# Wire funding: rounds and investors > Wire has raised $29M across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include Vulcan Capital, Techstars and One Way Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/wire (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Wire* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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. Consumer Apps Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$29M** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources **$2.3M** Seed **$1.8M** Seed **$25M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $25M Aug 2022 - **Step-up i:** 13.8× - **Investors:** 15 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 2021 **$2.3M** Seed **$1.8M** Seed **$25M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $2.3M - **Biggest round:** $25M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8.8 years ## The rounds - **Aug 2022** Series C **$25M** *2 new* [One Way Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-way-ventures) [UVC Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uvc-partners) Source recorded - **Nov 2013** Seed **$1.8M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Vulcan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vulcan-capital) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $600K sold, first sale Jun 2013 - **Jan 2013** Seed **$2.3M** *12 new* [Vulcan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vulcan-capital) [Ali Partovi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi) [Erik Blachford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-blachford) [Prefix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prefix-capital) [Rudy Gadre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rudy-gadre) [Hank Vigil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hank-vigil) [Spencer Rascoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spencer-rascoff) [Rick Dalzell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-dalzell) [Mike Slade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-slade) [Bruce Jaffe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruce-jaffe) [Brent Hill](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brent-hill) [Brian Ma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-ma) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Wire's own website: 5 on the team. - **Benjamin Schilz** CEO - **Adam Low** CTO - **Andrea Rabe** VP People & Culture - **Thomas Nugel** VP Finance - **Robert Kallwies** Director Information Security ## 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** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Series C** 2022 [Vulcan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vulcan-capital) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [One Way Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-way-ventures) [Ali Partovi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi) [UVC Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uvc-partners) [Erik Blachford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-blachford) [Prefix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prefix-capital) [Rudy Gadre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rudy-gadre) [Hank Vigil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hank-vigil) [Spencer Rascoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spencer-rascoff) ## Everyone who backed them [Vulcan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vulcan-capital) Family office **2** rounds [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round [One Way Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-way-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Ali Partovi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi) VC firm **1** round [UVC Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uvc-partners) VC firm **1** round [Erik Blachford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-blachford) VC firm **1** round [Prefix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prefix-capital) VC firm **1** round [Rudy Gadre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rudy-gadre) VC firm **1** round [Hank Vigil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hank-vigil) VC firm **1** round [Spencer Rascoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spencer-rascoff) VC firm **1** round [Rick Dalzell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-dalzell) Angel **1** round [Mike Slade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-slade) Angel **1** round [Bruce Jaffe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruce-jaffe) Angel **1** round [Brent Hill](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brent-hill) Angel **1** round [Brian Ma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-ma) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=wire). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Wire 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. [Cipio Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cipio-partners) Private equity Per its own site [Morpheus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morpheus-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Wire ### Who invested in Wire? Wire's investors include Vulcan Capital, Techstars, One Way Ventures, Ali Partovi and UVC Partners, and 10 more on record. ### How much has Wire raised? Wire has raised $29M across 3 rounds since 2013. ### When did Wire last raise? Wire's most recent round was a Series C of $25M in Aug 2022. ### What was Wire's biggest round? Its most recent round, $25M in Aug 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Wire first? Wire's first round on record, in Jan 2013, was backed by Vulcan Capital, Ali Partovi and Erik Blachford and 9 others. ### What stage is Wire at? Wire's latest named round is a Series C, in Aug 2022. ### Where is Wire based? Wire is based in the United States. ## Companies like Wire In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Punch** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/punch)[**Albert** $57M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory)[**Arena** $401M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena)[**Bloom** $418M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom)[**Clockout** $5.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clockout) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app