HQ: Berkeley, CA
Leadership: Julia Marsh, Matt Mayes, and Leland Maschmeyer
Website: swaythefuture.com
Opportunity: To replace single-use petroleum-based plastics and restore marine ecosystems. Seaweed is currently one of the few carbon negative source materials for packaging with the possibility of near-term scale.
Vision: Sway harnesses the regenerative power of seaweed to help brands move toward a plastic-free future. Sway's seaweed replacements for thin film plastics are fully home-compostable, generating healthy soil while simultaneously replenishing the social and ecological systems harmed by petroleum plastics.
Status: Active