# Notabene funding: rounds and investors

> Notabene has raised $12M across 1 round since 2026. Investors include Y Combinator, Apollo and Ripple. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Notabene*

One round we have observed, with the 4 investors 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

Raised 4 months ago Y Combinator: S20

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$12M** raised across 1 round since 2026, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Venture, $12M Jul 2026
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Venture **$12M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo-global-management) [Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple) [Castle Island Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/castle-island-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $11M sold

## Founders and team

From Notabene's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Pelle Braendgaard** Chief Executive Officer
- **Marcus Swanepoel** CEO of Luno
- **Alice Nawfal** Chief Operating Officer
- **Felipe Vallejo** Chief Regulatory Officer at Bitso

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

[Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo-global-management) Private equity **1** round

[Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple) Investment firm **1** round

[Castle Island Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/castle-island-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Notabene 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.

[Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) VC firm Per its own site

[ParaFi Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parafi) VC firm Per its own site

[Blocktree Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blocktree-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[NextBlock VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextblock-vc) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Notabene

### Who invested in Notabene?

Notabene's investors include Y Combinator, Apollo, Ripple and Castle Island Ventures.

### How much has Notabene raised?

Notabene has raised $12M across 1 round since 2026.

### When did Notabene last raise?

Notabene's most recent round was a Venture of $12M in Jul 2026.

### What was Notabene's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $12M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Notabene first?

Notabene's first round on record, in Jul 2026, was backed by Y Combinator, Apollo and Ripple and 1 others.

### What stage is Notabene at?

Notabene's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2026.

### Where is Notabene based?

Notabene is based in the United States.

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