Bio

Thayer Swartwood is a Partner at Akmazo Capital and most recently ran an independent sponsor platform he founded. Prior to becoming a sponsor, Thayer spent nine years at ABS Ventures, a multi-stage investment firm. Selected prior investments include EverQuote (EVER), Certona (acquired by Kibo), Gomez (acquired by Compuware) and Overtone (acquired by KANA). Before joining ABS Ventures, Thayer spent three years at DB Capital Venture Partners and additional experience includes co-founder and CFO of an InsurTech company and interim CEO at a software company. Thayer began his career in the technology investment banking group at Alex. Brown & Sons and graduated from Vanderbilt University.