EShares
Palo Alto, US · Delaware corporation · 5 known investors
Founders & leadership
HS
Henry Shozen WardFounder
CK
Charly KeversExecutive
MC
Michael Chien Hsing WuExecutive
Board
AD
Andrew Daniel ParkerBoard director
MK
JW
Investors · 5
Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M
Expansion Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M
Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50Mvia Marc Andreessen · board
K9 VenturesreportedPalo Alto · $250K – $750Kvia Dr. Manu Kumar · board
Union Square Ventures (USV)reportedNew York City · $1M – $8Mvia John Buttrick · board
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$1.1B disclosed across 5 rounds · 2017–2021
▶$498.5MraisedAug 2021 · 19 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$498.5MraisedAug 2021 · 19 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael DelerayDirector
- Charly KeversExecutive Officer
- William KohlerDirector
- Marc AndreessenDirector
- Barbara ByrneDirector
- Henry WardExecutive Officer, Director
- Arjun SethiDirector
- Joe OsnossDirector
- Matthew MurphyDirector
- Offering amount
- $500M
- Amount sold
- $498.5M
- Minimum investment
- $500K
- Sales commissions
- $12.5M
- Placement agents
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
- First sale
- Jul 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$210MraisedJun 2020 · 39 investors · OtherRule 506(c)
▶$210MraisedJun 2020 · 39 investors · Other
Rule 506(c)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Matthew MurphyDirector
- Michael DelerayDirector
- Henry Shozen WardExecutive Officer, Director
- William KohlerDirector
- Charly KeversExecutive Officer
- Arjun SethiDirector
- Marc AndreessenDirector
- Offering amount
- $210M
- Amount sold
- $210M
- Minimum investment
- $500K
- First sale
- Apr 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$271.5MraisedMay 2019 · 15 investors · OtherRule 506(c)
▶$271.5MraisedMay 2019 · 15 investors · Other
Rule 506(c)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Arjun SethiDirector
- Charly KeversExecutive Officer
- Henry Shozen WardExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael Chien Hsing WuExecutive Officer
- Marc AndresseenDirector
- Alex KurlandDirector
- Michael DelerayDirector
- Matthew MurphyDirector
- Offering amount
- $300M
- Amount sold
- $271.5M
- Minimum investment
- $10K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $515K
- First sale
- May 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$62.6MraisedMar 2019 · 53 investors · OtherRule 506(c)
▶$62.6MraisedMar 2019 · 53 investors · Other
Rule 506(c)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael DelerayDirector
- Michael Chien Hsing WuExecutive Officer
- Charly KeversExecutive Officer
- Andrew ParkerDirector
- Matthew MurphyDirector
- Henry Shozen WardExecutive Officer
- Arjun SethiDirector
- Alex KurlandDirector
- Offering amount
- $74.8M
- Amount sold
- $62.6M
- Minimum investment
- $5K
- First sale
- Dec 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$39.1MraisedOct 2017 · 27 investors · OtherRule 506(c)
▶$39.1MraisedOct 2017 · 27 investors · Other
Rule 506(c)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Andrew Daniel ParkerDirector
- Charly KeversExecutive Officer
- Manu KumarDirector
- Henry Shozen WardExecutive Officer
- Michael Chien Hsing WuExecutive Officer
- John Ward ButtrickDirector
- Offering amount
- $41.5M
- Amount sold
- $39.1M
- Minimum investment
- $5K
- First sale
- Aug 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who founded EShares?
- EShares was founded by Henry Shozen Ward.
- Who are EShares's investors?
- EShares's investors include Battery Ventures, Expansion Venture Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, K9 Ventures, Union Square Ventures (USV).
- How much funding has EShares raised?
- EShares has disclosed $1.1B raised across 5 rounds.
- Where is EShares headquartered?
- EShares is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.