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Swipe Ventures is a new investment vehicle led by Sean Rad, Co-Founder and CEO of the dating app Tinder. The firm will continue to grow Tinder's reach through acquisitions, investment opportunities, and development of new businesses -- with a focus on the dating and broader social spaces. Swipe Ventures will incorporate some projects into Tinder, while others will remain standalone ventures. 
			 
			 
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                                Investment Firm Key
                                 
                                 
                                   VC = Venture Capital 
                                   PE = Private Equity 
                                   A = Angel 
                                   I = Incubator 
                                   MB = Merchant Bank 
                                   VD = Venture Debt 
                                   FI = Family Investment Office 
                                   FOF = Fund of Funds 
                                   ED = Economic Development Office    
                                   TT = Technology Transfer Office 
                                   CVC = Corporate Venture Capital 
                                   SEC = Secondary Purchaser 
                                   HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund 
                                    
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                                | COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE | 
                                 
                                
                                | Venture Capital |  | 
                                 
                                
                                Seed Stage (includes "pre-seed," or  concept stage) | No Revenue | 
                                 
                                
                                | Early Stage | Minimal Revenue | 
                                 
                                
                                Growth Stage (also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M | 
                                 
                                
                                Expansion Stage (also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater | 
                                 
                                
                                | Private Equity |  | 
                                 
                                
                                | Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M | 
                                 
                                
                                | Middle Market | $250M-$499M | 
                                 
                                
                                | Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B | 
                                 
                                
                                | Large Cap | >$1B | 
                                 
                                 
                                 
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