diff --git a/packages/utils/README.md b/packages/utils/README.md
index c0d1e41..2f8131d 100644
--- a/packages/utils/README.md
+++ b/packages/utils/README.md
@@ -33,20 +33,15 @@ Properties:
 
 Important: This Component doesn't trigger any updates.
 
-### groupInMap
+### collectValues
 
-A RxJS pipeable operator which groups all values by key and emits a Map that
-holds the latest value for each key
-
-Arguments:
-
-- `keyGetter`: A function that extracts the key for each item.
-- `projection`: Projection function for each group.
+A pipeable operator that collects all the GroupedObservables emitted by
+the source and emits a Map with the latest values of the inner observables.
 
 ```ts
 const votesByKey$ = new Subject<{ key: string }>()
 const counters$ = votesByKey$.pipe(
-  groupInMap(
+  split(
     (vote) => vote.key,
     (votes$) =>
       votes$.pipe(
@@ -55,6 +50,7 @@ const counters$ = votesByKey$.pipe(
         takeWhile((count) => count < 3),
       ),
   ),
+  collectValues(),
 )
 
 counters$.subscribe((counters) => {
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/groupInMap.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/collectValues.test.ts
similarity index 64%
rename from packages/utils/src/groupInMap.test.ts
rename to packages/utils/src/collectValues.test.ts
index f58a77a..b8987c3 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/groupInMap.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/collectValues.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import { map, takeWhile } from "rxjs/operators"
 import { TestScheduler } from "rxjs/testing"
-import { groupInMap } from "./"
+import { split, collectValues } from "./"
+import { from } from "rxjs"
 
 const scheduler = () =>
   new TestScheduler((actual, expected) => {
     expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
   })
 
-describe("groupInMap", () => {
+describe("collectValues", () => {
   it("emits a map with the latest value for each group", () => {
     scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
       const values = {
@@ -24,14 +25,15 @@ describe("groupInMap", () => {
           quantity: 3,
         },
       }
-      const source = cold("a-b-c-|", values)
-      const expected = "   m-n-o-(p|)"
+      const source = cold("--a-b-c-|", values)
+      const expected = "   p-m-n-o-(p|)"
 
       const result = source.pipe(
-        groupInMap(
+        split(
           (value) => value.key,
           (value$) => value$.pipe(map((value) => value.quantity)),
         ),
+        collectValues(),
         map((groups) =>
           Array.from(groups.entries())
             .map(([key, value]) => `${key}:${value}`)
@@ -48,7 +50,48 @@ describe("groupInMap", () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it("propates errors", () => {
+  it("handles synchronous values", () => {
+    scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
+      const source = from([
+        {
+          key: "group1",
+          quantity: 1,
+        },
+        {
+          key: "group2",
+          quantity: 2,
+        },
+        {
+          key: "group1",
+          quantity: 3,
+        },
+      ] as Array<{ key: string; quantity: number }>)
+
+      const expected = "(mnop|)"
+
+      const result = source.pipe(
+        split(
+          (value) => value.key,
+          (value$) => value$.pipe(map((value) => value.quantity)),
+        ),
+        collectValues(),
+        map((groups) =>
+          Array.from(groups.entries())
+            .map(([key, value]) => `${key}:${value}`)
+            .join(","),
+        ),
+      )
+
+      expectObservable(result).toBe(expected, {
+        m: "group1:1",
+        n: "group1:1,group2:2",
+        o: "group1:3,group2:2",
+        p: "",
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("propagates errors", () => {
     scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
       const values = {
         a: {
@@ -64,14 +107,15 @@ describe("groupInMap", () => {
           quantity: 3,
         },
       }
-      const source = cold("a-b-c-#", values)
-      const expected = "   m-n-o-#"
+      const source = cold("-a-b-c-#", values)
+      const expected = "   pm-n-o-#"
 
       const result = source.pipe(
-        groupInMap(
+        split(
           (value) => value.key,
           (value$) => value$.pipe(map((value) => value.quantity)),
         ),
+        collectValues(),
         map((groups) =>
           Array.from(groups.entries())
             .map(([key, value]) => `${key}:${value}`)
@@ -83,6 +127,7 @@ describe("groupInMap", () => {
         m: "group1:1",
         n: "group1:1,group2:2",
         o: "group1:3,group2:2",
+        p: "",
       })
     })
   })
@@ -103,11 +148,11 @@ describe("groupInMap", () => {
           quantity: 3,
         },
       }
-      const source = cold("a-b-c", values)
-      const expected = "   m-n-o"
+      const source = cold("-a-b-c", values)
+      const expected = "   pm-n-o"
 
       const result = source.pipe(
-        groupInMap(
+        split(
           (value) => value.key,
           (value$) =>
             value$.pipe(
@@ -115,6 +160,7 @@ describe("groupInMap", () => {
               takeWhile((v) => v < 3),
             ),
         ),
+        collectValues(),
         map((groups) =>
           Array.from(groups.entries())
             .map(([key, value]) => `${key}:${value}`)
@@ -126,6 +172,7 @@ describe("groupInMap", () => {
         m: "group1:1",
         n: "group1:1,group2:2",
         o: "group2:2",
+        p: "",
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/collectValues.ts b/packages/utils/src/collectValues.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00e12ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/collectValues.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { Observable, GroupedObservable } from "rxjs"
+import {
+  map,
+  mergeMap,
+  endWith,
+  publish,
+  takeLast,
+  takeUntil,
+} from "rxjs/operators"
+import { scanWithDefaultValue } from "./internal-utils"
+
+/**
+ * A pipeable operator that collects all the GroupedObservables emitted by
+ * the source and emits a Map with the latest values of the inner observables.
+ */
+export const collectValues = <K, V>() => (
+  source$: Observable<GroupedObservable<K, V>>,
+): Observable<Map<K, V>> =>
+  source$.pipe(
+    publish((multicasted$) =>
+      multicasted$.pipe(
+        mergeMap((inner$) =>
+          inner$.pipe(
+            map((v) => ({ t: "s" as const, k: inner$.key, v })),
+            endWith({ t: "d" as const, k: inner$.key }),
+          ),
+        ),
+        takeUntil(multicasted$.pipe(takeLast(1))),
+      ),
+    ),
+    endWith({ t: "c" as const }),
+    scanWithDefaultValue(
+      (acc, val) => {
+        if (val.t === "s") {
+          acc.set(val.k, val.v)
+        } else if (val.t === "d") {
+          acc.delete(val.k)
+        } else {
+          acc.clear()
+        }
+        return acc
+      },
+      () => new Map<K, V>(),
+    ),
+  )
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/continuousGroupBy.ts b/packages/utils/src/continuousGroupBy.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2065619..0000000
--- a/packages/utils/src/continuousGroupBy.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-import { Observable, Subject, GroupedObservable, BehaviorSubject } from "rxjs"
-import { finalize, share } from "rxjs/operators"
-
-const continuousGroupBy = <I, O>(mapper: (x: I) => O) => (
-  stream: Observable<I>,
-) =>
-  new Observable<GroupedObservable<O, I>>((subscriber) => {
-    const groups: Map<O, Subject<I>> = new Map()
-
-    return stream.subscribe(
-      (x) => {
-        const key = mapper(x)
-        if (groups.has(key)) {
-          return groups.get(key)!.next(x)
-        }
-
-        const subject = new BehaviorSubject<I>(x)
-        groups.set(key, subject)
-
-        const res = subject.pipe(
-          finalize(() => groups.delete(key)),
-          share(),
-        ) as GroupedObservable<O, I>
-        res.key = key
-
-        subscriber.next(res)
-      },
-      (e) => {
-        subscriber.error(e)
-        /* istanbul ignore next */
-        groups.forEach((g) => g.error(e))
-      },
-      () => {
-        subscriber.complete()
-        /* istanbul ignore next */
-        groups.forEach((g) => g.complete())
-      },
-    )
-  })
-
-export default continuousGroupBy
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/groupInMap.ts b/packages/utils/src/groupInMap.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index aeb83d9..0000000
--- a/packages/utils/src/groupInMap.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-import { Observable, GroupedObservable, concat, of, defer } from "rxjs"
-import {
-  map,
-  mergeMap,
-  scan,
-  publish,
-  takeUntil,
-  takeLast,
-} from "rxjs/operators"
-import continuousGroupBy from "./continuousGroupBy"
-
-const DELETE = Symbol("DELETE")
-
-/**
- * A pipeable operator that groups all values by key and emits a Map that holds
- * the latest value for each key.
- *
- * @param keyGetter A function that extracts the key for each item.
- * @param projection Projection function for each group.
- */
-export const groupInMap = <T, K, V>(
-  keyGetter: (x: T) => K,
-  projection: (x: GroupedObservable<K, T>) => Observable<V>,
-) => (source$: Observable<T>): Observable<Map<K, V>> => {
-  const res = new Map<K, V>()
-
-  return concat(
-    source$.pipe(
-      continuousGroupBy(keyGetter),
-      publish((multicasted$) => {
-        return multicasted$.pipe(
-          mergeMap((inner$) =>
-            concat(
-              projection(inner$).pipe(map((v) => [inner$.key, v] as const)),
-              of([inner$.key, DELETE] as const),
-            ),
-          ),
-          takeUntil(multicasted$.pipe(takeLast(1))),
-        )
-      }),
-      scan((acc, [key, value]) => {
-        if (value !== DELETE) return acc.set(key, value)
-        acc.delete(key)
-        return acc
-      }, res),
-    ),
-    defer(() => {
-      res.clear()
-      return of(res)
-    }),
-  )
-}
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/index.tsx b/packages/utils/src/index.tsx
index 5dcffbb..033c347 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/utils/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export { useSubscribe } from "./useSubscribe"
 export { Subscribe } from "./Subscribe"
-export { groupInMap } from "./groupInMap"
+export { collectValues } from "./collectValues"
 export { mergeWithKey } from "./mergeWithKey"
 export { split } from "./split"
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/internal-utils.ts b/packages/utils/src/internal-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4a98ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/internal-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Observable, defer } from "rxjs"
+import { scan } from "rxjs/operators"
+
+export const defaultStart = <T>(value: T) => (source$: Observable<T>) =>
+  new Observable<T>((observer) => {
+    let emitted = false
+    const subscription = source$.subscribe(
+      (x) => {
+        emitted = true
+        observer.next(x)
+      },
+      (e) => observer.error(e),
+      () => observer.complete(),
+    )
+
+    if (!emitted) {
+      observer.next(value)
+    }
+
+    return subscription
+  })
+
+export const scanWithDefaultValue = <I, O>(
+  accumulator: (acc: O, current: I) => O,
+  getSeed: () => O,
+) => (source: Observable<I>) =>
+  defer(() => {
+    const seed = getSeed()
+    return source.pipe(scan(accumulator, seed), defaultStart(seed))
+  })