# Eric Ingram

> Eric Ingram is co-founder and CEO. Swell on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-29

Co-founder and CEO.

Eric Ingram co-founded Swell, a headless ecommerce platform with an API on every plan, and is its chief executive. He announced its $20 million Series A, led by VMG Catalyst and Headline, in March 2022, and led its purchase of the image optimisation company Piio that January.

## What Eric builds

- [Swell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swell.md), graded C, 55/100, in Commerce & checkout. Hosted headless commerce platform with a REST Backend API (products, carts, orders, subscriptions, coupons, promotions, custom models) and a Frontend API for storefronts. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-29.

## Backed by

- [VMG Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vmg-catalyst/)
- [Headline](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/headline/)
- [Bonfire Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bonfire-ventures/)
- [Willow Growth](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/willow-growth/)
- [Commerce Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/commerce-ventures/)
- [Remote First Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/remote-first-capital/)
- [Brian Long](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brian-long/)
- [Romain Lapeyre](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/romain-lapeyre/)
- [Domm Holland](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/domm-holland/)
- [Brian Magida](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brian-magida/)
- [Guillermo Rauch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/guillermo-rauch/)
- [Jason Warner](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jason-warner/)
- [Finbarr Taylor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/finbarr-taylor/)
- [Andrew Jones](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andrew-jones/)
- [Mark Lenhard](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mark-lenhard/)
- [Rich Lyons](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/rich-lyons/)
- [Blake Lyon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blake-lyon/)
- [Andreas Klinger](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreas-klinger/)
- [Taylor Clauson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/taylor-clauson/)
- [Ryan Thompson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ryan-thompson/)
- [Alex O'Byrne](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alex-o-byrne/)
- [Aadil Mamujee](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/aadil-mamujee/)
- [Jason Spinell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jason-spinell/)
- [Michael Stoppelman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/michael-stoppelman/)
- [Mark Daher](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mark-daher/)
- [Jason Finger](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jason-finger/)
- [Dave Johnson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dave-johnson/)

## Questions

### Who is Eric Ingram?

Eric Ingram co-founded Swell, a headless ecommerce platform with an API on every plan, and is its chief executive. He announced its $20 million Series A, led by VMG Catalyst and Headline, in March 2022, and led its purchase of the image optimisation company Piio that January.

### What does Swell make?

Anchor Terminal lists Swell from Swell. Hosted headless commerce platform with a REST Backend API (products, carts, orders, subscriptions, coupons, promotions, custom models) and a Frontend API for storefronts.

### Who has invested in Swell?

The sources our research read name VMG Catalyst, Headline, Bonfire Ventures, Willow Growth, Commerce Ventures, Remote First Capital, Brian Long, Romain Lapeyre, Domm Holland, Brian Magida, Guillermo Rauch, Jason Warner, Finbarr Taylor, Andrew Jones, Mark Lenhard, Rich Lyons, Blake Lyon, Andreas Klinger, Taylor Clauson, Ryan Thompson, Alex O'Byrne, Aadil Mamujee, Jason Spinell, Michael Stoppelman, Mark Daher, Jason Finger and Dave Johnson.

### How are Eric's tools graded?

Swell is graded C, 55 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.swell.is/
- https://www.swell.is/about
- https://www.swell.is/contact

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