Investments
80Portfolio Exits
16Funds
15About Sway Ventures
Sway Ventures, formerly AITV, is a US-based venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, La Jolla, and London. Sway Ventures invests in early-stage and medium-growth IT software companies that demonstrate tremendous opportunities for growth. With the sole purpose of altering the traditional approach to venture investing, the firm is intentionally singular in its focus around IT Software. Sway Ventures applies a thriving engagement engine to our portfolio companies and has developed a strategic ecosystem to ensure US and EMEA commercialization, revenue, and exit pathways.
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Latest Sway Ventures News
May 31, 2023
Mike Freeman / San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego-based Measurabl, which makes carbon footprint management tools for properties, raised a $93M Series D led by Energy Impact Partners and Sway Ventures — Measurabl managed to raise money despite the venture capital market being largely frozen for technology entrepreneurs.
Sway Ventures Investments
80 Investments
Sway Ventures has made 80 investments. Their latest investment was in Granite Forge as part of their Unattributed VC - II on August 8, 2023.
Sway Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/29/2023 | Unattributed VC - II | Granite Forge | $2.5M | No | 1 | |
5/31/2023 | Series D | Measurabl | $93M | No | 18 | |
12/6/2022 | Series A - III | Slingshot Aerospace | $40.85M | No | 5 | |
10/3/2022 | Series D | |||||
2/3/2022 | Seed VC - IV |
Date | 8/29/2023 | 5/31/2023 | 12/6/2022 | 10/3/2022 | 2/3/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Unattributed VC - II | Series D | Series A - III | Series D | Seed VC - IV |
Company | Granite Forge | Measurabl | Slingshot Aerospace | ||
Amount | $2.5M | $93M | $40.85M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 18 | 5 |
Sway Ventures Portfolio Exits
16 Portfolio Exits
Sway Ventures has 16 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Surf Air Mobility on July 27, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/27/2023 | IPO | Public | 1 | ||
5/31/2023 | Acquired | 4 | |||
2/6/2023 | Acquired | 8 | |||
Date | 7/27/2023 | 5/31/2023 | 2/6/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | IPO | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Sway Ventures Fund History
15 Fund Histories
Sway Ventures has 15 funds, including Sway Ventures Fashion II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/27/2018 | Sway Ventures Fashion II | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $7.4M | 1 |
7/18/2018 | Sway Ventures Logistics II | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $3M | 1 |
6/20/2018 | Sway Ventures Fund II | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $45.85M | 4 |
6/20/2018 | Sway Ventures Fund II (Cayman) | ||||
3/26/2018 | Sway Ventures Cyber II |
Closing Date | 7/27/2018 | 7/18/2018 | 6/20/2018 | 6/20/2018 | 3/26/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Sway Ventures Fashion II | Sway Ventures Logistics II | Sway Ventures Fund II | Sway Ventures Fund II (Cayman) | Sway Ventures Cyber II |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | ||
Status | Open | Closed | Open | ||
Amount | $7.4M | $3M | $45.85M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Sway Ventures Team
9 Team Members
Sway Ventures has 9 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Bill Malloy | Founder | Current | |
Name | Bill Malloy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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