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Total raised
$3M
1 round on record
Latest round
$3M
Venture round · May 2026 · 5 mo ago
Team
9
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +13% in a year
Backers
1
| Tech Square Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
5 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
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this month
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The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 4
Raised a round Venture round $3M · SEC Form D
May 16, 2023
Launched Loliware unveils seaweed resin, compostable utensils · recyclingtoday.com
Apr 22, 2022
Launched LOLIWARE Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Seaweed Pellet Technology to Replace Plastics · PRNewswire
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | May 2026 | $3M | — | SEC Form D |
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| Legal entity | Loliware Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
James MastronardiExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Jonathan PliscoExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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News
Seaweed-based straw maker Loliware scaling up with new financing
Atlanta-based venture capital group Engage this month selected Loliware LLC as one of eight companies in the 2023 class of its Enterprise "go-to-market" program.
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LOLIWARE to be featured at Clinton Global Initiative Event as a One of the Clinton Foundation
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --LOLIWARE to be featured at Clinton Global Initiative Event as a One of the Clinton Foundation
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Bio-based packaging companies say mushrooms and seaweed are the next alternatives to plastic
In a recent webinar, companies made their case for
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'Designed to Disappear': Loliware's Seaweed-Based Straws Offer Eco-Friendly Alternative
It can be tough to make sustainable choices, and even harder when sustainable materials don't hold up. Loliware has a solution to the plastic straw problem: its seaweed-based straws are stronger than paper alternatives and once used, can be composted and
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Pellet technology turns seaweed into straws, replacing plastic
CNBC's Diana Olick reports on a new clean start-up focused on creating biodegradable straws made out of seaweed.
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LOLIWARE Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Seaweed Pellet Technology to Replace Plastics
/PRNewswire/ -- LOLIWARE, the SEA Technology creator, announced today that they have developed the first seaweed pellet created from natural biomaterials to...
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James Mastronardi
Executive Officer

Jonathan Plisco
Executive Officer, Director

Emma Jenkin
Director

Justin Kamine
Director

Cassy Liberman
Director

Oliver Libby
Director
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San Jose
United States
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50-200 est. staff
Financials
Total raised
$3M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | $3M | Details |






