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Who invested in PlateIQ

3 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.

B2BFintech

Y Combinator: S15

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$4.5Mraised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources

$500KSeed$4.0MRound
Latest round
VentureNov 2021
Biggest round
$4.0MRound · Mar 2017
Investors
8 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201620172018201920202021
$500KSeed$4.0MRound?Venture
First round
Seed, $500K
Aug 2015
Biggest round
$4.0M
Round · Mar 2017
Usual gap between rounds
4.6 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Nov 2021
    VentureAmount undisclosed2 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Mar 2017
    Round$4.0M4 new

    Reported by TechCrunch

  3. Aug 2015
    Seed$500K2 new
    • Cameron Walters
    • Michael Ducker

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From PlateIQ's own website: 7 on the team.

  • Shawn LaneChief Executive Officer
  • Dan KimChief Financial Officer
  • Don DittmarChief Product Officer
  • Josh BetzChief Sales Officer
  • Melissa JohnsonChief Payments Officer
  • Mike WaldronChief Marketing Officer
  • Kara DionVP of Customer Success

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.

Seed2015Round2017Venture2021Y CombinatorEileses Capital/ InitializedLInitialized CapitalFTV CapitalTamaresCameron WaltersMichael DuckerRestaurant Group

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds
Eileses Capital/ Initializedno record of our own yet1round, led 1
Initialized CapitalVC firm1round
FTV CapitalPrivate equity1round
TamaresPrivate equity1round
Cameron Waltersno record of our own yet1round
Michael Duckerno record of our own yet1round
Restaurant Groupno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists PlateIQ 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.

Gala Capital PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about PlateIQ

Who invested in PlateIQ?

PlateIQ's investors include Y Combinator, Eileses Capital/ Initialized, Initialized Capital, FTV Capital and Tamares, and 3 more on record.

How much has PlateIQ raised?

PlateIQ has raised $4.5M across 3 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did PlateIQ last raise?

PlateIQ's most recent round was a Venture in Nov 2021.

What was PlateIQ's biggest round?

PlateIQ's largest round on record is $4.0M (Undisclosed round), in Mar 2017, led by Eileses Capital/ Initialized.

Who backed PlateIQ first?

PlateIQ's first round on record, in Aug 2015, was backed by Cameron Walters and Michael Ducker.

What stage is PlateIQ at?

PlateIQ's latest named round is a Venture, in Nov 2021.

Where is PlateIQ based?

PlateIQ is based in the United States.

Who led PlateIQ's rounds?

Eileses Capital/ Initialized led the Undisclosed round in 2017.

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