# WISErg funding: rounds and investors > WISErg has raised $224M across 6 rounds since 2012. Investors include Second Avenue Partners and Laird Norton/ Second Avenue. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/wiserg (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *WISErg* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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. Cleantech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$224M** raised across 6 rounds since 2012, from 6 sources **$2.0M** Seed **$5.0M** Series B **$900K** Series B **$11M** Series B **$13M** Venture **$192M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $192M Jan 2017 - **Step-up i:** 14.4× - **Investors:** 2 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 2014 2015 2016 2017 **$2.0M** Seed **$5.0M** Series B **$900K** Series B **$11M** Series B **$13M** Venture **$192M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $192M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 6 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2017** Round **$192M** *1 new* Laird Norton/ Second Avenue Reported by Seattletimes SEC filing: $21M sold, first sale Mar 2016 - **Oct 2015** Venture **$13M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **Mar 2015** Series B **$11M** *1 new* [Second Avenue Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-avenue-partners-llc) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **Nov 2014** Series B **$900K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $5.7M sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **Jun 2014** Series B **$5.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $5.1M sold, first sale Jun 2014 - **May 2012** Seed **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Dec 2011 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team. - **Brian Valentine** Executive Officer, Director i - **Jake Underwood** Executive Officer i - **Jose Lugo** Executive Officer, Director i - **Sherin Rehmat** Executive Officer i - **Terri Fujinaga** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Brian McGuigan* *Jim Hedges* *Pete Higgins* ## 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** 2012 **Series B** 2014 **Series B** 2014 **Series B** 2015 **Venture** 2015 **Round** 2017 [Second Avenue Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-avenue-partners-llc) Laird Norton/ Second Avenue ## Everyone who backed them [Second Avenue Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-avenue-partners-llc) VC firm **1** round Laird Norton/ Second Avenue 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=wiserg). ## Quick answers about WISErg ### Who invested in WISErg? WISErg's investors include Second Avenue Partners and Laird Norton/ Second Avenue. ### How much has WISErg raised? WISErg has raised $224M across 6 rounds since 2012. ### When did WISErg last raise? WISErg's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $192M in Jan 2017. ### What was WISErg's biggest round? Its most recent round, $192M in Jan 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed WISErg first? WISErg's first round on record, in Mar 2015, was backed by Second Avenue Partners. ### What stage is WISErg at? WISErg's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jan 2017. ### Where is WISErg based? WISErg is based in the United States. ## Companies like WISErg In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Amogy** $125M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/amogy)[**LanzaJet** $67M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanzajet)[**Pivot Energy** $500M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivot-energy)[**Peak Energy** $163M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/peak-energy)[**Renew** $207M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/renew)[**Optivolt** $37M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/optivolt) ## 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