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Wire is a technology company.
Wire develops an enterprise-grade secure communication and collaboration platform. The company's core product is an encrypted messaging application offering end-to-end secure calls, messages, and file sharing across various devices and operating systems. Leveraging advanced encryption protocols like Messaging Layer Security (MLS), Wire ensures confidential digital interactions for organizations prioritizing data privacy and compliance.
The company was founded in 2012 by a team including Skype co-founder Janus Friis, alongside Jonathan Christensen, Alan Duric, Morten Brøgger, and Priidu Zilmer. Their foundational insight was the critical need for a robust, secure, and user-friendly communication solution in an increasingly interconnected digital landscape, moving beyond consumer-grade offerings to meet stringent professional requirements.
Wire primarily serves businesses and organizations demanding the highest standards of security and privacy for their internal and external communications. The platform caters to entities navigating strict regulatory environments by providing a compliant and protected communication channel. Wire’s long-term vision centers on continually advancing secure communication technology, fostering a world where privacy is inherent in all digital exchanges.
Wire has raised $56.2M across 4 funding rounds.
Wire has raised $56.2M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Wire Technologies, Inc. is a technology services company specializing in networking, data cabling, and IT infrastructure solutions, providing end-to-end communication from data centers to mobile users.[1][2][3] Founded over 30 years ago and headquartered in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, with an additional office in Roswell, Georgia, it serves businesses nationwide, from small offices to enterprises with over 1,000 employees, offering services like VoIP, UCaaS, server management, Wi-Fi, managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and unified communications.[1][2][3][4] The company emphasizes a strategic lifecycle approach—planning, designing, testing, implementing, training, and maintenance—to deliver customized, high-quality solutions that enhance business agility and data security.[1][2]
Wire Technologies was founded in 1990 by James Hynes and Thomas Meredith, who transitioned from careers at AT&T to provide structured cabling services to northeastern Wisconsin businesses.[2][6] The company quickly gained a reputation for quality work and reliable service, expanding into information technology in 1998 as networks grew more complex.[2] This evolution allowed it to scale from local cabling to nationwide deployments of routing, switching, wireless networks, data centers, and cloud solutions, maintaining small business core values like responsive decision-making and customer-focused engineering.[2][3]
Wire Technologies rides the trend of increasing network complexity and cybersecurity demands in a device-proliferated world, where more devices than people amplify attack surfaces and require seamless data center-to-mobile connectivity.[3] Timing aligns with rising needs for hybrid cloud, unified communications, and managed IT amid digital transformation, enabling SMBs and enterprises to innovate securely without in-house expertise.[1][3] Market forces like remote work, video collaboration, and ransomware threats favor its scalable solutions, influencing the ecosystem by deploying hundreds of wireless networks and optimizing operations for U.S. businesses.[2][3]
Wire Technologies is poised to expand its managed services and cybersecurity offerings amid escalating cyber threats and AI-driven networking demands, potentially growing through strategic partnerships and further U.S. office expansions.[3] Trends like edge computing, 5G integration, and zero-trust security will shape its trajectory, enhancing its role in fortifying business communications.[3] Its influence may evolve by powering more resilient infrastructures for mid-market firms, solidifying its niche as a reliable, engineer-driven partner in an increasingly connected landscape—echoing its founding mission to enable information access in evolving business environments.[2]
Wire has raised $56.2M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Wire's investors include Cipio Partners, Janus Friis, Morpheus Ventures, 75 & Sunny, Acequia Capital, Bling Capital, Bono, BoxGroup, Canaan Partners, Craft Ventures, Extantia Capital, Founders Co-op.
Wire has raised $56.2M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $25.0M Series C in August 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2022 | $25.0M Series C | Cipio Partners, Janus Friis | |
| Apr 14, 2021 | $21.0M Series B | ||
| Nov 13, 2019 | $8.2M Other Equity | Morpheus Ventures | |
| Nov 1, 2013 | $2.0M Seed | 75 & Sunny, Acequia Capital, Bling Capital, Bono, BoxGroup, Canaan Partners, Cipio Partners, Craft Ventures, Extantia Capital, Founders Co-op, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Helpful Capital, Iterative, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, LAUNCHub Ventures, NEO, Norwest Venture Partners, Offline Ventures, Practical Venture Capital, Prefix Capital, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Shasta Ventures, South Park Commons, Streamlined Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trucks Venture Capital, XFactor Ventures, Adam D'Angelo, Adrian Aoun, Alexander Algard, Andrew Viterbi, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Songhurst, Erik Blachford, Greg Kidd, Hadi Partovi, Hanno Heintzenberg, Hugh Crean, Jed Stremel, Kenny Van Zant, Marc Benioff, Richard Branson, Rudy Gadre, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Sam Shank, Scott Banister, Vishal Makhijani, Brian Ma, Bruce Jaffe, Fritz Lanman, Hank Vigil, Mike Slade, Owen Van natta, Richard Dalzell, Spencer Rascoff, Vulcan Capital |