Application Fee Payment Deadline:
Monday, January 6th
SWAN requires a $50 application fee (non-refundable) for all applicants seeking initial funding from SWAN. The fee allows your company to apply twice, including this application and a successive application.
After you complete your application, you will receive an application-received acknowledgement email that contains a reminder that you will need to make payment. After SWAN enters a payment request into dealum, the next time that you log into dealum, you will be able to make payment.
If you have close relationship with a SWAN angel who has encouraged you to apply, you can check to see if that angel is willing to pay your application fee.
An application fee is not required of SWAN portfolio companies who are applying for follow-on funding.
Your Company can help SWAN scale its Impact!
SWAN angel investors enable creative entrepreneurs to deliver massive impact as they address the world’s most pressing problems.
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit with the mission of educating the public on how to invest in impact companies and how to raise fundings for impact startups.
Our impact-focused angels make personal investments in companies. We don’t have a fund with management fees and a carry to support the network financially.
You can help SWAN scale its impact by making a voluntary, one-donation of Warrants to SWAN. Please let us know if you would like more information on this program.
SWAN’s primary investment focus
“The SWAN Impact Network plays a critical role in supporting early stage entrepreneurs. They are well positioned to support companies that are in the middle of commercialization and need a little extra bit of support to reach that next critical inflection point.”
~ Andrew Maxey, CEO and Co-Founder of Vartega
Apply to SWAN for the First Time.
Here are the steps to take before completing your application to understand if you are a good match with SWAN and to increase your chances of being funded by SWAN.
- See the following information.
- Note that SWAN prefers convertible notes over SAFE Notes.
After you have taken these learning steps, you can decide if it is a good use of time to apply, using the button below.
Reapplying to SWAN for your first funding from SWAN.
- Before your company reapplies, please make meaningful progress in addressing the concerns that we shared on your prior application.
- Before submitting your application online, make sure that you answer “yes” to the dealum question about whether you have previously applied, and state your progress.
- After updating your application, please take the final step of Submitting the application in dealum. Just updating answers on your dealum application will not cause your application to be re-submitted to SWAN.
If SWAN previously funded your company:
- Send an email to Associate@swanimpact.org informing SWAN that your company is seeking follow-on funding.
- Speak with your SWAN contact about your new round and ask them to Sponsor your application. The Sponsor role is defined in Follow-on Funding for SWAN Portfolio Companies.
- Use the link below to enter into SWAN’s funding process, which uses the dealum online platform.
How to Apply for first funding from SWAN
A good way to identify a match with us is to view our portfolio. See deals we have funded – exits and current portfolio.
How SWAN assesses Impact:
- If your company advances deep into our down selection process, you will be asked to write an assessment of the Five Dimensions of Impact.
- If your company advances to the final step before funding, in which we write a Deal memo, SWAN will work with you to define a small number of Impact KIPs.
Here is a short presentation on Fund Raising
Here is more detailed information on what SWAN invests in.
Please note. The online application asks you to upload certain files. Please make sure that your files adhere to the requirements defined by the buttons below.
You apply using the “Apply Online” button shown below.
Our Application Review Process
We provide funding for impact startup companies on a quarterly cycle, following the procedure below.
See the Quarterly Schedule
The angels came to the table sharing and supporting our passion to help kids thrive.”
~ Amy Looper, Co-Founder of OneSeventeen Media
The SWAN Impact Network provides funding for impact startup companies. And SWAN has a passion for doing good. Doing good for society and the environment. And going good for founders by being a responsive, transparent and helpful partner.
More Information Regarding Applying for Impact Funding
- We do not accept any material containing Confidential or Proprietary legends.
- Companies may apply twice within any twelve-month period.
- The $50 application fee (non-refundable) allows your company to apply twice.
- Our network is not able to accept applications through other platforms such as Gust.
I have pitched to more angel groups than I can remember. Probably went into diligence with a dozen or more.
It was the most thorough and transparent of any group which speaks to the quality of people in SWAN.
~ Steve Mogensen, CEO and Co-Founder of Speech Vive
Recently Funded Impact Businesses
SWAN participates in Vartega’s recent $10M funding round
SWAN announces investment in Skope
