The number of couples using WedPics apps for their weddings continues to skyrocket – and investors continue to be drawn to the Raleigh startup in big numbers: In money as well as is quantity.

A new SEC filing shows that WedPics has wrapped up its latest round of funding far and above its initial target of $5 million. WedPics also raised $1.4 million in venture debt.

In December 2014, the Justin Miller-led startup reported closing just a bit short of a $5 million target with $4.26 million closed. But that turned out to be no indicator of lacking interest among numerous investors.

By February 2015, after Miller and company decided to keep the round open, the total swelled to $6.5 million.

But on Friday, WedPics closed out 2015 by noting its round had swollen to $7.325 million – all in equity. Then there is the debt funding.

(Note: We just heard from Miller. To clarify, he notes that WedPics “Raised $5M in the initial B and then we raised another $2.3M along with 1.5 in venture debt. So total for this raise was $8.8M. The company has now raised close to $12 million.)

Plus, the number of backers surged to 48 from 28.

Middleland Capital in Washington, D.C., is among WedPics’ investors. And Alexander Pessala of the firm, who is coming to talk in the Triangle next week at Bull City Venture Partners’ annual VC preview, told The Skinny why.

“Miller is a top tier entrepreneur building an amazing product in a sector that has largely ignored mobile. His numbers speak for themselves.

“We immediately realized that not only was he onto something big with the business, but that he was also a pleasure to work with.”

Bull City and Idea Fund Partners in Durham are among WedPics investors. Barbara Corcoran of “Shark Tank” fame also backs WedPics as do

  • BullPen Capital
  • OCA Ventures
  • Venture51
  • Great Oaks

Miller has said the new money might be used for acquisitions. The company also recently launched a new app.

“Massively scale the company and our focus around wedding/user acquisition vs. revenue at the moment,” he told WTW when news broke initially about the round.

Interestingly, in the new filing, WedPics does say it intends for the funding to last more than a year.