what3words
The simplest way to talk about location.
San Francisco Bay Area, United Kingdom · Founded 2013 · $12.0M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2013
- Business Model
- B2B2C
- Website
- what3words.com
- Total Funding
- $12.0M
- Last Round
- $8.5M Convertible NoteJul 2023
- Rounds
- 4
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
what3words is an Energy company based in San Francisco Bay Area, United Kingdom, founded in 2013. It has raised $12.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $8.5M Convertible Note round in Jul 2023. Investors include Crowdcube (crowdfunding) and Aramex.
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Jul 2023
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