Investing Profile

Gary Swart(426)

VC

polarispartners.comSan Francisco, California
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32 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Pete Flint (NFX), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), and 29 other investors on Signal.

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Current Investing Position
Polaris Partners General Partner
Investment Range
$3 - $20
Sweet Spot
$5
Investments On Record
7

Gary Swart is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Gary Swart's Investments On Record (6)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
FloQast
Series BJun 2017$25M
Series AMar 2016$6.5M
$61.5M
Co-investors: Patrick Mathieson (Toba Capital)
Swiftly
Venture RoundMay 2017$2.5M
$14.15M
Co-investors: John Rodkin (Samsung NEXT), Adam Draper (BoostVC), Keval Desai (InterWest), Vinny Lingham, mehdi maghsoodnia
Qstream
Series BDec 2016$15M
$15M
B12
Series AJul 2016$12.4M
$12.4M
Co-investors: Gautam Gupta (M13), Jacob Gibson, Nitesh Banta, Peter Fishman
Envoy - helloenvoy.com
Seed RoundSep 2015$3M
$7.2M
Co-investors: Stephanie Palmeri (Uncork Capital), Nihal Mehta (Eniac Ventures), Fabrice Grinda (FJ Labs), Hadley Harris (ENIAC Ventures), Tim Young (ENIAC Ventures), Tyler Willis (Kepler Ventures), Matt Mazzeo (Coatue), Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures)
CliQr Technologies
Series CApr 2015$20M
$20M

most interested in

I am passionate about b2b saas companies focused on the future of work and healthcare technology

not interested in

I typically do not do consumer deals

Gary Swart's Experience

General Partner Polaris Partners2014 - Present
CEO oDesk (now UpWork)2005 - 2014
VP Sales Intellibank2004 - 2005
Business Unit Executive IBM2003 - 2004
Director SMB Sales Rational Software2001 - 2003
Director Corporate Sales Pure Atria1997 - 1998
Director Corporate Sales Pure Software1995 - 1997

Gary Swart's Education

University of Maryland BS Business