# Houwzer funding: rounds and investors

> Houwzer has raised $107M across 3 rounds since 2017. Investors include Alumni Ventures, Edison Partners and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern...

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

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# Who invested in *Houwzer*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$107M** raised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources

**$2.0M** Seed **$4.5M** Seed **$100M** Debt

- **Latest round:** Debt, $100M Feb 2022
- **Step-up i:** 22.2×
- **Investors:** 8

See who backed them

## The funding story

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

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

**$2.0M** Seed

**$4.5M** Seed

**$100M** Debt

- **First round:** Seed, $2.0M
- **Biggest round:** $100M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.1 years

## The rounds

- **Feb 2022** Debt **$100M** *3 new* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Edison Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edison-partners) [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn) Source recorded SEC filing: $19M sold, first sale Feb 2022
- **Jan 2019** Seed **$4.5M** *3 new* Admiral Capital Ben Franklin Capital Ira Lubert Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $4.5M sold, first sale Jan 2018
- **May 2017** Seed **$2.0M** *2 new* Jay Minkoff/ Ben Franklin Technology Partners StartupPHL Angel Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale May 2017

## Founders and team

From Houwzer's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 8 on the team.

**Mike Maher** Co-Founder & CEO

- **Dave Speers** Head of Product Marketing
- **Pamela Debnam** Head of Brokerage
- **Jill Deegan** Marketing Manager
- **Julie Hicks** Legal Operations Manager
- **Sonja Koblas** Director of Operations
- **Anthony Mannino** Executive Officer i
- **Melissa Gingrich** Executive Officer i
- **Michael Maher** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Austin Allison* *Charlie Young* *Dan Herscovici* *Michael Kopelman* *Natasha Ashton*

## 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** 2017 **Seed** 2019 **Debt** 2022 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Edison Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edison-partners) [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn) Admiral Capital Ben Franklin Capital Ira Lubert Jay Minkoff/ Ben Franklin Technology Partners StartupPHL Angel

## Everyone who backed them

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Edison Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edison-partners) Private equity **1** round

[Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn) Government **1** round

Admiral Capital no record of our own yet **1** round

Ben Franklin Capital no record of our own yet **1** round

Ira Lubert no record of our own yet **1** round

Jay Minkoff/ Ben Franklin Technology Partners no record of our own yet **1** round

StartupPHL Angel no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Houwzer 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.

[BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Broad Street Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broad-street-angels) Angel network Per its own site

[Eudemian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eudemian-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Houwzer

### Who invested in Houwzer?

Houwzer's investors include Alumni Ventures, Edison Partners, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Admiral Capital and Ben Franklin Capital, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Houwzer raised?

Houwzer has raised $107M across 3 rounds since 2017.

### When did Houwzer last raise?

Houwzer's most recent round was a Debt of $100M in Feb 2022.

### What was Houwzer's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $100M in Feb 2022, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Houwzer first?

Houwzer's first round on record, in May 2017, was backed by Jay Minkoff/ Ben Franklin Technology Partners and StartupPHL Angel.

### What stage is Houwzer at?

Houwzer's latest named round is a Debt, in Feb 2022.

### Where is Houwzer based?

Houwzer is based in the United States.

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