Hans Swildens
Hans Swildens is the founder and CEO of Industry Ventures, a firm he established in 1999. He is recognized as an early pioneer of the modern secondary market for venture capital, creating liquidity mechanisms for venture investments prior to IPO or M&A events. In January 2026, he joined Goldman Sachs as a Partner in its Asset and Wealth Management business following Goldman Sachs' acquisition of Industry Ventures, where he continues to manage key parts of the Industry Ventures operations within the firm's External Investing Group.
“Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures, "breaks down how venture secondaries became a major market and why liquidity is now central to how VC gets financed... why the secondary market may eventually be bigger than primaries."”
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