# Banyan funding: rounds and investors

> Banyan has raised $29M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (Chafund), Gaingels and A16z Crypto.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/banyan (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Banyan*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$29M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

**$15K** Seed **$129K** Seed **$28M** Series A **$500K** Pre-seed

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $500K Sept 2024
- **Biggest round:** $28M Series A · Oct 2022
- **Investors:** 9

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.

2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

**$15K** Seed

**$129K** Seed

**$28M** Series A

**$500K** Pre-seed

- **First round:** Seed, $15K
- **Biggest round:** $28M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 23 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2024** Pre-seed **$500K** *1 new* [A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto) Source recorded
- **Oct 2022** Series A **$28M** *5 new* [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Fin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) [TTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttv-capital) [M13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m13) [Peterson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-ventures) Source recorded
- **Mar 2013** Seed **$129K** *1 returning* [Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (Chafund)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chattanooga-renaissance-fund-chafund) From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2012** Seed **$15K** *3 new* [Solidus Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/solidus-company) [Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (Chafund)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chattanooga-renaissance-fund-chafund) [Blank Slate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blank-slate-ventures) From a historical funding record

## 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** 2012 **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2022 **Pre-seed** 2024 [Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (Chafund)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chattanooga-renaissance-fund-chafund) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto) [Fin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) [TTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttv-capital) [M13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m13) [Peterson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-ventures) [Solidus Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/solidus-company) [Blank Slate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blank-slate-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (Chafund)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chattanooga-renaissance-fund-chafund) Angel network **2** rounds

[Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round

[A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto) VC firm **1** round

[Fin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) Private equity **1** round

[TTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttv-capital) VC firm **1** round

[M13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m13) VC firm **1** round

[Peterson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peterson-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Solidus Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/solidus-company) VC firm **1** round

[Blank Slate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blank-slate-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Banyan

### Who invested in Banyan?

Banyan's investors include Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (Chafund), Gaingels, A16z Crypto, Fin Capital and TTV Capital, and 4 more on record.

### How much has Banyan raised?

Banyan has raised $29M across 4 rounds since 2012.

### When did Banyan last raise?

Banyan's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $500K in Sept 2024.

### What was Banyan's biggest round?

Banyan's largest round on record is $28M (Series A), in Oct 2022.

### Who backed Banyan first?

Banyan's first round on record, in Jun 2012, was backed by Solidus Company, Chattanooga Renaissance Fund (Chafund) and Blank Slate Ventures.

### What stage is Banyan at?

Banyan's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Sept 2024.

### Where is Banyan based?

Banyan is based in the United States.

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