

Jonathan Swanson Exits (8)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Gretel 19-Mar-2025 Merger/Acquisition
Golden 23-Apr-2024
LummoSHOP 02-Sep-2023
Jumprope 03-Aug-2021
CoverWallet 03-Jan-2020
OKpanda 27-Mar-2019
Zesty (Social/Platform Software) 19-Apr-2018 Merger/Acquisition
Otto (Electronics) Out of Business

Jonathan Swanson Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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Jonathan Swanson Co-Investors (261)

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Jonathan Swanson FAQs

  • Who is Jonathan Swanson?

    Jonathan Swanson is an angel Investor who has made 35 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Jonathan Swanson?

    Jonathan Swanson is an angel investor.

  • What does Jonathan Swanson do?

    As an angel investor, Jonathan Swanson invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Jonathan Swanson invested in?

    Jonathan Swanson has made numerous investments in companies like Superorder, Keeper (Social/Platform Software), and Borderless within the Business/Productivity Software, Social/Platform Software, and Financial Software industries.

  • What has Jonathan Swanson invested in recently?

    Jonathan Swanson's latest investment was on 03-Nov-2024 in Superorder, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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