SWAY INNOVATION CO.
Melt-processable pellets made from seaweed-derived phycocolloids for compostable plastic packaging
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- San Leandro, CA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $7M, Dec 2023
- Total capital
- $10.9M
- Federal grants
- $1.4M
- 2 awards · 2023–2026
- Rank in peer group#27 of 141
- Private capital raised
- $9.5M
- 2 Form D · last Dec 2023
- 35 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 6 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#17 of 141
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Affordable, Scalable, and Compostable Solution for Flexible Plastic Packaging$1.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$7M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I:Ester and Polyester Modifications of Seaweed-Derived Colloids to Improve Melt Processing and Compatibility with Renewable Polymers$272K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.5M
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Standing among 141 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grants#27 · top 19%
- Granted patents#17 · top 12%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Julia MarshResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Jason W IngleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Leland MaschmeyerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew MayesExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 10- PendingCompostable Seaweed-based Compositions, And Associated Systems And MethodsUSPTOApplication 19275242
- PendingFlexible Seaweed-based Thin Films And Associated Solution Casting Systems And MethodsUSPTOApplication 19173011
- GrantedCompostable Seaweed-based Compositions, And Associated Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,398,516
Show all 10 patent records
- Compostable Seaweed-based Compositions, And Associated Systems And MethodsJan 15, 2026 · Application 19275242Pending
- Flexible Seaweed-based Thin Films And Associated Solution Casting Systems And MethodsSep 25, 2025 · Application 19173011Pending
- Compostable Seaweed-based Compositions, And Associated Systems And MethodsAug 26, 2025 · US 12,398,516Granted
- Flexible Seaweed-based Thin Films And Associated Solution Casting Systems And MethodsApr 29, 2025 · US 12,286,524Granted
- Compostable Seaweed-based Compositions, And Associated Systems And MethodsJul 30, 2024 · US 12,049,729Granted
- Compostable Seaweed-based Compositions, And Associated Systems And MethodsMar 26, 2024 · US 11,939,724Granted
- Flexible Seaweed-based Thin Films And Associated Solution Casting Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2024014640Pending
- Flexible Seaweed-based Thin Films And Associated Solution Casting Systems And MethodsApplication 63483359Pending
- Compostable Seaweed-based Compositions, And Associated Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2022079337Pending
- Compostable Seaweed-based Compositions, And Associated Systems And MethodsApplication 63276448Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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