When was Shortwave founded?

Shortwave was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round 21 years after it was founded.

Where is Shortwave located?

Shortwave is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at 440 N BARRANCA AVE # 7952,COVINA,CA,91723.0,0.

Who is the current CEO of Shortwave?

Andrew Lee of Shortwave. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Shortwave have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Shortwave is 17.

Is Shortwave a funded company?

Shortwave is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Unattributed round on Apr 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Shortwave?

Shortwave's latest funding was a $***** Unattributed round on Apr 2020, with participation from 8 investors.

Where does Shortwave rank among its competitors?

Shortwave ranks 5th amongst 417 active competitors, of which 22 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Fyxer, which secured $30M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Shortwave?

Shortwave's top competitors include Zimbra, Hiver and Feathr. Among them, Fyxer secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Shortwave - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cloud-based platform for unified email. It provides software to organize, pin, and snooze emails. It offers tools to automatically group and categorize emails, manage threads, and add GIFs, emojis, and reactions to emails. Other features include tools for real-time messaging, chat history, and notification settings. It uses AI technology for analysing emails.

Website: www.shortwave.com/
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Registered Address: 440 N BARRANCA AVE # 7952,COVINA,CA,91723.0,0

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1999

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Early Stage

Total Funding

$9M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Unattributed, Apr 2020, $*****

Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners & 7 more

Ranked

5^th among 417 active competitors

Employee Count

17 as on Mar 31, 2026

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Shortwave is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SHORTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS INC CIN: 32094107789 , United States, Active		-	-	-
SHORTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CIN: 844573513 , United States, Active		-	7 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Shortwave has raised a total funding of $9M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Unattributed round on Apr 2020 for $*****. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Shortwave has 4 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Shortwave:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 2020	3281829	Unattributed	2724811	7891323	5139056	8382892

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The founders of Shortwave are Andrew Lee and Jacob Wenger. Andrew Lee is the CEO of Shortwave.

Here are the details of Shortwave's key team members:

Andrew Lee: Co-Founder & CEO of Shortwave.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jacob Wenger: Former Co-Founder of Shortwave.

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Shortwave's employee count trend

Shortwave has 17 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Shortwave's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Shortwave include Zimbra, Hiver and Feathr. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Shortwave, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Zimbra 2003, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Enterprise collaboration software with open source APIs	$17M	Presidio Ventures, Benchmark & 7 others	69/100
2nd	Hiver 2011, San Jose (United States), Series B	Email collaboration tools for sales and project management	$46.2M	K1 Investment Management, Kalaari Capital ... & 8 others	67/100
3rd	Feathr 2011, Gainesville (United States), Series B	Marketing software for live events	$16.6M	Fulcrum Equity Partners, Florida Gulfshore Capital ... & 7 others	62/100
4th	SEDNA 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Series C	Cloud-based enterprise collaboration management software provider	$86M	G. K. Goh Holdings, Insight Partners & 25 others	61/100
5th	Shortwave 1999, San Francisco (United States), Early Stage	Cloud-based platform for unified email	$9M	Union Square Ventures, Afore Capital & 6 others	54/100
6th	Votiro 2010, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Secure email gateway solution for enterprise	$32.5M	Harvest Lane AM, Demtech & 5 others	51/100
7th	eM Client 2006, Prague (Czech Republic), Unfunded	Cloud-based platform for unified email management	-	-	51/100
8th	Fyxer 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of AI powered email and meeting management tools	$40M	20VC Fund, Madrona & 13 others	51/100
9th	Hotmail 1995, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Provider of email web service	-	Menlo Ventures, DFJ Growth & 4 others	50/100
10th	Redkix 2014, Yehud (Israel), Acquired	Cloud-based enterprise unified email collaboration solution provider	$24M	Salesforce Ventures, Wicklow Capital & 4 others	48/100