# Higala funding: rounds and investors > Higala has raised $6.8M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include 1982 Ventures, Talino and Chemonics International. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/higala (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Philippines · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Higala* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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. Financial Services Fintech Raised 10 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$6.8M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources **$2.8M** Seed **$4.0M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $4.0M Dec 2025 - **Step-up i:** 1.4× - **Investors:** 6 (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. 2026 **$2.8M** Seed **$4.0M** Seed - **First round:** Seed, $2.8M - **Biggest round:** $4.0M - **Between rounds:** 9 months ## The rounds - **Dec 2025** Seed **$4.0M** *4 new* *2 returning* [1982 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1982-ventures) [Chemonics International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chemonics-international) [Kadan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kadan-capital) [Talino](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talino) [Talino Fintech Foundry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talino-fintech-foundry) [TENCO Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenco-capital) Reported by Firms' own news pages and 1 other - **Mar 2025** Seed **$2.8M** *2 new* [1982 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1982-ventures) Lead [Talino](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talino) Reported by Firms' own news pages ## Founders and team From Higala's own website: 5 on the team. - **Efraín Laureano** CEO and Global Expansion Lead, Higala - **Jamey Butcher** Co-Chairman, Higala | CEO, Chemonics International - **Francis Plaza** Chief Strategy Officer, Higala - **Rhiza Mae Talavera** Chief Technology Officer, Higala - **Macel Legaspi** VP for Business Development, Higala ## 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** 2025 **Seed** 2025 [1982 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1982-ventures) L [Talino](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talino) [Chemonics International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chemonics-international) [Kadan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kadan-capital) [Talino Fintech Foundry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talino-fintech-foundry) [TENCO Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenco-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [1982 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1982-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Talino](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talino) VC firm **2** rounds [Chemonics International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chemonics-international) VC firm **1** round [Kadan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kadan-capital) VC firm **1** round [Talino Fintech Foundry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/talino-fintech-foundry) Company **1** round [TENCO Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenco-capital) Corporate VC **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=higala). ## Quick answers about Higala ### Who invested in Higala? Higala's investors include 1982 Ventures, Talino, Chemonics International, Kadan Capital and Talino Fintech Foundry, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Higala raised? Higala has raised $6.8M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Higala last raise? Higala's most recent round was a Seed of $4.0M in Dec 2025. ### What was Higala's biggest round? Its most recent round, $4.0M in Dec 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Higala first? Higala's first round on record, in Mar 2025, was backed by 1982 Ventures and Talino. ### What stage is Higala at? Higala's latest named round is a Seed, in Dec 2025. ### Where is Higala based? Higala is based in the Philippines. ### Who led Higala's rounds? 1982 Ventures led the Seed in 2025. ## Companies like Higala In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Salmon Group** $140M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/salmon-group)[**Salmon** $150M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/salmon)[**Netbank** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/netbank)[**OneLot** $3.3M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/onelot)[**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)[**Kalshi** $2.7B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalshi) ## 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