what3words

what3words is an energy company in w3w.co/filled.count.soap, United Kingdom, founded in 2013. It has raised $12.0M across 4 rounds, most recently a Convertible Note in July 2023.

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Employees
51–200
Founded
2013
Business Model
B2B2C
Total Funding
$12.0M
Last Round
Convertible NoteJul 2023
Rounds
4

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About

what3words has divided the entire world into 57 trillion 3-metre squares, each assigned a permanent, unique combination of three words. Founded in 2013 by Chris Sheldrick, the system provides a universal addressing layer adopted by emergency services, logistics operators, automotive manufacturers, e-commerce platforms, and humanitarian organizations across 200+ countries in 50+ languages. The technology solves last-mile delivery failures, emergency response location errors, and the global addressing gap in regions without formal street addresses.

Summary

It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $12.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a Convertible Note round in Jul 2023. Investors include Crowdcube and Aramex.

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Funding History

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ConvertibleConvertible NoteJul 2023

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Funding: Series A through Convertible Note. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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