Sway
Sway is a logistics platform for e-commerce brands that handles next-day delivery and doorstep returns. The Los Angeles-based company raised $25M in Series A funding in January 2024 and employs 138 people.
The growth story
Sway grew from 14 to 138 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $25M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2024.
About
Sway provides delivery and returns management software for online retailers. Its platform offers next-day and two-day shipping options alongside a returns service where customers can exchange items at their doorstep.
The company has grown to 138 employees since its 2020 founding. Its $25M Series A round in January 2024 was led by a group of investors including 7GC & Co and Blackhorn Ventures.
Founders and leadership
Operations is Sway's largest department with 25 employees. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years.
The Sway org chart
ERIC WIMER (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 25 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 94 (+7% YoY), Business Development 9 (-10% YoY), Sales 7 (+17% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (+20% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (-17% YoY).
Talent flow
Sway recruits heavily from Amazon, which accounts for 7 of its 49 analyzed hires. Other top sources include Uber, Goldman Sachs, and Wheels. Alumni frequently move to delivery companies like DoorDash and SpeedX.
Most common previous employers of Sway staff: Amazon (7), Uber (4), Goldman Sachs (3), Wheels (3), Rinvio (2), NEXT Trucking (2). Former Sway employees most often moved to DoorDash (5), SpeedX (3), Accenture (2), Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (2), JOE & THE JUICE (1), ClearJet (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Sway mafia
Four Sway alumni have founded companies, including At Fault (10 employees) and Attention Economy Club (9 employees).
4Riley Garcia, was Intern until 2021Nicolas Rojter, was Operations Assistant until 2021Yanni Guo, was Operations Manager until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 59% direct, 12% search, 8% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Sway: Communication (40), Customer Service (40), Leadership (28), Microsoft Office (24), Problem Solving (23), Time Management (23), Management (23), Microsoft Excel (22).
Where the team actually sits
Sway people are concentrated in California, United States (20), United States (5), Texas, United States (5), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (3). 10 offices on record.
Search footprint
Sway attracts about 23 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 0 ranking keywords and lost 0 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Sway has 138 employees as of September 2026.
Sway has raised $25M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2024.
Sway was founded in 2020 by Kristian Zak.
ERIC WIMER (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Sway's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Sway staff are Amazon (7 people), Uber (4 people), Goldman Sachs (3 people).
Former Sway employees most often move to DoorDash (5), SpeedX (3), Accenture (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Sway, including At Fault, Attention Economy Club, Strategent AI.
Sway attracts about 23 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Sway staff are Communication, Customer Service, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Problem Solving.
Sway staff are concentrated in California, United States (20), United States (5), Texas, United States (5).
Sway has about 94 people in Operations, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Sway has about 9 people in Business Development, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 49 current and 94 former Sway profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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