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SWaN & Legend Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $110M, Feb 2019VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BSubscriptionEntertainmentLearning Management System

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 16 on record
Since the last cheque2635days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.5MCheque size, as they say$4.0M – $15MRounds led1 of 16Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch SWaN & Legend Venture Partners

SWaN & Legend Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    16 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $5.0M

What they do

SWaN is a US-based, venture capital fund manager focused on multi-stage opportunities in the consumer sector.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$4.0M – $15M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SubscriptionEntertainmentLearning Management System
Based in
Leesburg, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first16 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Aug
    UrbanStemsSeries B · US · TechCrunch$12MLed
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. Jul
    VeritronicSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.5MWith 3 others
  5. 2017

    2 rounds

  6. Jul
    FramebridgeSeries B · US · FinSMEs$17MWith 3 others
  7. Jan
    The Noodle CompaniesSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MSole investor
  8. 2015

    3 rounds

  9. Sept
    Cava GrillSeries B · US$45MWith 2 others
  10. Aug
    Quad LearningDebt · US$4.8MWith 4 others
  11. Jan
    BigTeamsSeries B · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  12. 2014

    5 rounds

  13. Dec
    OptoroSeries C · US$50MWith 3 others
  14. Nov
    La LumiereSeries B · US$20MWith 1 other
  15. Apr
    BigTeamsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  16. Apr
    Quad LearningSeries B · US$10MWith 6 others
  17. Apr
    Tango CardSeries B · US$3.3MWith 5 others
  18. 2013

    3 rounds

  19. Nov
    OptoroSeries B · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Jul
    OptoroSeries B · US · tech.co$24MWith 2 others
  21. Apr
    Tango CardSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$4.1MWith 5 others
  22. 2012

    1 round

  23. Nov
    OrderGrooveVenture · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named

APAnthony Peter NaderManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed
DBDavid BossermanManaging Director and Chief Financial Officer of General PartneriFiling they signed
DSDavid Scott StrasserMANAGER OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
FSFred SchaufeldMEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE MANAGERiFiling they signed
FSFrederick SchaufeldManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed
FDFredrick D SchaufeldMANAGER OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
GBGreg BibbCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MANAGERiFiling they signed
TKTodd KleinManaging Director and Chief Investment Officer of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$93Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
SWAN & LEGEND ADVISORS, LLC
SEC number
CRD 175323

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

17 of 36 we have independently watched raise

AirbnbAndpizzaBigteamsCustominkEcho360FramebridgeMyownmedNoodleOnenightOptoroOrdergrooveQuadlearningSoapboxsoapsTangocardUrbanstemsVeritonicWthnAboutAnonymouscontentCaastleCapitalsportsventuresCavaClasseduEvergreentransFyrflyGlidrKindsnacksMindshowMusicapitalShinolaSpectrioSquareupSugar23SvangelThinkfoodgroupWellspringhighereducation

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as SWaN & Legend Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies SWaN & Legend Venture Partners put money into.

Quick answers about SWaN & Legend Venture Partners

What does SWaN & Legend Venture Partners invest in?

SWaN & Legend Venture Partners invests most often at Series B and Venture (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Subscription, Entertainment and Learning Management System.

How active is SWaN & Legend Venture Partners?

16 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

What has SWaN & Legend Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: UrbanStems (Series B, Aug 2019), Veritronic (Seed, Jul 2018) and Framebridge (Series B, Jul 2017).

How big are SWaN & Legend Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.5M. It says it writes cheques of $4.0M to $15M.

Does SWaN & Legend Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 16 investments on record (6%).

Where does SWaN & Legend Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is SWaN & Legend Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

Who does SWaN & Legend Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Allegro Venture Partners (3 rounds together), New Enterprise Associates (3 rounds together) and Comcast Ventures (2 rounds together).

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