# Melee funding: rounds and investors

> Melee has raised $3.5M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Variant. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/melee (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Melee*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Web3 & Crypto

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$3.5M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $3.5M Sept 2025
- **Investors:** 1

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## The rounds

- **Sept 2025** Pre-seed **$3.5M** [Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant) Source recorded and 1 other

## Everyone who backed them

[Variant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/variant) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Melee

### Who invested in Melee?

Melee's investors include Variant.

### How much has Melee raised?

Melee has raised $3.5M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Melee last raise?

Melee's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $3.5M in Sept 2025.

### What was Melee's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $3.5M in Sept 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Melee first?

Melee's first round on record, in Sept 2025, was backed by Variant.

### What stage is Melee at?

Melee's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Sept 2025.

### Where is Melee based?

Melee is based in the United States.

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