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WeWork

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $132K, Oct 2022Accelerator

SeedSeries ASeries BAdvanced MaterialsCommercial Real EstateCoworking

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque2573days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led1 of 7Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch WeWork

WeWork highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $32M

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-03From their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Advanced MaterialsCommercial Real EstateCoworking
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    JonesSeed · US · Getjones$4.6MWith 5 others
  3. Aug
    OpenSpaceSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 7 others
  4. Mar
    ProxySeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 3 others
  5. Jan
    Laird SuperfoodUS · FinSMEs$32MSole investor
  6. 2018

    2 rounds

  7. Dec
    The WingSeries C · US · TechCrunch$75MLed
  8. Feb
    Loris.aiSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.0MWith 9 others
  9. 2017

    1 round

  10. Nov
    The WingSeries B · US · FinSMEs$32MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration12 named

ANAdam NeumannAuthorized signatory and member of the management committee of the GP of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed
AGAshish GuptaAuthorized signatory and member of the management committee of the GP of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed
DDDavid DowellAuthorized signatory and member of the management committee of the GP of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed
EGEric GrossAuthorized signatory and member of the management committee of the GP of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed
FBFranz-Ferdinand BuersteddeMember of the management committee of the GP and of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed
JBJean-Marc BessonMember of the management committee of the GP.iFiling they signed
LFLawrence FuchsMember of the management committee of the GP.iFiling they signed
MGMichael GrossAuthorized signatory and member of the management committee of the GP of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed
PEPeter EzerskyAuthorized signatory and member of the management committee of the GP of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed
RGRichard GomelAuthorized signatory and member of the management committee of the GP of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed
SMSandeep MathraniMember of the Management committee of the GPiFiling they signed
SLSteven LangmanAuthorized signatory and member of the management committee of the GP of the affiliated management company.iFiling they signed

We also hold 31 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

CASEUndisclosedAug 2015

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as WeWork. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Kleiner PerkinsVC firm2rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies WeWork put money into.

OpenSpace$14M · Aug 2019Proxy$14M · Mar 2019Laird Superfood$32M · Jan 2019The Wing$75M · Dec 2018

Quick answers about WeWork

What does WeWork invest in?

WeWork invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advanced Materials, Commercial Real Estate and Coworking.

How active is WeWork?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has WeWork invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Jones (Seed, Oct 2019), OpenSpace (Series A, Aug 2019) and Proxy (Series A, Mar 2019).

How big are WeWork's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does WeWork lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 7 investments on record (14%).

Where does WeWork invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is WeWork investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

Who does WeWork invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins (2 rounds together) and Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

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