# Raylo funding: rounds and investors > Raylo has raised $29M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Crowdcube, Citibank and Octopus Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/raylo (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Raylo* 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 Internet Raised 10 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$29M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources **$2.0M** Pre-seed **$27M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $27M Jan 2026 - **Step-up i:** 13.7× - **Investors:** 6 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. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$2.0M** Pre-seed **$27M** Debt - **First round:** Pre-seed, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $27M - **Between rounds:** 6.5 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Debt **$27M** *3 new* [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Source recorded - **Jun 2019** Pre-seed **$2.0M** *3 new* [Techstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstart-ventures) James Meekings Samir Desai Reported by FinSMEs ## 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. **Pre-seed** 2019 **Debt** 2026 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Techstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstart-ventures) James Meekings Samir Desai ## Everyone who backed them [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) VC firm **1** round [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) Growth equity **1** round [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Techstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstart-ventures) VC firm **1** round James Meekings no record of our own yet **1** round Samir Desai 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=raylo). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Raylo as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Houghton Street Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/houghton-street-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Maiora Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maiora-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Raylo ### Who invested in Raylo? Raylo's investors include Crowdcube, Citibank, Octopus Ventures, Techstart Ventures and James Meekings, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Raylo raised? Raylo has raised $29M across 2 rounds since 2019. ### When did Raylo last raise? Raylo's most recent round was a Debt of $27M in Jan 2026. ### What was Raylo's biggest round? Its most recent round, $27M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Raylo first? Raylo's first round on record, in Jun 2019, was backed by Techstart Ventures, James Meekings and Samir Desai. ### What stage is Raylo at? Raylo's latest named round is a Debt, in Jan 2026. ### Where is Raylo based? Raylo is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Raylo In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Blackwall** $162M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackwall)[**SafeToNet** $23M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/safetonet)[**Stasher** $8.3M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/stasher)[**Communion** $13M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/communion)[**Thursday** $1.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/thursday)[**Velocity** $105M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/velocity) ## 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