Swift Ventures

Swift Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Lafayette, California, established in 2021. It concentrates on seed and early-stage investments in artificial intelligence and automation companies with B2B business models. The firm emphasizes a founder-focused, hands-on approach, drawing on its experience as founders and builders to help portfolio companies scale from early product to growth, aiming for measurable traction such as positive revenue and retention signals. Swift Ventures seeks companies with a compelling early product and clear potential for expansion, providing practical guidance to navigate early-stage challenges and accelerate go-to-market and scale.
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Michelle Chen

Principal and Head of Operations

John Hughes

Co-Founder and General Partner

Brett Wilson

General Partner

Past deals in Video on Demand

Capsule

Series A in 2025
Founded in 2021 by Champ Bennett and Joseph Jorgensen, Capsule specializes in browser-based video editing technology for collaborative content creation. Its platform features AI-powered editing tools, a markup language for automated post-production, crowdsourcing capabilities, and branded templates, enabling businesses to efficiently produce, edit, and distribute high-quality videos without requiring specialized skills.

Capsule

Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2021 by Champ Bennett and Joseph Jorgensen, Capsule specializes in browser-based video editing technology for collaborative content creation. Its platform features AI-powered editing tools, a markup language for automated post-production, crowdsourcing capabilities, and branded templates, enabling businesses to efficiently produce, edit, and distribute high-quality videos without requiring specialized skills.

Tubi

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Tubi is a company that operates a free streaming television and movie network, offering on-demand video streaming services. It provides over 12,000 movies and television shows from nearly every major Hollywood studio, accessible completely free through an ad-supported model. Based in San Francisco, California, Tubi was incorporated in 2009 and is available in the US and Canada. Users can access Tubi through various devices and apps, including Samsung televisions, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Comcast’s X1, iOS, and Android. The service enables content producers and advertisers to distribute and monetize their content on connected TV platforms.
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