WeWork Timeline

By tacoryder

  • First location opened

    Co-founders sell Green Desk and open the first WeWork location in SoHo

  • Opened its 1st location outside of NYC

    WeWork opens its first location in San Francisco and fourth overall

  • Raised $1M

    Seed round, at an unknown valuation

  • Raised $6.85M

    Seed round, at an unknown valuation

  • Raised $17M

    Series A, at an unknown valuation

  • Raised $40M

    Series B, at an unknown valuation

  • Launches entrepreneur-focused blog

    WeWork has 9 locations by the end of 2013

  • Raised $150M

    Series C, at an unknown valuation

  • By Q4 2013, 9 total locations were running

  • Launches first international location

    WeWork goes international with its launch in London

  • Raised $355M @ $4.6M valuation

    Series D, at a valuation of $4.6B

  • 21 locations had launched

  • By Q1 2015, 51 locations had been launched

  • Raised $400M @ $9.6B valuation

    Series E, at a valuation of $9.6B

  • Raised $430M @ $15.6B valuation

    Series F, at a valuation of $15.6B

  • Acquires Welkio

    Welkio is a digital sign-in system for offices

  • Launches WeLive

    WeLive is a separate but related "co-living" venture

  • Raised $260M @ $16.6B valuation

    Series F+ from Chinese investors, at a valuation of $16.6B

  • Announces partnership with Microsoft

    The tech giant moved 30% of its New York workforce to WeWork offices

  • Raised $3B @ $18B+ valuation

    Received an initial $300M investment from Softbank, with the remaining $2.7B to arrive later, at a valuation of $18B

  • 161 location listed on its website