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Who invested in what3words

9 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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.

Big Data & AnalyticsInternet

Raised 4 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$35Mraised across 9 rounds since 2013, from 9 sources

$500KSeed$1.0MSeed$3.5MSeries A$8.5MSeries B$9.0MRound$9.1MRound$2.1MRound$965KRound
Latest round
Round, $965KJun 2026
Biggest round
$9.1MRound · Feb 2025
Investors
10
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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.

2013201520172019202120232025
$500KSeed$1.0MSeed?Venture$3.5MSeries A$8.5MSeries B$9.0MRound$9.1MRound$2.1MRound$965KRound
First round
Seed, $500K
Nov 2013
Biggest round
$9.1M
Round · Feb 2025
Usual gap between rounds
9 months
the median of 8

The rounds

  1. Jun 2026
    Round$965K

    No investor was named in the report.

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

  2. Nov 2025
    Round$2.1M

    No investor was named in the report.

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

  3. Feb 2025
    Round$9.1M

    No investor was named in the report.

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

  4. Jul 2023
  5. Jun 2016
    Series B$8.5M1 new
    • Armamex

    Reported by VentureBeat

  6. Nov 2015
    Series A$3.5M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  7. Apr 2015
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

  8. Mar 2014
    Seed$1.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  9. Nov 2013
    Seed$500K1 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

Funding filed with regulators

what3words filed 4 raises, $23M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Jun 2026$965KUK share allotment
  2. Nov 2025$2.1MUK share allotment
  3. Feb 2025$9.1MUK share allotment
  4. Jun 2023$11MUK share allotment

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.

Seed2014Venture2015Series A2015Series B2016Round2023Round2025Round2025Round2026Alumni VenturesPlug and PlayIntel CapitalHorizons VenturesSony Innovation FundOryx FundVentureSouqHambro PerksGuy WestlakeArmamex

Everyone who backed them

Alumni VenturesVC firm1round
Plug and PlayAccelerator1round
Intel CapitalCorporate VC1round
Horizons VenturesVC firm1round
Sony Innovation FundCorporate VC1round
Oryx FundVC firm1round
VentureSouqVC firm1round
Hambro PerksVC firm1round
Guy WestlakeAngel1round
Armamexno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list what3words 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.

FM CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Impact Planet VenturesFamily officePer its own site
KI capital GmbHCorporate VCPer its own site
MENA MoonshotsVC firmPer its own site
Soho SquareVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about what3words

Who invested in what3words?

what3words's investors include Alumni Ventures, Plug and Play, Intel Capital, Horizons Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund, and 5 more on record.

How much has what3words raised?

what3words has raised $35M across 9 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did what3words last raise?

what3words's most recent round, $965K, was in Jun 2026.

What was what3words's biggest round?

what3words's largest round on record is $9.1M, in Feb 2025.

Who backed what3words first?

what3words's first round on record, in Nov 2013, was backed by Guy Westlake.

What stage is what3words at?

what3words's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2023.

Where is what3words based?

what3words is based in the United Kingdom.

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