# Swivl funding: rounds and investors > Swivl has raised $4.5M across 8 rounds since 2011. Investors include ZhenFund, Grishin Robotics and Sinovation Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/swivl (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Swivl* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Consumer Apps Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$4.5M** raised across 8 rounds since 2011, from 8 sources **$700K** Seed **$250K** Seed **$235K** Debt **$500K** Seed **$115K** Debt **$1.5M** Seed **$1.3M** Debt - **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2025 - **Biggest round:** $1.5M Seed · Sept 2013 - **Investors:** 10 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$700K** Seed **$250K** Seed **$500K** Seed **$115K** Debt **$1.3M** Debt **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $700K - **Biggest round:** $1.5M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *1 returning* [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) Source recorded - **Aug 2015** Debt **$1.3M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Sept 2013** Seed **$1.5M** *7 new* *2 returning* [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Fresco Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fresco-capital) [Jeremie Berrebi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremie-berrebi) [Grishin Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grishin-robotics) [StartCaps Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startcaps-ventures) [Rising Tide Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-fund) [Tytus Michalski](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tytus-michalski) Steve Heffernan Tamer Hassanein From a historical funding record - **Aug 2013** Debt **$115K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov - **May 2013** Seed **$500K** *2 new* [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Grishin Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grishin-robotics) Reported by pehub.com - **Dec 2011** Debt **$235K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov - **Nov 2011** Seed **$250K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **May 2011** Seed **$700K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Swivl's own website: 1 founder, 13 on the team. **Vladimir Tetelbaum** Co-CEO and Founder - **Amith Vijaykumar** R&D Engineer - **Andrii Abushek** General Manager – Europe - **Daria Kharytonova** QA Engineer - **Gerard Dawson** Product Manager - **Igor Brovchenko** Director of Software Engineering & Architecture - **Ivanna Trotskovets** Graphic Designer - **Laura Wiggins** Customer Success Manager - **Oksana Kharchenko** Customer Success Manager - **Oleksandra Bazaluk** UX/UI Designer - **Olya Tyshchenko** Operations Support Team Lead - **Rachel Ashworth** Product Marketing Manager - **Ruslana Krasilova** Operations Support Manager - **Vladislav Kricilskij** QA Engineer ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2011 **Seed** 2011 **Debt** 2011 **Seed** 2013 **Debt** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Debt** 2015 **Venture** 2025 [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Grishin Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grishin-robotics) [Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) [Fresco Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fresco-capital) [Jeremie Berrebi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremie-berrebi) [StartCaps Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startcaps-ventures) [Rising Tide Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-fund) [Tytus Michalski](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tytus-michalski) Steve Heffernan Tamer Hassanein ## Everyone who backed them [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) VC firm **3** rounds [Grishin Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grishin-robotics) VC firm **2** rounds [Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Fresco Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fresco-capital) VC firm **1** round [Jeremie Berrebi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremie-berrebi) VC firm **1** round [StartCaps Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startcaps-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Rising Tide Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-fund) VC firm **1** round [Tytus Michalski](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tytus-michalski) Angel **1** round Steve Heffernan no record of our own yet **1** round Tamer Hassanein no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=swivl). ## Quick answers about Swivl ### Who invested in Swivl? Swivl's investors include ZhenFund, Grishin Robotics, Sinovation Ventures, Fresco Capital and Jeremie Berrebi, and 5 more on record. ### How much has Swivl raised? Swivl has raised $4.5M across 8 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Swivl last raise? Swivl's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2025. ### What was Swivl's biggest round? Swivl's largest round on record is $1.5M (Seed), in Sept 2013. ### Who backed Swivl first? Swivl's first round on record, in May 2013, was backed by ZhenFund and Grishin Robotics. ### What stage is Swivl at? Swivl's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2025. ### Where is Swivl based? Swivl is based in the United States. ## Companies like Swivl In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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