# NewsWhip funding: rounds and investors > NewsWhip has raised $22M across 6 rounds since 2011. Investors include Shane Naughton, 500 Global and Enterprise Ireland. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/newswhip (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Ireland · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Advertising & Adtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$22M** raised across 6 rounds since 2011, from 6 sources **$1.1M** Seed **$1.6M** Venture **$6.4M** Round **$13M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $13M Feb 2023 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 23 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. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 **?** Seed **?** Seed **$1.1M** Seed **$1.6M** Venture **$6.4M** Round **$13M** Venture - **First round:** Seed - **Biggest round:** $13M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 20 months ## The rounds - **Feb 2023** Venture **$13M** *2 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) Source recorded - **Feb 2017** Round **$6.4M** *2 new* *1 returning* [The Associated Press](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-associated-press) [Asahi Shimbun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asahi-shimbun) [Tribal Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribal-capital) Reported by TechCrunch - **May 2015** Venture **$1.6M** *14 new* *2 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) [AIB Seed Capital Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aib-seed-capital-fund) [ZenStone Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zenstone-venture-capital) [flight.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flight-vc) [Dublin Business Innovation Centre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dublin-business-innovation-centre) [tribal.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribal-vc) [The Associated Press](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-associated-press) [Matter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matter) [Armando Biondi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/armando-biondi) [Shane Naughton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-naughton) Angus McMillian Jim Mullins Meridian Growth Capital Sam Perry the SaaS Syndicate From a historical funding record - **Sept 2013** Seed **$1.1M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) [AIB Seed Capital Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aib-seed-capital-fund) [Shane Naughton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-naughton) [Meridian Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meridian-growth-capital-llp) [Hal Philipp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hal-philipp) Inundata Reported by finsmes.com - **Jul 2012** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [Shane Naughton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-naughton) [Hal Philipp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hal-philipp) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Sept 2011** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [NDRC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ndrc) 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. **Seed** 2011 **Seed** 2012 **Seed** 2013 **Venture** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Venture** 2023 [Shane Naughton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-naughton) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) [AIB Seed Capital Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aib-seed-capital-fund) [The Associated Press](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-associated-press) [Hal Philipp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hal-philipp) [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) [NDRC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ndrc) [ZenStone Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zenstone-venture-capital) [flight.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flight-vc) ## Everyone who backed them [Shane Naughton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-naughton) Angel **3** rounds [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) Government **2** rounds [AIB Seed Capital Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aib-seed-capital-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [The Associated Press](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-associated-press) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Hal Philipp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hal-philipp) VC firm **2** rounds [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) VC firm **1** round [NDRC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ndrc) Accelerator **1** round [ZenStone Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zenstone-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [flight.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flight-vc) VC firm **1** round [Dublin Business Innovation Centre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dublin-business-innovation-centre) Investment firm **1** round [tribal.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribal-vc) VC firm **1** round [Matter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matter) Accelerator **1** round [Armando Biondi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/armando-biondi) Angel **1** round [Meridian Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meridian-growth-capital-llp) Private equity **1** round [Asahi Shimbun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/asahi-shimbun) Growth equity **1** round [Tribal Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribal-capital) VC firm **1** round Angus McMillian no record of our own yet **1** round Inundata no record of our own yet **1** round Jim Mullins no record of our own yet **1** round Meridian Growth Capital no record of our own yet **1** round Sam Perry no record of our own yet **1** round the SaaS Syndicate no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=newswhip). ## 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 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sandalphon-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Furthr VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/furthr-vc) VC firm Per 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. ## Companies like NewsWhip In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Granite Digital** $10M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/granite-digital)[**Kevel** $75M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kevel)[**Cuttable** $29M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cuttable)[**Whop** $400M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whop)[**Gradient** $24M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradient)[**Pipedrive** $90M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipedrive) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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