# When I Work funding: rounds and investors

> When I Work has raised $220M across 3 rounds since 2015. Investors include Drive Capital, Greycroft and Arthur Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *When I Work*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$220M** raised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources

**$5.0M** Series B **$15M** Series B **$200M** Growth

- **Latest round:** Growth, $200M Nov 2021
- **Step-up i:** 13.3×
- **Investors:** 6 (1 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.

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

**$5.0M** Series B

**$15M** Series B

**$200M** Growth

- **First round:** Series B, $5.0M
- **Biggest round:** $200M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5.4 years

## The rounds

- **Nov 2021** Growth **$200M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) [Arthur Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-ventures) Source recorded
- **Jun 2016** Series B **$15M** *1 new* [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) Lead Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale May 2016
- **Jul 2015** Series B **$5.0M** *3 new* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [Arthur Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale Jul 2015

## Founders and team

From When I Work's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 3 founders, 8 on the team.

**Dan Olfelt** Co-Founder

**Garret Voight** Principal Designer & Co-Founder

**Chad Halvorson** Founder *Named on its 2016 Form D*

- **Chip Pearson** Chief Executive Officer
- **Elwin Loomis** Chief Technology Officer
- **Cam Evjen** VP of Corporate Ops & Product
- **Corey Prull** VP of Sales
- **Kevin Younghans** VP of Finance
- **Marie Schultz** VP of Customer Experience
- **Sam Lovhaug** VP of Marketing
- **Jeffrey Imm** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *John Tedesco* *Nickolas A. Solaro* *Thomas Gieselmann*

## 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 B** 2015 **Series B** 2016 **Growth** 2021 [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) L [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Arthur Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-ventures) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **2** rounds

[Arthur Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

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

[e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list When I Work 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.

[High Alpha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-alpha) VC firm Per its own site

[High Alpha Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-alpha-capital) Venture studio Per its own site

[Kristian Andersen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kristian-andersen) Angel Per its own site

## Quick answers about When I Work

### Who invested in When I Work?

When I Work's investors include Drive Capital, Greycroft, Arthur Ventures, Y Combinator and Headline, and 1 more on record.

### How much has When I Work raised?

When I Work has raised $220M across 3 rounds since 2015.

### When did When I Work last raise?

When I Work's most recent round was a Growth of $200M in Nov 2021.

### What was When I Work's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $200M in Nov 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed When I Work first?

When I Work's first round on record, in Jul 2015, was backed by Greycroft, e.ventures and Arthur Ventures.

### What stage is When I Work at?

When I Work's latest named round is a Growth, in Nov 2021.

### Where is When I Work based?

When I Work is based in the United States.

### Who led When I Work's rounds?

Drive Capital led the Series B in 2016.

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