Warp was founded by Zach Lloyd in 2020.

Who are Warp's investors?

Warp's investors include BoxGroup, Contrary, Next Play Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures, Essence Venture Capital.

How much funding has Warp raised?

Warp has disclosed $60M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

Warp

Founded 2020 · 102 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

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Warp builds an agentic development environment that began as a re-imagined terminal and now lets developers dispatch AI agents to write, deploy, and debug software. The product targets software developers as a coding-agent workbench.

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Founders & leadership

Warp was founded in 2020 by Zach Lloyd.

Zach Lloyd Founder / CEOFounder of Warp, which builds an agentic development environment—originally a re-imagined terminal—that lets developers deploy AI agents to write, deploy, and debug software.

Investors · 6

BoxGrouplisted by BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M

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Contrarylisted by ContrarySan Francisco · $2M

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Next Play Ventureslisted by Next Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M

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Sequoia Capitallisted by Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M

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Battery VenturesreportedBoston · $500K – $100M

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Essence Venture CapitalreportedSeattle · $10K – $10Mvia Timothy Chen · inferred

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$60M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2026

$60MSeries BJun 2026 · 3 sources
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Warp went on to found or lead other companies.

Patrick ThompsonInvestorFounded Clarify AI John RectorVP EngineeringFounded Dialpad

Frequently asked questions

What does Warp do?: Warp builds an agentic development environment that began as a re-imagined terminal and now lets developers dispatch AI agents to write, deploy, and debug software. The product targets software developers as a coding-agent workbench.
Who founded Warp?: Warp was founded by Zach Lloyd in 2020.
Who are Warp's investors?: Warp's investors include BoxGroup, Contrary, Next Play Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures, Essence Venture Capital.
How much funding has Warp raised?: Warp has disclosed $60M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.