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Who invested in Bitwage

3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Enterprise Software

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$2.3Mraised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

$750KSeed$1.5MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $1.5MOct 2021
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015201620172018201920202021
?Seed$750KSeed$1.5MSeed
First round
Seed
Dec 2014
Biggest round
$1.5M
Seed · Oct 2021
Usual gap between rounds
5.8 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Oct 2021
    Seed$1.5M2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Nov 2015
    Seed$750K6 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $5 sold, first sale Feb 2016

  3. Dec 2014
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From Bitwage's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders, 4 on the team.

Jonathan ChesterCEO, Co-founderNamed on its 2016 Form D
John LindsayCTO, Co-founderNamed on its 2016 Form D
  • Frank RodriguezCOO
  • Ramiro RaposoVP of Growth
  • Roy LindsayVP Engineering
  • Sonia ChesterVP of Product

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Plug and PlayAccelerator2rounds
Draper AssociatesVC firm2rounds
Saeed AmidiAngel1round
BankToTheFutureno record of our own yet1round
Bitcoin Capitalno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Bitwage as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Overton Venture CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Visary CapitalVC firm2025, per its site

Quick answers about Bitwage

Who invested in Bitwage?

Bitwage's investors include Plug and Play, Draper Associates, Saeed Amidi, Cloud Money Ventures and Orange Silicon Valley, and 2 more on record.

How much has Bitwage raised?

Bitwage has raised $2.3M across 3 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Bitwage last raise?

Bitwage's most recent round was a Seed of $1.5M in Oct 2021.

What was Bitwage's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.5M in Oct 2021, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Bitwage first?

Bitwage's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Plug and Play.

What stage is Bitwage at?

Bitwage's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2021.

Where is Bitwage based?

Bitwage is based in the United States.

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