# Peter Fitzpatrick

> Peter Fitzpatrick is the founder and CEO of Swipecast, a New York based marketplace that lets brands, magazines and agencies book models, photographers, stylists, makeup artists and entire creative crews through a single app. A former Wall Street investor who spent roughly a decade at JPMorgan Chase and the hedge fund BlueMountain Capital, he switched lanes to run a top-ranked modeling agency, then built Swipecast in 2015 to fix the cash-flow delays, opacity and friction he watched models and creatives endure. Clients have ranged from Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and Estee Lauder to Vogue, V Magazine and W Magazine.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Swipecast
- **Organizations:** Swipecast, Silent Models NY, BlueMountain Capital, JPMorgan Chase
- **Education:** M.Phil, Political Theory, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Swipecast into an on-demand marketplace serving clients including Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Estee Lauder, Tom Ford, Victoria's Secret, Vogue, V Magazine and W Magazine., Built Silent Models NY into a top-10 ranked women's modeling agency before founding Swipecast., Raised approximately $4 million in total funding, including a $2.8 million seed round, with backers drawn from Hearst, Louis Vuitton and EMI.

## Career timeline

- **1998-1999** — Earns an M.Phil in Political Theory at the University of Cambridge.
- **2000s** — Spends roughly a decade on Wall Street, including JPMorgan Chase (telecom, media and technology investments) and the $22 billion hedge fund BlueMountain Capital.
- **Pre-2015** — Founds and runs Silent Models NY, a top-10 ranked women's modeling agency.
- **2015** — Co-founds Swipecast with engineer Matthias Wickenburg; launches the iOS app as a marketplace for models, designers, photographers and stylists.
- **2017** — Raises a $2.5 million round backed by former Hearst, Louis Vuitton and EMI executives; expands beyond model booking into a full creative-services platform.
- **2018** — Swipecast profiled by Document Journal and The Impression as it scales to serve major brands and magazines.

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Swipecast into an on-demand marketplace serving clients including Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Estee Lauder, Tom Ford, Victoria's Secret, Vogue, V Magazine and W Magazine.
- Built Silent Models NY into a top-10 ranked women's modeling agency before founding Swipecast.
- Raised approximately $4 million in total funding, including a $2.8 million seed round, with backers drawn from Hearst, Louis Vuitton and EMI.
- Spent roughly a decade in finance at JPMorgan Chase and the $22 billion hedge fund BlueMountain Capital.

## Latest updates

- **2018-10** — Profiled by Document Journal alongside co-founder Matthias Wickenburg on how Swipecast is reshaping fashion-industry booking.
- **2018-12** — Featured in The Impression discussing Swipecast's evolution from a model app into a 360-degree resource for fashion creatives.

## Links

- Website: https://swipecast.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfitzpatrick2/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/swipecast
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petergfitzpatrick/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Swipecast-354337804765558/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/peter-fitzpatrick
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-06-21