United States · Who invested in Booktrope?
Booktrope's investors include Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Alliance of Angels, Justin Kan and Emmett Shear, and 7 more on record.
20142015
$600KSeed$120KSeed$1.2MPre-seed?Crowdfunding
United States · Crowdfunding startup
Who invested in Booktrope
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$1.9Mraised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources
$600KSeed$120KSeed$1.2MPre-seed
- Latest round
- CrowdfundingApr 2015
- Biggest round
- $1.2MPre-seed · Apr 2015
- Investors
- 12
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $600K Dec 2013
- Biggest round
- $1.2M Pre-seed · Apr 2015
- Usual gap between rounds
- 15 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Apr 2015
- Apr 2015
- Feb 2015
- Dec 2013Seed$600K10 new
Alliance of Angels- Justin Kan
- Emmett Shear
Atlas Accelerator
Seattle Angel Conference- Alex Modelski
- Brian Schlosser
- James Hirsch
- Roger Salzman
- Stefan Sharkansky
From a historical funding record
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.
Seed2013Seed2015Pre-seed2015Crowdfunding2015
Y Combinator
Khosla VenturesAlliance of AngelsJustin KanEmmett ShearAtlas AcceleratorSeattle Angel ConferenceAlex ModelskiBrian SchlosserJames Hirsch
Y CombinatorKhosla VenturesAlliance of AngelsJustin KanEmmett ShearAtlas AcceleratorSeattle Angel ConferenceAlex ModelskiBrian SchlosserJames HirschEveryone who backed them
Justin KanVC firm1round
Emmett ShearAngel1round
Alex Modelskino record of our own yet1round
Brian Schlosserno record of our own yet1round
James Hirschno record of our own yet1round
Roger Salzmanno record of our own yet1round
Stefan Sharkanskyno record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about Booktrope
How much has Booktrope raised?
Booktrope has raised $1.9M across 4 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Booktrope last raise?
Booktrope's most recent round was a Crowdfunding in Apr 2015.
What was Booktrope's biggest round?
Booktrope's largest round on record is $1.2M (Pre-seed), in Apr 2015.
Who backed Booktrope first?
Booktrope's first round on record, in Dec 2013, was backed by Alliance of Angels, Justin Kan and Emmett Shear and 7 others.
What stage is Booktrope at?
Booktrope's latest named round is a Crowdfunding, in Apr 2015.
Where is Booktrope based?
Booktrope is based in the United States.
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