# BaseLayer funding: rounds and investors > BaseLayer has raised $82M across 4 rounds since 2023. Investors include Founder Collective, Picus Capital and Torch Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/baselayer (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *BaseLayer* 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. AI Cybersecurity Fintech IT Services Raised 1 month ago Follow BaseLayer and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fbaselayer) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$82M** raised across 4 rounds since 2023, from 5 sources **$6.5M** Seed **$20M** Seed **$20M** Series A **$35M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $35M Sept 2026 - **Led by:** M13 - **Step-up i:** 1.8× - **Investors:** 9 (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. 2024 2025 2026 **$6.5M** Seed **$20M** Seed **$20M** Series A **$35M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $6.5M - **Biggest round:** $35M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2026** Series A **$35M** *2 new* *6 returning* [M13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m13) Lead [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) [Torch Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torch-capital) [Comma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comma-capital) [Matt Thompson of Socure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-thompson-of-socure) [Socure's Matt Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/socure-s-matt-thompson) Reported by Crunchbase News and 1 other - **Aug 2026** Series A **$20M** *2 new* [M13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m13) [Koro Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koro-capital) Reported by AlleyWatch - **Oct 2024** Seed **$20M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) [Torch Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torch-capital) [Comma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comma-capital) Source recorded - **May 2023** Seed **$6.5M** *3 new* [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) [Torch Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torch-capital) Source recorded ## Founders and team From BaseLayer's own website: 2 founders. **Jonathan Awad** Co-Founder & CEO **Timothy Hyde** Co-Founder & CTO ## 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** 2023 **Seed** 2024 **Series A** 2026 **Series A** 2026 [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) [Torch Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torch-capital) [M13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m13) L [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) [Comma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comma-capital) [Koro Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koro-capital) [Matt Thompson of Socure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-thompson-of-socure) [Socure's Matt Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/socure-s-matt-thompson) ## Everyone who backed them [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) VC firm **3** rounds [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Torch Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/torch-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [M13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m13) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Comma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comma-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Koro Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koro-capital) VC firm **1** round [Matt Thompson of Socure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-thompson-of-socure) VC firm **1** round [Socure's Matt Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/socure-s-matt-thompson) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=baselayer). ## Quick answers about BaseLayer ### Who invested in BaseLayer? BaseLayer's investors include Founder Collective, Picus Capital, Torch Capital, M13 and Afore Capital, and 4 more on record. M13 led its latest round. ### How much has BaseLayer raised? BaseLayer has raised $82M across 4 rounds since 2023. ### When did BaseLayer last raise? BaseLayer's most recent round was a Series A of $35M in Sept 2026, led by M13. ### What was BaseLayer's biggest round? Its most recent round, $35M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed BaseLayer first? BaseLayer's first round on record, in May 2023, was backed by Founder Collective, Picus Capital and Torch Capital. ### What stage is BaseLayer at? BaseLayer's latest named round is a Series A, in Sept 2026. ### Where is BaseLayer based? BaseLayer is based in the United States. ### Who led BaseLayer's rounds? M13 led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like BaseLayer In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava)[**Agrani Labs** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app