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Who invested in project44?
project44's investors include Chicago Ventures, 8VC, Pritzker Group, Emergence Capital and Emergence, and 6 more on record.
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$11MSeries A$35MSeries A$45MRound$80MVenture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in project44
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$171Mraised across 4 rounds since 2016, from 4 sources
$11MSeries A$35MSeries A$45MRound$80MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $80MNov 2022
- Step-upi
- 1.8×
- Investors
- 11
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $11M Sept 2016
- Biggest round
- $80M Venture · Nov 2022
- Usual gap between rounds
- 19 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Nov 2022Venture$80M2 new2 returning
Source recordedSEC filing: $31M sold, first sale Oct 2022
- Oct 2018Round$45M3 new4 returning
8VC
Pritzker Group
Chicago Ventures
OpenView
Emergence
Omidyar Technology Ventures- Sapphire Ventures/ Insight
Reported by FinSMEs
- Apr 2018Series A$35M4 new1 returning
Reported by FinSMEs
- Sept 2016
Founders and team
From project44's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 6 on the team.
Jett McCandlessFounder and CEONamed on its 2022 Form D
- Brian CooperChief Marketing Officer
- Jennifer CoyneChief Legal, People & Risk Officer
- Jonathan ScherrChief Strategy and Operations Officer
- Mark StrassmanChief Product Officer
- Rick TurcoChief Revenue Officer
- Vinay MathurChief Technology Officer
On the board, as filediDouglas BatesJames BaumJoseph FloydKevin DiestelTeddie WardiWilliam Conroy
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.
Series A2016Series A2018Round2018Venture2022Chicago Ventures8VCPritzker Group
Emergence CapitalEmergenceOmidyar Technology Ventures
Sapphire Ventures
TPGOpenViewOpenView/ 8VC
Chicago Ventures8VCPritzker GroupEmergence CapitalEmergenceOmidyar Technology VenturesSapphire VenturesTPGOpenViewOpenView/ 8VCEveryone who backed them
OpenView/ 8VCno record of our own yet1round
Sapphire Ventures/ Insightno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 8 firms list project44 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.
Quick answers about project44
How much has project44 raised?
project44 has raised $171M across 4 rounds since 2016.
When did project44 last raise?
project44's most recent round was a Venture of $80M in Nov 2022.
What was project44's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $80M in Nov 2022, is also its largest on record.
Who backed project44 first?
project44's first round on record, in Sept 2016, was backed by Chicago Ventures and Emergence Capital.
What stage is project44 at?
project44's latest named round is a Venture, in Nov 2022.
Where is project44 based?
project44 is based in the United States.
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