# Hans Swildens at Industry Ventures > Hans Swildens, CEO and Founder at Industry Ventures. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/hans-swildens (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Hans Swildens CEO and Founder at [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 4 episodes What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Industry Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=hans-swildens)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=hans-swildens) ## The firm [**Industry Ventures** VC firm · US **11** cheques in 12 months **139** all time **4** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [6sense](https://millionrounds.com/startup/6sense-3) - [Aizon](https://millionrounds.com/startup/aizon) - [Apartment List](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list) - [AppDynamics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/appdynamics) - [Astranis](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis) - [AtScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/atscale) - [August Home](https://millionrounds.com/company/august-home) - [Baffle](https://millionrounds.com/company/baffle) - [BioCatch](https://millionrounds.com/startup/biocatch-2) - [Blocknative](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blocknative) - [Booksy](https://millionrounds.com/company/booksy) - [Boundless](https://millionrounds.com/company/boundless) - [Bugcrowd](https://millionrounds.com/company/bugcrowd) - [Bulk MRO Industrial Supply](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bulk-mro-industrial-supply) - [CATALOG](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalog) - [Carta](https://millionrounds.com/startup/carta-2) - [CircleCI](https://millionrounds.com/company/circleci) - [ClearBrain](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clearbrain) - [ClickSWITCH](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickswitch) - [Copper](https://millionrounds.com/company/copper) - [Crexi](https://millionrounds.com/company/crexi) - [Datos Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/datos-health) - [Digital Shadows](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-shadows) - [Directly](https://millionrounds.com/company/directly) - [Figure Eight](https://millionrounds.com/startup/figure-eight) - [Firefly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/firefly-2) - [Florence Healthcare](https://millionrounds.com/startup/florence-healthcare) - [Fountain](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fountain-4) - [Harvest Power](https://millionrounds.com/startup/harvest-power-llc) - [Havenly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/havenly-2) - [Honeycomb](https://millionrounds.com/startup/honeycomb-6) - [InnerSpace](https://millionrounds.com/startup/innerspace-4) - [June](https://millionrounds.com/startup/june) - [Kahuna](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kahuna-3) - [Kin Insurance](https://millionrounds.com/company/kin-insurance) - [LeanData](https://millionrounds.com/company/leandata) 36 of 80 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **MOON Investors Employee LP** of the Manager of the Issuer's General Partner since 2026 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **MOON Investors Employee Offshore LP** of the Manager of the Issuer's General Partner since 2026 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Industry Ventures - [**Aaron Hinz** Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaron-hinz) - [**Alyssa Walker** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alyssa-walker) - [**Amir Malayery** Managing Director, Secondaries Strategy *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amir-malayery) - [**Brian Langner** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-langner) - [**Dominique Yadegar** Vice President *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dominique-yadegar) - [**Eddie Meyercord** Vice President *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eddie-meyercord) - [**Fanni Fan** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/fanni-fan) - [**Ira Simkhovitch** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ira-simkhovitch) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 3 Jul 2026 · 1h 45m Inside Goldman’s $22B Bet on Venture Capital | Hans Swildens, Industry Ventures With [Hans Swildens](https://millionrounds.com/person/hans-swildens) Mentions [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures)[Zach Coelius](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zach-coelius)[Will Quist](https://millionrounds.com/person/will-quist) About this episode Hans Swildens started Industry Ventures in 2000, and this is his first podcast since selling it to Goldman Sachs in 2026. Hans has been buying venture secondaries longer than almost anyone, and the combined business is one of the largest VC portfolios in the world: 525 firms, 1,600 funds, and over… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 22 Oct 2025 · 24 min How Hans Swildens pulled off a blockbuster Goldman Sachs sale, and what it means for venture liquidity With [Hans Swildens](https://millionrounds.com/person/hans-swildens) Mentions [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) About this episode This week's episode of StrictlyVC Download features Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures, discussing his firm's transaction with Goldman Sachs that comes during Industry Ventures' 25th anniversary year. Swildens walks through the 20-year evolution of the Goldman relationship, from LP investor… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 15 Apr 2025 · 26 min Hans Swildens of Industry Ventures on the ways VCs are "manufacturing" liquidity in 2025 With [Hans Swildens](https://millionrounds.com/person/hans-swildens) Mentions [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) About this episode This week Connie Loizos and Alex Gove are joined by return guest Hans Swildens. Hans is the founder and CEO of Industry Ventures, a firm known for its pioneering role in the venture secondary market. With stakes in over 700 venture funds and years of experience in the secondaries market, we wanted… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 30 Sept 2023 · 25 min Investor Hans Swildens on the Small Tech Buyout Opportunity With [Hans Swildens](https://millionrounds.com/person/hans-swildens) Mentions [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) About this episode Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie speaks with Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures, a venture firm, fund of funds, and secondary shop with more than $7 billion under management.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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