# Hire An Esquire funding: rounds and investors

> Hire An Esquire has raised $2.7M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Ulu Ventures, 645 Ventures and 37 Angels. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/hire-an-esquire (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Hire An Esquire*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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

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Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026

**$2.7M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

**$25K** Seed **$350K** Seed **$500K** Round **$1.8M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $1.8M Jun 2017
- **Step-up i:** 3.6×
- **Investors:** 5

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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.

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

**$25K** Seed

**$350K** Seed

**$500K** Round

**$1.8M** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $25K
- **Biggest round:** $1.8M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 23 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2017** Venture **$1.8M** *3 returning* [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) [645 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/645-ventures) [37 Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/37-angels) Source recorded SEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Jul 2015
- **Jun 2014** Round **$500K** *2 new* [Astia Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astia-angels) [Adam Quinton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-quinton) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $350K sold, first sale Dec 2013
- **Dec 2013** Seed **$350K** *3 new* [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) [645 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/645-ventures) [37 Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/37-angels) From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2012** Seed **$25K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Hire An Esquire's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 5 on the team.

**Julia C. Shapiro** Executive Director & Founder *Named on its 2022 Form D*

- **Benjamin Locher** Director of Technology
- **Jack Millerick** Director of Client Development
- **Kaitlin Molloy** Director of Client Development
- **Tiffany Taylor** Director of Accounting
- **Catherine C. Enck** Executive Director,

On the board, as filed i *Elizabeth C. Fenton* *Frank C. Byrne* *Ram C. Jambunathan*

## 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.

**Seed** 2012 **Seed** 2013 **Round** 2014 **Venture** 2017 [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) [645 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/645-ventures) [37 Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/37-angels) [Astia Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astia-angels) [Adam Quinton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-quinton)

## Everyone who backed them

[Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[645 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/645-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[37 Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/37-angels) Angel network **2** rounds

[Astia Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/astia-angels) Angel network **1** round

[Adam Quinton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-quinton) Angel **1** round

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## Quick answers about Hire An Esquire

### Who invested in Hire An Esquire?

Hire An Esquire's investors include Ulu Ventures, 645 Ventures, 37 Angels, Astia Angels and Adam Quinton.

### How much has Hire An Esquire raised?

Hire An Esquire has raised $2.7M across 4 rounds since 2012.

### When did Hire An Esquire last raise?

Hire An Esquire's most recent round was a Venture of $1.8M in Jun 2017.

### What was Hire An Esquire's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.8M in Jun 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Hire An Esquire first?

Hire An Esquire's first round on record, in Dec 2013, was backed by Ulu Ventures, 645 Ventures and 37 Angels.

### What stage is Hire An Esquire at?

Hire An Esquire's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2017.

### Where is Hire An Esquire based?

Hire An Esquire is based in the United States.

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