# WP Engine funding: rounds and investors > WP Engine has raised $539M across 5 rounds since 2011. Investors include North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity, Silverton Partners and Capital Factory. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/wp-engine (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *WP Engine* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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. Media Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$539M** raised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources **$1.2M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$23M** Series C **$250M** Round **$250M** Growth - **Latest round:** Growth, $250M Jan 2018 - **Investors:** 11 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. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 **$1.2M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$23M** Series C **$250M** Round **$250M** Growth - **First round:** Series A, $1.2M - **Biggest round:** $250M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2018** Growth **$250M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory) [Silverton Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silverton-partners) Source recorded - **Jan 2017** Round **$250M** *1 new* [Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) Reported by FinSMEs - **Mar 2015** Series C **$23M** *1 returning* [North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-bridge-venture-partners-and-growth-equity) From a historical funding record - **Jan 2014** Series B **$15M** *1 new* [North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-bridge-venture-partners-and-growth-equity) From a historical funding record - **Nov 2011** Series A **$1.2M** *8 new* [Silverton Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silverton-partners) [HubSpot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hubspot-ventures) [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) [Joshua Baer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-baer) [Bill Boebel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-boebel) [Automattic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/automattic) [Kip McClanahan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kip-mcclanahan) Rob Walling Reported by techcrunch.com ## 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 A** 2011 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Growth** 2018 [North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-bridge-venture-partners-and-growth-equity) [Silverton Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silverton-partners) [Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory) [HubSpot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hubspot-ventures) [Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) [Joshua Baer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-baer) [Bill Boebel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-boebel) [Automattic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/automattic) [Kip McClanahan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kip-mcclanahan) ## Everyone who backed them [North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-bridge-venture-partners-and-growth-equity) VC firm **2** rounds [Silverton Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silverton-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory) VC firm **1** round [HubSpot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hubspot-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) Private equity **1** round [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) Angel **1** round [Joshua Baer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-baer) VC firm **1** round [Bill Boebel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-boebel) Angel **1** round [Automattic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/automattic) Corporate VC **1** round [Kip McClanahan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kip-mcclanahan) Angel **1** round Rob Walling 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=wp-engine). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists WP Engine 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. [Mantella Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/basecamp-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about WP Engine ### Who invested in WP Engine? WP Engine's investors include North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity, Silverton Partners, Capital Factory, HubSpot Ventures and Silver Lake Partners, and 6 more on record. ### How much has WP Engine raised? WP Engine has raised $539M across 5 rounds since 2011. ### When did WP Engine last raise? WP Engine's most recent round was a Growth of $250M in Jan 2018. ### What was WP Engine's biggest round? Its most recent round, $250M in Jan 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed WP Engine first? WP Engine's first round on record, in Nov 2011, was backed by Silverton Partners, HubSpot Ventures and Eric Ries and 5 others. ### What stage is WP Engine at? WP Engine's latest named round is a Growth, in Jan 2018. ### Where is WP Engine based? WP Engine is based in the United States. ## Companies like WP Engine In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Pika** $216M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pika)[**Indent** $7.2M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/indent)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**ParentConnect** $420K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/parentconnect)[**CreatorFi** $85M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/creatorfi)[**TMRW Sports** $83M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tmrw-sports) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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