We believe the timing is right for a venture fund-of-funds. And, equally important, we believe we have the right team to do it.
Jonathan Parmer, MD
Managing Partner
Jon, a retired Ob/Gyn, is the founder of Swan Ventures and the Managing Partner of its first two fund-of-funds.
He is a graduate of Princeton University and New York University School of Medicine. Jon interned at Los Angeles County Hospital and did his Ob/Gyn residency training at Stanford University. After his residency, he opened a private practice in Palo Alto. While in practice, he served on the Strategic Planning Committee of Stanford University Hospital, as Deputy Chief of Stanford’s Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Throughout his career, Jon has consulted for multiple venture capitalists and worldwide healthcare companies.
In 2000, he founded Swan Ventures, primarily to give Silicon Valley physicians an opportunity to invest in a diverse portfolio of top-tier venture capital funds. In 2003, with its second fund, he expanded the investor base to include high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors.
In 2005, Jon founded Viveve Corporation (FKA TivaMed), a women’s health medical-device company, and was its initial CEO. Jon has had numerous United States and International patents issued, which he assigned to Viveve. Jon left Viveve in 2009 and left Silicon Valley (and California) shortly thereafter.
In semi-retirement, Jon continues to manage the remaining Swan Venture fund-of-funds. He also has served as a consultant to Viveve and other entities. Although Viveve no longer exists, Jon is a consultant to the international healthcare company that purchased the Intellectual Property from Viveve and thus holds the assignment of his patents. Jon is back in California (San Diego, not Silicon Valley), where Swan Ventures III, will be based.
Kathleen Parmer, MBA
Managing Partner
Kate is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in financial, analytical, and operational leadership positions at Fortune 500 firms.
Kate began her career as a software programmer in the Bay Area, performing contract work for various industries, including writing code to automate the quant portfolios at a well-known financial firm. From there, she shifted gears, joining State Street Global Advisors, where she provided statistical support to portfolio managers. After several years at State Street, she went on to further her education, pursuing her MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Having obtained her MBA, Kate joined S&P Global Ratings as a municipal bond analyst, where she quickly rose to become Director and Lead Analyst in US Public Finance. In this role, she co-authored new criteria for certain bond types within the municipal market, guiding the credit rating decision for all bonds rated by S&P Global within those categories. After several years, Kate was asked to help lead the organization’s global transformation effort in Lean Six Sigma, once again shifting gears, this time to become Director of Business Transformation on the operations side of the house.
In 2020, Kate accepted a leadership position at LPL Financial, most recently serving as a Senior Vice President in operations, where she oversaw the accuracy, pricing, and billing of over 3 million advisory accounts. Kate has since left LPL financial and is focusing full time on her role as a Managing Partner of Swan Ventures.