John Washington

Partner

John is an operator and entrepreneur with experience across a number of business verticals, including ecommerce, SaaS, business services and tech enabled services. Most recently, John was the Chief Financial Officer of Swell Commerce, an ecommerce platform software business for which he co-led a $20 million Series-A and oversaw the company’s growth to 75 employees. John began his career in financial services as an equity research analyst and a middle-market investment banker, before an encounter with a talented entrepreneur compelled John to try his hand on the operating side of a business. As an operator, John humbly learned that implementation and execution of business strategy presents a unique challenge relative to analyzing a business’s financials and operating history, and that a key to overcoming this challenge is great teams. John is originally from New Orleans, but out of deference to the Louisiana heat and humidity now calls North Carolina home.