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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- Headquarters
- w3w.co/filled.count.soap
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2013
- Business Model
- B2B2C
- Website
- what3words.com
- 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
Jul 2023
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Funding: Series A through Convertible Note. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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