# PayByGroup funding: rounds and investors > PayByGroup has raised $5.4M across 4 rounds since 2011. Investors include 500 Global, Kima Ventures and Great Oaks Venture Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/pay-by-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *PayByGroup* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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. E-commerce Fintech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$5.4M** raised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources **$2.0M** Seed **$3.4M** Seed - **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2018 - **Biggest round:** $3.4M Seed · Oct 2016 - **Investors:** 8 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 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 **?** Seed **$2.0M** Seed **$3.4M** Seed **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed - **Biggest round:** $3.4M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2018** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *3 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [Amino Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amino-capital) Source recorded - **Oct 2016** Seed **$3.4M** *1 returning* [SparkLabs Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-global-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs - **Feb 2014** Seed **$2.0M** *6 new* *1 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) [SparkLabs Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-global-ventures) [Erik Blachford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-blachford) Peter Ashley From a historical funding record - **Oct 2011** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From PayByGroup's own website: 3 on the team. - **Betty Tran-Rennon** President - **George Wells** Chief Financial Officer - **Steve DeMots** Chief Commercial Officer ## 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** 2011 **Seed** 2014 **Seed** 2016 **Venture** 2018 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [SparkLabs Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-global-ventures) [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) [Amino Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amino-capital) [Erik Blachford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-blachford) Peter Ashley ## Everyone who backed them [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **3** rounds [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [SparkLabs Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-global-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) VC firm **1** round [Amino Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amino-capital) Accelerator **1** round [Erik Blachford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-blachford) VC firm **1** round Peter Ashley no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=pay-by-group). ## Quick answers about PayByGroup ### Who invested in PayByGroup? PayByGroup's investors include 500 Global, Kima Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, SparkLabs Global Ventures and Bling Capital, and 3 more on record. ### How much has PayByGroup raised? PayByGroup has raised $5.4M across 4 rounds since 2011. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did PayByGroup last raise? PayByGroup's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2018. ### What was PayByGroup's biggest round? PayByGroup's largest round on record is $3.4M (Seed), in Oct 2016. ### Who backed PayByGroup first? PayByGroup's first round on record, in Oct 2011, was backed by 500 Global. ### What stage is PayByGroup at? PayByGroup's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2018. ### Where is PayByGroup based? 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