Element

company

About

Element builds secure, self-sovereign chat apps and collaboration solutions using the open Matrix protocol.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$30M
Industries
Apps,Commercial,Communications Infrastructure,Information Technology,Software,VoIP
Founded date
Jul 19, 2017
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
New Vector Ltd.
Also Known As
New Vector

They provide services for custom development, prioritised roadmap development, support contracts and commercial products for Matrix.

The company enables governments, businesses and individuals to run their own secure communication infrastructure while interconnecting via the global Matrix network. New Vector, a European startup founded in 2017 by the creators of an open, decentralized communications standard called Matrix to drive adoption and grow an ecosystem around an alternative messaging protocol for instant messaging and VoIP apps.

The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
9
$96.20M
Element has raised a total of $96.20M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 27, 2021 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 27, 2021 Series B $30M 4 Protocol Labs Detail
Jul 26, 2021 Series B $30M 4 Protocol Labs Detail
Dec 20, 2020 Series Unknown 1 Detail
May 21, 2020 Corporate Round $4.60M 1 Automattic Detail
May 21, 2020 Series A $4.60M 1 Automattic Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
9
8
Element is funded by 8 investors. Protocol Labs and Status.im are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Protocol Labs Yes Series B
Status.im Yes Corporate Round
Automattic Series B
Metaplanet Holdings Series B
Notion Capital Series B
Public Series Unknown
Dawn Capital Series A
Firstminute Capital Series A

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
10
Element has 10 current employee profiles, including Executive Matthew Hodgson
Executive
Board member
Executive
Executive

Acquisition

Element has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Gitter on Sep 30, 2020. They acquired Gitter for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Sep 30, 2020 Gitter
Communities acquisition Detail