# TransferWise funding: rounds and investors

> TransferWise has raised $662M across 7 rounds since 2011. Investors include Seedcamp, Index Ventures and IA Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United Kingdom · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *TransferWise*

7 rounds we have observed, with the 18 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.

Fintech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$662M** raised across 7 rounds since 2011, from 7 sources

**$72K** Seed **$1.3M** Seed **$6.0M** Series A **$25M** Series B **$58M** Series C **$280M** Series E **$292M** Series E

- **Latest round:** Series E, $292M May 2019
- **Led by:** Lead Edge Capital and Vitruvian Partners and 1 more
- **Investors:** 18 (3 led)

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.

2013 2015 2017 2019

**$72K** Seed

**$1.3M** Seed

**$6.0M** Series A

**$25M** Series B

**$58M** Series C

**$280M** Series E

**$292M** Series E

- **First round:** Seed, $72K
- **Biggest round:** $292M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 13 months

[**TransferWise** Fintech 1 / 11 Their pitch deck **TransferWise's pitch deck, 11 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/transferwise)

## The rounds

- **May 2019** Series E **$292M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) Lead [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) Lead [Lone Pine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lone-pine-capital) Lead [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Nov 2017** Series E **$280M** *5 new* *2 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) [Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-branson) [Old Mutual Global Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/old-mutual-global-investors) IVP/ Sapphire Reported by FinSMEs
- **Jan 2015** Series C **$58M** *2 new* *5 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) [Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-branson) [Firestartr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firestartr) From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2014** Series B **$25M** *1 new* *5 returning* [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) [Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-branson) From a historical funding record
- **May 2013** Series A **$6.0M** *2 new* *4 returning* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Apr 2012** Seed **$1.3M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Aug 2011** Seed **$72K** *1 new* [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) Reported by seedcamp.com

## 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 **Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2015 **Series E** 2017 **Series E** 2019 [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) [Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-branson) [Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) [Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) L [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) L

## Everyone who backed them

[Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) VC firm **5** rounds

[Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **3** rounds

[Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) VC firm **3** rounds

[Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-branson) Angel **3** rounds

[Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) Asset manager **2** rounds

[Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Lone Pine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lone-pine-capital) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round

[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round

[World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) VC firm **1** round

[Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) Corporate VC **1** round

[Firestartr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firestartr) VC firm **1** round

[Old Mutual Global Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/old-mutual-global-investors) Growth equity **1** round

IVP/ Sapphire 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=transferwise).

## Quick answers about TransferWise

### Who invested in TransferWise?

TransferWise's investors include Seedcamp, Index Ventures, IA Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Kima Ventures, and 13 more on record. Lead Edge Capital led its latest round.

### How much has TransferWise raised?

TransferWise has raised $662M across 7 rounds since 2011.

### When did TransferWise last raise?

TransferWise's most recent round was a Series E of $292M in May 2019, led by Lead Edge Capital.

### What was TransferWise's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $292M in May 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed TransferWise first?

TransferWise's first round on record, in Aug 2011, was backed by Seedcamp.

### What stage is TransferWise at?

TransferWise's latest named round is a Series E, in May 2019.

### Where is TransferWise based?

TransferWise is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led TransferWise's rounds?

Lead Edge Capital led the Series E in 2019.

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