# SMART WIRES funding: rounds and investors > SMART WIRES has raised $104M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include RiverVest and Alumni Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-wires (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *SMART WIRES* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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. Energy Follow SMART WIRES and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fsmart-wires) Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$104M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources **$3.0M** Series A **$18M** Series B **$17M** Series C **$65M** Growth - **Latest round:** Growth, $65M Jan 2025 - **Step-up i:** 3.7× - **Investors:** 2 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. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 **$3.0M** Series A **$18M** Series B **$17M** Series C **$65M** Growth - **First round:** Series A, $3.0M - **Biggest round:** $65M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2025** Growth **$65M** *1 new* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) Source recorded - **Jun 2015** Series C **$17M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $17M sold, first sale May 2015 - **Mar 2014** Series B **$18M** *1 returning* [RiverVest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rivervest-venture-partners) From a historical funding record - **Oct 2012** Series A **$3.0M** *1 new* [RiverVest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rivervest-venture-partners) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From SMART WIRES's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 12 on the team. - **Joanna Lohkamp** Chief Executive Officer - **Ami Chmielewski** Vice President of Finance - **Arvind Krishna** Chief of Engineering - **Hêdd Roberts** General Manager, Europe & APAC - **Joaquin Peirano** General Manager, Americas - **Melanie Miller** General Counsel - **Alexandra Pressman** Executive Officer i - **Frank Kreikebaum** Executive Officer i - **Gregg Rotenberg** Executive Officer, Director i - **Gregory Tibbitts** Executive Officer i - **Haroon Inam** Executive Officer i - **Mark Freyman** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Anthony Arnerich* *Christopher Bass* *Jay Schmelter* *Mark Lewis* *Nicholas Walrod* *Steven Specker* *Thomas Voss* ## 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 A** 2012 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2015 **Growth** 2025 [RiverVest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rivervest-venture-partners) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) ## Everyone who backed them [RiverVest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rivervest-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=smart-wires). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list SMART WIRES 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. [Energy Transition Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-transition-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Trog Hawley Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trog-hawley-capital) Family office Per its own site [BP Energy Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bp-energy-partners) Private equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about SMART WIRES ### Who invested in SMART WIRES? SMART WIRES's investors include RiverVest and Alumni Ventures. ### How much has SMART WIRES raised? SMART WIRES has raised $104M across 4 rounds since 2012. ### When did SMART WIRES last raise? SMART WIRES's most recent round was a Growth of $65M in Jan 2025. ### What was SMART WIRES's biggest round? Its most recent round, $65M in Jan 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed SMART WIRES first? SMART WIRES's first round on record, in Oct 2012, was backed by RiverVest. ### What stage is SMART WIRES at? SMART WIRES's latest named round is a Growth, in Jan 2025. ### Where is SMART WIRES based? 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