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Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Funding & Investors (Sep 2026)

WPI has a lot to offer - extraordinary students, world-renowned faculty members at the top of their fields, state-of-the-art research facilities, and a community teeming with activity. You have a lot to offer too - you're ambitious, you want to be challenged, you want to succeed, and you want to make a difference in the world. You know where you want to go; WPI can help you get there.

www.wpi.edu Worcester, United States 1001-5000 employees
Communities Education Higher Education Robotics B2C
Total raised
$18.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Grant
Sep 2022

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has raised $18.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Grant of $18.0M announced in Sep 2022.

That round is above the $2.3M median round size for Community and Lifestyle companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$18.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Grant
$18.0M in Sep 2022
Employees
1001-5000
reported band
Headquarters
Worcester, United States

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2022.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Grant
$18.0M

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Robert A Peura
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Funding Compared to Other Community and Lifestyle Startups

Segment
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Median round
29,722
$7.5M
1,065

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's latest round of $18.0M is above the median round in Community and Lifestyle. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Funding FAQs

What does Worcester Polytechnic Institute do?

WPI has a lot to offer - extraordinary students, world-renowned faculty members at the top of their fields, state-of-the-art research facilities, and a community teeming with activity. You have a lot to offer too - you're ambitious, you want to be challenged, you want to succeed, and you want to make a difference in the world. You know where you want to go; WPI can help you get there.

How much funding has Worcester Polytechnic Institute raised?

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has raised $18.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Grant of $18.0M announced in Sep 2022.

When did Worcester Polytechnic Institute last raise funding?

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's most recent funding round on record is a Grant of $18.0M, announced in Sep 2022.

Who founded Worcester Polytechnic Institute?

FundedIQ lists Robert A Peura (Founder) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Where is Worcester Polytechnic Institute headquartered?

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is based in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

How many employees does Worcester Polytechnic Institute have?

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is in the 1001-5000 employee band.

How does Worcester Polytechnic Institute's funding compare to other Community and Lifestyle startups?

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's latest round of $18.0M is above the $2.3M median round size for Community and Lifestyle companies on FundedIQ across 1,484 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Worcester Polytechnic Institute 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute is left off this page rather than filled in.

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