# Sway: Advanced Materials, Oakland, United States

> Sway: Sway is a cleantech startup scaling seaweed-based, rapidly compostable replacements for plastic, beginning with flexible packaging.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/sway-4 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Sway

Sway is a cleantech startup scaling seaweed-based, rapidly compostable replacements for plastic, beginning with flexible packaging.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Advanced Materials Oakland, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** - not reported
- **Team:** - not reported
- **Funding reported:** $5.0M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed date not reported

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Sway has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Sway raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$5.0M** in dollars

Last round **Seed**

Investors listed **5**

## Founders and team

From Sway's own website: 2 founders, 5 on the team.

**Julia Marsh** CEO & Co-Founder

**Matt Mayes** COO & Co-Founder

- **Alyssa Pace** Head Of Marketing & Communications
- **Dennis Blanco** Head Of Supply
- **Annie Wang** Lab Manager
- **Franklin Hung** R&D Associate
- **Matt Catarino** Senior Materials Engineer

## On 6 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures)
- [Seabird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seabird-ventures)
- [Seagate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seagate-ventures)
- [Third Nature Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-nature-investments)
- [Superorganism](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superorganism)
- [ScoutFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scoutfund)

Each firm lists Sway on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Advanced Materials in United States

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