# Baker funding: rounds and investors > Baker has raised $13M across 3 rounds since 2016. Investors include Phyto Partners, Michael Lazero and 500 Global. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/baker (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Baker* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Enterprise Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$13M** raised across 3 rounds since 2016, from 4 sources **$1.6M** Seed **$3.5M** Round **$8.0M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $8.0M Dec 2017 - **Step-up i:** 2.3× - **Investors:** 8 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2017 **$1.6M** Seed **$3.5M** Round **$8.0M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $1.6M - **Biggest round:** $8.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months [**Baker** Enterprise 1 / 11 Their pitch deck **Baker's pitch deck, 11 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/baker) ## The rounds - **Dec 2017** Series A **$8.0M** *2 new* *1 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Phyto Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phyto-partners) Poseidon Asset Management/ Panther Opportunity Reported by FinSMEs and 1 other SEC filing: $8.0M sold, first sale Aug 2017 - **Mar 2017** Round **$3.5M** *5 new* [XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) [Base Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-ventures) [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) [Poseidon Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/poseidon-asset-management) [Phyto Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phyto-partners) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $2.9M sold, first sale Nov 2016 - **Aug 2016** Seed **$1.6M** *1 new* Michael Lazero Lead Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $2.9M sold, first sale Nov 2016 ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2016 **Round** 2017 **Series A** 2017 [Phyto Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phyto-partners) Michael Lazero L [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) [Base Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-ventures) [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) [Poseidon Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/poseidon-asset-management) Poseidon Asset Management/ Panther Opportunity ## Everyone who backed them [Phyto Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phyto-partners) VC firm **2** rounds Michael Lazero no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **1** round [XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Base Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) Angel **1** round [Poseidon Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/poseidon-asset-management) VC firm **1** round Poseidon Asset Management/ Panther Opportunity no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=baker). ## Quick answers about Baker ### Who invested in Baker? Baker's investors include Phyto Partners, Michael Lazero, 500 Global, XG Ventures and Base Ventures, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Baker raised? Baker has raised $13M across 3 rounds since 2016. ### When did Baker last raise? Baker's most recent round was a Series A of $8.0M in Dec 2017. ### What was Baker's biggest round? Its most recent round, $8.0M in Dec 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Baker first? Baker's first round on record, in Aug 2016, was backed by Michael Lazero. ### What stage is Baker at? Baker's latest named round is a Series A, in Dec 2017. ### Where is Baker based? Baker is based in the United States. ### Who led Baker's rounds? Michael Lazero led the Seed in 2016. ## Companies like Baker In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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