# Modern Message funding: rounds and investors

> Modern Message has raised $2.5M across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include AVP. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Modern Message*

3 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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

**$2.5M** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources

**$170K** Venture **$300K** Seed **$2.0M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $2.0M Jun 2017
- **Step-up i:** 6.7×
- **Investors:** 1

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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.

2014 2015 2016 2017

**$170K** Venture

**$300K** Seed

**$2.0M** Series A

- **First round:** Venture, $170K
- **Biggest round:** $2.0M
- **Between rounds:** 3.9 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2017** Series A **$2.0M** *1 new* [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) Source recorded
- **Jun 2013** Seed **$300K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by prweb.com SEC filing: $170K sold, first sale May 2013
- **May 2013** Venture **$170K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $170K sold, first sale May 2013

## Founders and team

From Modern Message's own website: 11 on the team.

- **Dirk Wakeham** President and Chief Executive Officer
- **Brandon Bible** Chief Growth Officer
- **David Monk** Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
- **Evan Lorch** Chief Financial Officer (Interim)
- **Jack Webber** Chief Sales Officer
- **Lance French** Chief Digital and Technology Officer
- **Paul Sexton** Chief Human Resources Officer
- **Shamik Mukherjee** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Titina Ott Adams** Chief Customer Officer
- **Vinit Doshi** Chief Operating Officer
- **Zahir Khoja** Chief Fintech Officer

## Everyone who backed them

[AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) Investment firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Modern Message

### Who invested in Modern Message?

Modern Message's investors include AVP.

### How much has Modern Message raised?

Modern Message has raised $2.5M across 3 rounds since 2013.

### When did Modern Message last raise?

Modern Message's most recent round was a Series A of $2.0M in Jun 2017.

### What was Modern Message's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.0M in Jun 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Modern Message first?

Modern Message's first round on record, in Jun 2017, was backed by AVP.

### What stage is Modern Message at?

Modern Message's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2017.

### Where is Modern Message based?

Modern Message is based in the United States.

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