# Friendbuy funding: rounds and investors > Friendbuy has raised $2.0M across 2 rounds since 2010. Investors include General Catalyst, Greycroft and Y Combinator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/friendbuy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Friendbuy* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. Martech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$2.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2010, from 2 sources **$1.5M** Seed **$500K** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $500K Feb 2018 - **Biggest round:** $1.5M Seed · Nov 2010 - **Investors:** 7 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 **$1.5M** Seed **$500K** Debt - **First round:** Seed, $1.5M - **Biggest round:** $1.5M - **Between rounds:** 7.3 years ## The rounds - **Feb 2018** Debt **$500K** *3 new* *2 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [Lighter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighter-capital) Source recorded - **Nov 2010** Seed **$1.5M** *4 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [Advance Publications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advance-publications) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Friendbuy's own website: 4 on the team. - **Ben Bolognini** VP of Ecommerce - **Carolyn Grana** VP of Digital & E-Commerce Marketing - **Apneet Kaur** Director of Brand Marketing - **Darren Thompson** Lifecycle Marketing Manager ## 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** 2010 **Debt** 2018 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [Lighter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighter-capital) [Advance Publications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advance-publications) ## Everyone who backed them [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **2** rounds [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) VC firm **1** round [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lighter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighter-capital) VC firm **1** round [Advance Publications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advance-publications) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=friendbuy). ## Quick answers about Friendbuy ### Who invested in Friendbuy? Friendbuy's investors include General Catalyst, Greycroft, Y Combinator, Headline and e.ventures, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Friendbuy raised? Friendbuy has raised $2.0M across 2 rounds since 2010. ### When did Friendbuy last raise? Friendbuy's most recent round was a Debt of $500K in Feb 2018. ### What was Friendbuy's biggest round? Friendbuy's largest round on record is $1.5M (Seed), in Nov 2010. ### Who backed Friendbuy first? Friendbuy's first round on record, in Nov 2010, was backed by General Catalyst, Greycroft and e.ventures and 1 others. ### What stage is Friendbuy at? Friendbuy's latest named round is a Debt, in Feb 2018. ### Where is Friendbuy based? Friendbuy is based in the United States. ## Companies like Friendbuy In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Gradient** $24M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradient)[**Different** $48M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/different)[**OuterSignal** $22M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/outersignal)[**Pipedrive** $90M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipedrive)[**Clay** $263M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clay)[**Blee** $21M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/blee) ## 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