About Sway Ventures
Sway Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of May 2025, Sway Ventures has invested in 67 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Secro Overall, Sway Ventures portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 4 IPOs and 23 acquisitions including key companies like Uber, Eight Sleep and Twilio. A lot of funds co-invest with Sway Ventures, with names like 8VC sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Sway Ventures has team of 32 people including 23 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 4 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Sway Ventures' List of Top Investments
Sway Ventures has a portfolio of 67 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Tally and EVRYTHNG.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Canada and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Sway Ventures:
1. Uber
Network providing on-demand transportation, delivery, and business management solutions. It facilitates ride requests and connects individuals with transportation providers. Additionally, it offers delivery services for food and other goods. The network extends to business solutions, providing tools for managing rides, meals, and local deliveries for organizations.
Key facts about Uber
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $13.2B
- Employee Count: 161,587 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, TrueBridge and 191 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Eight Sleep
Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers. It provides an AI-based internet-first brand of thermoregulated mattress, carbon air pillow, and smart mattress cover that is controlled via smartphone. It allows the user to set the temperature of the mattress independently and monitor the body vitals such as breathing and heart-rate variability. This control allows the user to fall asleep faster and improves the quality of sleep. The app can be connected with other smart devices to monitor sleep activity.
Key facts about Eight Sleep
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $323M
- Employee Count: 250 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: SoftBank Group, StartX and 88 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 04, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Twilio
Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform. The platform offers a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web developers to integrate phone calls, text messages, and IP voice communications into the web, mobile, and traditional phone applications. It provides customer data platform that allows users to collect data from different channels, and manage the customer journeys in real time. It caters its solution to industries such as reatil, finance, healthcare, and more.
Key facts about Twilio
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $240M
- Employee Count: 7,442 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: TCV, TrueBridge and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 31, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Surf Air
Platform offering providing private arline services. It offers first-class travel on executive aircraft. It works as a supscription based model where a member can subscribe to unlimited flights.
Key facts about Surf Air
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Santa Monica (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $24.8M
- Employee Count: 133 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, Anthem Venture Partners and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Sprinklr
Cloud based customer experience management software. The platform allows brands to convert public conversations on different channels into insights to improve marketing, advertising, customer service, product development, and more. Product features include location-based analysis of brand experiences, content marketing, marketing analytics, reputation management, and more.
Key facts about Sprinklr
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Jan 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $578M
- Employee Count: 3,589 as on Jan 31, 2025
- Investors: HTIF, Section Partners and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Sep 09, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Sway Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Sway Ventures has invested in 67 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Secro and most recent follow-on round was in Measurabl.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2018 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2017 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Sway Ventures' Investments by Stage
Sway Ventures has made 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.3M, 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.23M and 8 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $21.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 9 |
Seed | 8 |
Series B | 8 |
Series E | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sway Ventures' Investments by Sector
Sway Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 61 Tech companies, 56 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 45 Software companies and at least 32 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 17 |
High Tech | 10 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 7 |
Consumer | 5 |
FinTech | 4 |
Others | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sway Ventures' Investments by Geography
Sway Ventures has made most investments in United States (26), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 26 |
Canada | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sway Ventures' recent investments
Sway Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Sway Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 26, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9058 | [+5] | |
Oct 11, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2108 | [+3] | |
Apr 03, 2024 | United States | Series A | 9677 | ||
May 31, 2023 | United States | Series D | 5632 | [+12] | |
Oct 03, 2022 | United States | Series D | 7314 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Sway Ventures' Portfolio
Sway Ventures has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Eight Sleep, Addepar, Sourcegraph and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Eight Sleep. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Sway Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers | 2014 | New York City | Series D | bbvwjia | ||
71 | Wealth management solutions for advisors | 2009 | Mountain View | Series G | jjnhlfc | ||
70 | Developer of a platform for code search, analysis, and modification | 2013 | San Francisco | Series D | lfcnsrn | ||
66 | Operator of drone delivery and logistics | 2011 | San Francisco | Series H | vpmkkdy |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Sway Ventures' Portfolio
4 of Sway Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Surf Air got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2023 at marketcap of $982M and Sprinklr got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $3.97B.Here are Sway Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 27, 2023 | - | - | 2297 | |
Jun 23, 2021 | - | - | 7080 | |
May 09, 2019 | - | - | 7180 | |
Jun 23, 2016 | - | - | 8300 |
Acquired companies in Sway Ventures' Portfolio
23 companies from Sway Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was LiveAction Software in Oct 2024 by BlueCat for $*****.Here are Sway Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 03, 2024 | Feb 18, 2016 | Series B | 2558 | |
May 29, 2024 | Jan 18, 2017 | Series A | 3297 | |
Feb 27, 2024 | - | - | 7571 | |
Sep 21, 2023 | - | - | 1691 | |
May 31, 2023 | 2018 | Seed | 4426 |
Team profile of Sway Ventures
Sway Ventures has a team of 32 members including 23 Partners and 3 Venture Partners located in United States, Taiwan and 2 more locations. Sway Ventures' team sits on the board of 5 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Sway Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | |||
Partner | Washington, DC | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Cleveland | - | - | |
Partner | Seattle | - | - | |
Partner | Washington, DC | - | ||
Partner | Redwood City | - | ||
Partner | San Jose | - | - |
Co-investors of Sway Ventures
Over the past 12 years, 255 investors have co-invested in Sway Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Sway Ventures: AITV, Shasta Ventures and 100 others have invested in rounds before Sway Ventures. There are 7 companies where AITV has invested before Sway Ventures and 4 companies where Shasta Ventures has invested before Sway Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Sway Ventures: 71 investors entered a company along with Sway Ventures. These include investors like 8VC (3 companies).
- Invested after Sway Ventures: A total of 82 investors have invested in Sway Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include D1 Capital Partners (1 company), Vitruvian Partners (1 company) and EDBI (1 company).
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