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W•SENSE: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

WSENSE is a Rome-based spin-off from Sapienza University that specializes in monitoring and communication systems and has pioneering patented solutions for the Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) Prof. Chiara Petrioli formed WSENSE in 2012, and it oversees the Sapienza PhD in Computer Science, the Sapienza SENSES Lab, and the Sapienza Cyber Physical System Lab. WSENSE provides comprehensive solutions that take into account the demands of the customer and leverage cutting-edge monitoring and communication technologies to add functionality to existing systems, increase profitability, and boost competitiveness.

wsense.it LinkedIn Roma, Italy 11-50 employees
Internet of Things Telecommunications WirelessInternet of underwater things Underwater autonomous systems Digital ocean Blue economy And underwater wireless communication
Total raised
$29.3M
Rounds
4
Latest
Series B
Oct 2025

W•SENSE has raised $29.3M across 4 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series B of $11.6M announced in Oct 2025.

That round is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

W•SENSE Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$29.3M
across 4 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
4
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Series B
$11.6M in Oct 2025
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Roma, Italy

Latest funding round on record: Oct 2025.

W•SENSE Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series B
$11.6M
Series B
$8.2M
Series A
$9.5M
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed

1 of 4 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

W•SENSE announced an undisclosed round in Nov 2022; the amount was not disclosed.

11 months later, a Series A of $9.5M was announced in Oct 2023.

1.5 years later, a Series B of $8.2M was announced in Apr 2025.

6 months later, a Series B of $11.6M was announced in Oct 2025.

W•SENSE Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Chiara Petrioli
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the W•SENSE team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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W•SENSE Funding Compared to Other Hardware Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,454
$10M
604
$3.5M
4,289
$30M

W•SENSE's latest round of $11.6M is above the median round in Hardware. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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W•SENSE Funding FAQs

What does W•SENSE do?

WSENSE is a Rome-based spin-off from Sapienza University that specializes in monitoring and communication systems and has pioneering patented solutions for the Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) Prof. Chiara Petrioli formed WSENSE in 2012, and it oversees the Sapienza PhD in Computer Science, the Sapienza SENSES Lab, and the Sapienza Cyber Physical System Lab. WSENSE provides comprehensive solutions that take into account the demands of the customer and leverage cutting-edge monitoring and communication technologies to add functionality to existing systems, increase profitability, and boost competitiveness.

How much funding has W•SENSE raised?

W•SENSE has raised $29.3M across 4 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series B of $11.6M announced in Oct 2025.

When did W•SENSE last raise funding?

W•SENSE's most recent funding round on record is a Series B of $11.6M, announced in Oct 2025.

Who founded W•SENSE?

FundedIQ lists Chiara Petrioli (Founder) at W•SENSE.

Where is W•SENSE headquartered?

W•SENSE is based in Roma, Lazio, Italy.

How many employees does W•SENSE have?

W•SENSE is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does W•SENSE's funding compare to other Hardware startups?

W•SENSE's latest round of $11.6M is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies on FundedIQ across 1,454 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's W•SENSE Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for W•SENSE is left off this page rather than filled in.

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