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Who invested in NewsWhip

6 rounds we have observed, with the 23 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$22Mraised across 6 rounds since 2011, from 6 sources

$1.1MSeed$1.6MVenture$6.4MRound$13MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $13MFeb 2023
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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.

2011201320152017201920212023
?Seed?Seed$1.1MSeed$1.6MVenture$6.4MRound$13MVenture
First round
Seed
Sept 2011
Biggest round
$13M
Venture · Feb 2023
Usual gap between rounds
20 months
the median of 5

The rounds

  1. Feb 2023
    Venture$13M2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Feb 2017
    Round$6.4M2 new1 returning

    Reported by TechCrunch

  3. May 2015
    Venture$1.6M14 new2 returning

    From a historical funding record

  4. Sept 2013
  5. Jul 2012
    SeedAmount undisclosed2 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  6. Sept 2011
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

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

Shane NaughtonAngel3rounds
500 GlobalAngel2rounds
Enterprise IrelandGovernment2rounds
AIB Seed Capital FundVC firm2rounds
The Associated PressCorporate VC2rounds
Hal PhilippVC firm2rounds
Social StartsVC firm1round
NDRCAccelerator1round
flight.vcVC firm1round
tribal.vcVC firm1round
MatterAccelerator1round
Armando BiondiAngel1round
Meridian Growth CapitalPrivate equity1round
Asahi ShimbunGrowth equity1round
Tribal CapitalVC firm1round
Angus McMillianno record of our own yet1round
Inundatano record of our own yet1round
Jim Mullinsno record of our own yet1round
Meridian Growth Capitalno record of our own yet1round
Sam Perryno record of our own yet1round
the SaaS Syndicateno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list NewsWhip 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.

Sandalphon CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Furthr VCVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about NewsWhip

Who invested in NewsWhip?

NewsWhip's investors include Shane Naughton, 500 Global, Enterprise Ireland, AIB Seed Capital Fund and The Associated Press, and 18 more on record.

How much has NewsWhip raised?

NewsWhip has raised $22M across 6 rounds since 2011. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did NewsWhip last raise?

NewsWhip's most recent round was a Venture of $13M in Feb 2023.

What was NewsWhip's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $13M in Feb 2023, is also its largest on record.

Who backed NewsWhip first?

NewsWhip's first round on record, in Sept 2011, was backed by NDRC.

What stage is NewsWhip at?

NewsWhip's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2023.

Where is NewsWhip based?

NewsWhip is based in Ireland.

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