When was WiSpry founded?

WiSpry was founded in 2002 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is WiSpry located?

WiSpry is headquartered in Irvine, United States. It is registered at Irvine, California.

How many employees does WiSpry have?

As of Mar 01, 2026, the latest employee count at WiSpry is 10 - 49.

Is WiSpry a funded company?

WiSpry is a funded company, having raised a total of $79.8M across 10 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Feb 23, 2005.

When was the latest funding round of WiSpry?

WiSpry's latest funding was a $***** Series D round on Jun 30, 2014, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Analog and Mixed Signal ICs. In United States, the Analog and Mixed Signal ICs sector has seen $2.56B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does WiSpry rank among its competitors?

WiSpry ranks 9th amongst 38 active competitors, of which 9 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Altair, which secured $50M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of WiSpry?

WiSpry's top competitors include Altair, U-blox and Sierra Wireless. Among them, Altair secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

WiSpry - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

WiSpry is an acquired company based in Irvine (United States), founded in 2002 by Jeff Hilbert. It operates as an ICs for wireless market. WiSpry has raised $79.8M in funding from Paladin Capital. The company has 38 active competitors, including 9 funded and 26 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Altair, U-blox and Sierra Wireless.

Company Details

Wispry is a United States based fabless semiconductor company developing technologies for wireless market. Wispry has successfully achieved convergence of digital, analog, and RF functionality on a single chip by integrating MEMS devices with industry standard RF-CMOS process flows. Wispry technology finds application in consumer electronics products like mobiles, tablets, UMDs, MIDs etc in addition to defense and security usage. Wispry in association with Skytek released worlds first MEMS-Tuned UHF RFID Antenna.

Website: wispry.com
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Registered Address: Irvine, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2002

Location

Irvine, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$79.8M in 10 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Jun 30, 2014, $*****

Investors

Paladin Capital & 12 more

Ranked

9^th among 38 active competitors

Employee Count

10 - 49 as on Mar 01, 2026

Similar Companies

Altair & 52 more

Exit Details

Acquired by AAC Technologies (May 11, 2015)

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WiSpry is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
WISPRY INC CIN: 331034108 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	1 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

WiSpry got acquired by AAC Technologies on May 11, 2015.

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WiSpry has raised a total funding of $79.8M over 10 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 23, 2005. WiSpry has 13 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of WiSpry:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 30, 2014	4664292	Series D	5298910	4886640	4313776	1740982
Nov 08, 2013	4075463	Series D	7391618	8504106	2553059	8571870
Jun 28, 2013	7990308	Series D	4746006	4766503	6401505	6858422

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The founders of WiSpry is Jeff Hilbert.

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

Jeff Hilbert: President & Founder of WiSpry.
Russ Johnsen: CEO of WiSpry.

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WiSpry's employee count trend

WiSpry has 10 - 49 employees as of Mar 26. Here is WiSpry's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of WiSpry include Altair, U-blox and Sierra Wireless. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of WiSpry, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Altair 2005, Hod Hasharon (Israel), Acquired	Developer of LTE chipsets	$124M	JVP, BRM & 13 others	70/100
2nd	U-blox 1997, Thalwil (Switzerland), Acquired	Provider of ICs for cellular communication	$12.1M	IoT Evolution, Cipio Partners & 3 others	68/100
3rd	Sierra Wireless 1993, Richmond (Canada), Acquired	Provider of communication modules for IoT applications	-	CampVentures, Granite Ventures & 3 others	67/100
4th	GCT Semiconductor 1998, San Jose (United States), Public	Developer of chips and modules for 4G LTE and 5G	$351M	Samsung Venture Investment, BoKwang & 25 others	62/100
5th	Sofant Technologies 2011, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Series A	Provider of analog ICs for cellular communication	$27M	EMV Capital, Scottish Enterprise & 16 others	59/100
6th	Sequans 2003, Colombes (France), Acquired	Provider of cellular IoT chips, modules, and intellectual property solutions	$53.8M	Kennet Partners, Swisscom Ventures & 15 others	58/100
7th	Fibocom 1999, Shenzhen (China), Public	Provider of wireless communication solutions for IoT applications	$28M	Intel	52/100
8th	CyOptics 1999, United States, Acquired	Provider of Indium phosphide-based optical chips	$111M	JVP, UBS & 13 others	50/100
9th	WiSpry 2002, Irvine (United States), Acquired	ICs for wireless market	$79.8M	Western Technology Investment, Docomo Capital ... & 11 others	50/100
10th	GigPeak 2007, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT applications	$23.1M	-	46/100