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Investment Team Bios
Hans Swildens, Founder and CEO
Hans is the CEO of Industry Ventures responsible for the origination and execution of secondary, partnership
holdings and special situation investment opportunities for the firm. Additionally, he directs the firm's investment
processes, operations and limited partner relationships.
Prior to founding Industry Ventures, Hans was the co-founder and President of Microline Software. Microline was
acquired by Blaze Software (IPO), which was subsequently acquired by Fair Isaac. Hans was also an advisor to the
founders of Speedera Networks (acquired by Akamai), where he completed the firm's first secondary investment
and debt restructuring transaction.
Hans holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA with distinction from the University of California at
Santa Barbara.
Robert May, COO & CCO
Robert is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Industry Ventures.
Prior to joining Industry Ventures, Robert worked as a Consultant for Standish Management and led the Palo Alto
office. Robert has over 20 years of experience in Finance, Operations and Management with 12 of those years
specifically in Venture Capital. Previously, Robert was the COO and CFO for Founders Fund in San Francisco, CA.
Prior to Founders Fund, Robert spent four years as the CFO of Thomas Weisel Venture Partners. Robert started his
career in Venture Capital as the Controller for Mohr, Davidow Ventures. Robert was also a Senior Financial Analyst
at Hewlett-Packard and Production Control Analyst at Drexler Technologies.
Robert had earlier careers as both a commercial pilot and studio guitarist. Robert graduated from San Jose State
University with a BS in Business Administration, emphasis in Finance. He is a past original member of the Board of
Directors for the Private Equity CFO Association (PECFOA), an agency comprised of senior accounting and finance
executives.
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