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Who invested in WASE

4 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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

$9.4Mraised across 4 rounds since 2022, from 4 sources

$1.3MSeed$192KRound$186KRound$7.7MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $7.7MMar 2024
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Investors
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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.

20232024
$1.3MSeed$192KRound$186KRound$7.7MVenture
First round
Seed, $1.3M
Mar 2022
Biggest round
$7.7M
Venture · Mar 2024
Usual gap between rounds
10 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Mar 2024
    Venture$7.7M1 new

    Source recorded

  2. Apr 2023
    Round$186K

    No investor was named in the report.

    Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

  3. May 2022
    Round$192K

    No investor was named in the report.

    Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

  4. Mar 2022

Funding filed with regulators

WASE filed 3 raises, $4.7M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Feb 2024$4.3MUK share allotment
  2. Apr 2023$186KUK share allotment
  3. May 2022$192KUK share allotment

Founders and team

From WASE's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team.

Dr. Thomas FudgeCEO & Founder
Llŷr AnwylCOO & Founder
  • Beth Abbott-StratfordCFO
  • James AstorChair

AdvisersRichard Gueterbock

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

Elbow Beach CapitalVC firm1round, led 1
Hitachi VenturesCorporate VC1round
Science Angel SyndicateAccelerator1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists WASE as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Engie New VenturesCorporate VCPer its own site

Quick answers about WASE

Who invested in WASE?

WASE's investors include Elbow Beach Capital, Hitachi Ventures and Science Angel Syndicate.

How much has WASE raised?

WASE has raised $9.4M across 4 rounds since 2022.

When did WASE last raise?

WASE's most recent round was a Venture of $7.7M in Mar 2024.

What was WASE's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $7.7M in Mar 2024, is also its largest on record.

Who backed WASE first?

WASE's first round on record, in Mar 2022, was backed by Elbow Beach Capital and Science Angel Syndicate.

What stage is WASE at?

WASE's latest named round is a Venture, in Mar 2024.

Where is WASE based?

WASE is based in the United Kingdom.

Who led WASE's rounds?

Elbow Beach Capital led the Seed in 2022.

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