# RedShelf funding: rounds and investors

> RedShelf has raised $32M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Eddie Lou, National Association Of College Stores and DNS Capital/ Tao Huang.

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

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

# Who invested in *RedShelf*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$32M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

**$1.0M** Seed **$2.0M** Series A **$4.0M** Series B **$25M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $25M Oct 2018
- **Step-up i:** 6.3×
- **Investors:** 5

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

**$1.0M** Seed

**$2.0M** Series A

**$4.0M** Series B

**$25M** Series C

- **First round:** Seed, $1.0M
- **Biggest round:** $25M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years

## The rounds

- **Oct 2018** Series C **$25M** *3 new* [Eddie Lou](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eddie-lou) DNS Capital/ Tao Huang Rick Lane Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale Jul 2017
- **Aug 2016** Series B **$4.0M** *1 new* Rick Patterson Reported by FinSMEs
- **Jan 2015** Series A **$2.0M** *1 new* [National Association Of College Stores](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-associati) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Jan 2015
- **Jan 2012** Seed **$1.0M** No investor was named in the report. 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.

**Seed** 2012 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2016 **Series C** 2018 [Eddie Lou](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eddie-lou) [National Association Of College Stores](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-associati) DNS Capital/ Tao Huang Rick Lane Rick Patterson

## Everyone who backed them

[Eddie Lou](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eddie-lou) Angel **1** round

[National Association Of College Stores](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-associati) Government **1** round

DNS Capital/ Tao Huang no record of our own yet **1** round

Rick Lane no record of our own yet **1** round

Rick Patterson no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about RedShelf

### Who invested in RedShelf?

RedShelf's investors include Eddie Lou, National Association Of College Stores, DNS Capital/ Tao Huang, Rick Lane and Rick Patterson.

### How much has RedShelf raised?

RedShelf has raised $32M across 4 rounds since 2012.

### When did RedShelf last raise?

RedShelf's most recent round was a Series C of $25M in Oct 2018.

### What was RedShelf's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $25M in Oct 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed RedShelf first?

RedShelf's first round on record, in Jan 2015, was backed by National Association Of College Stores.

### What stage is RedShelf at?

RedShelf's latest named round is a Series C, in Oct 2018.

### Where is RedShelf based?

RedShelf is based in the United States.

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