# Payd funding: rounds and investors > Payd has raised $2.1M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Antler, IFS Capital and Orbit Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/payd (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Malaysia · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Payd* 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. Consumer Apps B2B Fintech Future of Work Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$2.1M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources **$1.7M** Seed **$400K** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $400K Feb 2025 - **Biggest round:** $1.7M Seed · Apr 2022 - **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. 2023 2024 2025 **$1.7M** Seed **$400K** Seed - **First round:** Seed, $1.7M - **Biggest round:** $1.7M - **Between rounds:** 2.8 years ## The rounds - **Feb 2025** Seed **$400K** *1 new* *1 returning* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) [Orbit Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbit-ventures) Source recorded - **Apr 2022** Seed **$1.7M** *5 new* [IFS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ifs-capital) Lead [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) [1982 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1982-ventures) [The Hive Southeast Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-hive-southeast-asia) [Delight Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delight-capital) Reported by Firms' own news pages ## Founders and team From Payd's own website: 1 founder, 3 on the team. **Benaiah Wepundi** Founder and Chief Maverick - **Diana Mongina** Director of Happiness (COO) - **Vincent Omondi** Lead Architect (CTO) - **Japheth Achimba** Director of Chaos (Growth and CX) ## 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** 2022 **Seed** 2025 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) [IFS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ifs-capital) L [Orbit Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbit-ventures) [1982 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1982-ventures) [The Hive Southeast Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-hive-southeast-asia) [Delight Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delight-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) VC firm **2** rounds [IFS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ifs-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Orbit Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbit-ventures) VC firm **1** round [1982 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1982-ventures) VC firm **1** round [The Hive Southeast Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-hive-southeast-asia) VC firm **1** round [Delight Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delight-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=payd). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Payd as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Nairobi Business Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nairobi-business-angel-network) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about Payd ### Who invested in Payd? Payd's investors include Antler, IFS Capital, Orbit Ventures, 1982 Ventures and The Hive Southeast Asia, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Payd raised? Payd has raised $2.1M across 2 rounds since 2022. ### When did Payd last raise? Payd's most recent round was a Seed of $400K in Feb 2025. ### What was Payd's biggest round? Payd's largest round on record is $1.7M (Seed), in Apr 2022, led by IFS Capital. ### Who backed Payd first? Payd's first round on record, in Apr 2022, was backed by IFS Capital, Antler and 1982 Ventures and 2 others. ### What stage is Payd at? Payd's latest named round is a Seed, in Feb 2025. ### Where is Payd based? Payd is based in Malaysia. ### Who led Payd's rounds? IFS Capital led the Seed in 2022. ## Companies like Payd In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**PolicyStreet** $42M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/policystreet)[**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)[**Kalshi** $2.7B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalshi)[**Ghanem** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ghanem)[**Cashin** $404K · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cashin)[**ZeroW** $417K · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerow) ## 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