# Roadtrippers funding: rounds and investors

> Roadtrippers has raised $11M across 5 rounds since 2011. Investors include Ludlow Ventures, CincyTech and The Brandery. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Roadtrippers*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

Consumer Services

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$11M** raised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources

**$20K** Seed **$800K** Seed **$500K** Seed **$2.5M** Series A **$7.4M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $7.4M Jun 2017
- **Step-up i:** 3×
- **Investors:** 8

See who backed them

## 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

**$20K** Seed

**$800K** Seed

**$500K** Seed

**$2.5M** Series A

**$7.4M** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $20K
- **Biggest round:** $7.4M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2017** Venture **$7.4M** *3 returning* [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) [Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) [CincyTech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cincytech) Source recorded SEC filing: $7.4M sold, first sale Nov 2016
- **Aug 2013** Series A **$2.5M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) [The Brandery](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-brandery) Reported by tnooz.com SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale May 2013
- **Jan 2013** Seed **$500K** *6 returning* [Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) [CincyTech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cincytech) [Vine St. Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vine-st-ventures) [Doug Groh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/doug-groh) [Jim Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-price) [Tony Alexander](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tony-alexander) Reported by angel.co
- **Jun 2012** Seed **$800K** *6 new* *1 returning* [Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) [CincyTech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cincytech) [The Brandery](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-brandery) [Vine St. Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vine-st-ventures) [Doug Groh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/doug-groh) [Jim Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-price) [Tony Alexander](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tony-alexander) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Jul 2011** Seed **$20K** *1 new* [The Brandery](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-brandery) Reported by bizjournals.com

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **James Fisher** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Joshua Smibert** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Mark Kvamme* *Mike Venerable*

## 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** 2011 **Seed** 2012 **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2013 **Venture** 2017 [Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) [CincyTech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cincytech) [The Brandery](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-brandery) [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) [Vine St. Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vine-st-ventures) [Doug Groh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/doug-groh) [Jim Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-price) [Tony Alexander](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tony-alexander)

## Everyone who backed them

[Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[CincyTech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cincytech) VC firm **3** rounds

[The Brandery](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-brandery) Accelerator **3** rounds

[Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Vine St. Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vine-st-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Doug Groh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/doug-groh) Angel **2** rounds

[Jim Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-price) Angel **2** rounds

[Tony Alexander](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tony-alexander) Angel **2** rounds

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=roadtrippers).

## Quick answers about Roadtrippers

### Who invested in Roadtrippers?

Roadtrippers's investors include Ludlow Ventures, CincyTech, The Brandery, Drive Capital and Vine St. Ventures, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Roadtrippers raised?

Roadtrippers has raised $11M across 5 rounds since 2011.

### When did Roadtrippers last raise?

Roadtrippers's most recent round was a Venture of $7.4M in Jun 2017.

### What was Roadtrippers's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $7.4M in Jun 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Roadtrippers first?

Roadtrippers's first round on record, in Jul 2011, was backed by The Brandery.

### What stage is Roadtrippers at?

Roadtrippers's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2017.

### Where is Roadtrippers based?

Roadtrippers is based in the United States.

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