# Growbots funding: rounds and investors > Growbots has raised $5.1M across 3 rounds since 2015. Investors include 500 Global, FasterCapital and Lighter Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/growbots (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Growbots* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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 Customer Experience Education Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$5.1M** raised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources **$600K** Seed **$2.5M** Round **$2.0M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $2.0M Aug 2023 - **Biggest round:** $2.5M Round · Jun 2017 - **Investors:** 5 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 2019 2021 2023 **$600K** Seed **$2.5M** Round **$2.0M** Seed - **First round:** Seed, $600K - **Biggest round:** $2.5M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 6.1 years ## The rounds - **Aug 2023** Seed **$2.0M** *1 new* [FasterCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fastercapital) Source recorded - **Jun 2017** Round **$2.5M** *2 new* [Lighter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighter-capital) [Buran VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buran-vc) Reported by TechCrunch - **Oct 2015** Seed **$600K** *2 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Growbots's own website: 4 founders, 4 on the team. **Bill Kerr** Founder at Athyna **Daniel Kirk** Founder at Kirk & Co **Martin Garbarczyk** Co-Founder at Relatable **Robert Yi** Co-Founder at hyperquery - **Don Swope** CEO at Sway Collective - **John Svazic** CEO at EliteSec - **Michael Ly** CEO at Reconciled - **Simon Niemczura** CEO at Hellobot ## 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** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Seed** 2023 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [FasterCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fastercapital) [Lighter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighter-capital) [Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) [Buran VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buran-vc) ## Everyone who backed them [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **1** round [FasterCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fastercapital) Venture studio **1** round [Lighter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighter-capital) VC firm **1** round [Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) VC firm **1** round [Buran VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buran-vc) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=growbots). ## Quick answers about Growbots ### Who invested in Growbots? Growbots's investors include 500 Global, FasterCapital, Lighter Capital, Gil Penchina and Buran VC. ### How much has Growbots raised? Growbots has raised $5.1M across 3 rounds since 2015. ### When did Growbots last raise? Growbots's most recent round was a Seed of $2.0M in Aug 2023. ### What was Growbots's biggest round? Growbots's largest round on record is $2.5M (Undisclosed round), in Jun 2017. ### Who backed Growbots first? Growbots's first round on record, in Oct 2015, was backed by 500 Global and Gil Penchina. ### What stage is Growbots at? Growbots's latest named round is a Seed, in Aug 2023. ### Where is Growbots based? Growbots is based in the United States. ## Companies like Growbots In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)[**Albert Invent** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert-invent)[**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Pika** $216M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pika)[**Vertical Semiconductor** $84M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-semiconductor) ## 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